While the Catalan club was on a lot of momentum, it suffered a big setback last Thursday, with this elimination against Frankfurt in the Europa League. All this with a scandal linked to a massive sale of tickets to supporters of the German club present en masse at Camp Nou. Then, defeat against Cadiz in La Liga on Monday evening, still at home…
Suffice to say that all this did not really please Xavi Hernandez … Even if in his public speech, in front of the journalists, the Catalan wanted to put things into perspective and did not overwhelm his men that much, it was very different. internally. As indicated ASthe former midfielder stepped up and gathered his players before Tuesday morning’s training session.
Xavi cropped everyone
This time, no video session or tactical discussion, but a hell of a shouting match. He was very clear with his troops, and criticized them for having let slip any chance of winning a title in just five days. The newspaper says there has been a lot of tension and strong messages from the tactician, who wants to wake up his team and finish in the top four.
It was above all the errors and the lack of concentration and intensity that made the coach freak out. “I want 100% change, we are Barca, we can’t go on like this”, he would have launched, seeking a reaction of pride from his men. He did not, however, target any individual in particular, and always addressed himself to the group. But there is no doubt that some players like Eric Garcia or Clément Lenglet must have felt more targeted by their coach’s speech than others…
