Xavi Hernández highlighted, in the previous of the Barcelona-Juventus that is played this Tuesday in Dallas, that the strength of the Barcelona club remains alive despite the poor results of recent seasons: “That the players want to come says a lot about greatness of Barcelona”, stressed the Barcelona coach, who highlighted the efforts of the club, which “is advancing so that there is more competition”.
Xavi did not want to make direct references to the possible signing of Koundé, on the horizon but still to be finalized, although he did comment on why, from his point of view, Barcelona continues being a dream destination for many top-level players. He modestly stated that “it’s not for me, it’s for the club. What I do is speak clearly with the players. It all adds up, but i would say the club He is the one who has strength, his greatness is a magnet for footballers. People are excited to play at Barça, the word is illusion, that players of the stature of Lewandowski want to come proves it”. And he gave the example of the Polish striker, of whom he said that “if you have the opportunity to sign a player of this level, don’t hesitate. The team is growing a lot with him”.
Comparison with Pep
asked by Pep’s shadow and if his objective is to compare himself to him, he replied that “I don’t have the idea of equaling Pep, what I want is for Barça to win. It is not a matter of egoI don’t want to beat Pep or Johan or anyone. On the contrary, I have nurtured myself from them, I am their student, my dream is to return Barça to the top of the world”.
In the ground of proper names, stressed that “Pablo Torre will be dynamic in the first team and when he does not play he will do so in the subsidiary because he is at an age to grow and mature.” And he described the Barça Atlètic coach, Rafa Márquez, as “my friend, a great teammate and a world football legend”.
Regarding a possible return of Messi, hinted at these days, he explained that “he has a contract. We will see in the futureNow is not the time, it is time to talk about our players”. And he doesn’t see a starting hat-trick because “I would say that now with five changes there are no longer starters and substitutes, there are Barça players who will all be important”.
It showed itself satisfied with the tour and assured that the intensity of the matches does not surprise him. As for the players who stayed in Barcelona, he denied that they are separated but reiterated that they must find a way out: “Never separated, they are first team players. Yes I think you have to look a solution, I was very clear with them in May, they are also looking for it, we are trying to help them so that they can play, here it will be impossible”.
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