Xavi, Rafa Márquez and patience

Laporta needed him. Koeman’s team was diluted like a sugar cube and the newly elected president of Barça opted for the coach that Victor Font had in his candidacy. Jan had to swallow his pride and grandly presented the one chosen by his rival in the elections. Difficult, but there was no other way. The speech was clear and appealed to the best Barça in history: Xavi He was the new Guardiola, the one who was going to return the DNA to the Camp Nou, the one who was going to recover excellence, the guardian of the essences. Everything was so pretentious, so grandiloquent, that over time it has become cloying. And, above all, far from reality. Barça won the League last year and that gave credit to Xavi, but he assumed that football is about winning above all else. The process was evident: he went from saying that Atleti’s style would not fit at the Camp Nou to winning a title with a 1-0 lead. The show, they told us, would come with time. Already. In Europe, more of the same, or worse. Xavi’s Barça has gone from failure to failure, falling at the first opportunity in the Champions League and the Europa League. And, be careful, this Tuesday you have to qualify so that the current crisis is not insurmountable.

The game that Xavi asks for and dreams of does not arrive, the players seem clueless and the most unfortunate thing is to see a team that loses one on one against Rayo. The team is lost and there are players out of shape or desire, which is more serious. Gavi’s loss has been a hard blow and Pedri does not appear at the moment. In Vallecas, bad image and another excuse for the collection. This time it wasn’t the sun, it was the referee. Meanwhile, bad results continue, excellence does not come even close and trust in the coach fades, no matter how much name and speech he has. Laporta is starting to get nervous, although he doesn’t say it, but he intends to hold out until June no matter what happens. Rafa Márquez, José Álvarez revealed, Deco likes. And yesterday the Mexican received a wink from the President, who surrounded his team in the locker room after the victory in Palamós, but… There is nothing lost yet, only patience.

Alonso closes a spectacular season. Fernando finished the World Championship in fourth position ahead of Leclerc, Sainz, Norris…Something unthinkable at the beginning of the year. We continue to believe in 33.

End to the dream of Jorge Martin (for now). He had it almost impossible and the impetus to win ended with the Spanish pilot on the ground in Cheste. It’s time to disconnect, recharge your batteries and come back next year. He has the makings of a champion.

Rodrygo appreciates Ancelotti’s trust. The Brazilian went through a bad streak, nothing came of it, but Carletto kept faith in him. Rodrygo responded in Cádiz with two real goals. Wardrobe management.

He Sevillafrom bad to worse. The defeat against Imanol’s great Real Sociedad sinks a team adrift a little further for a long time. The expulsions of Ramos and Navasthe image of a deranged team.

2023-11-27 05:50:17
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