12/03/2023 Act. on 12/04/2023 at 00:09 CET
The FC Barcelona coach was very satisfied with the victory against Atlético
“It was a very complete match, only effectiveness failed, because it was to win comfortably”
“The best game of the season.” With this phrase Xavi Hernández defined FC Barcelona’s victory against Atlético de Madrid. A “step forward” that has to be, for the technician, “the way to follow” from now on.
“The victory against Porto was key. The players have grown. There are moments in the season when you are not right and the team was excellent today,” analyzed the Egarense. “In the duels, in the pressure after loss, in the circulation, the players inside have understood each other very well, Gündogan, Pedri and Frenkie, the work of those above has also been very good.”
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One of the keys, for the ‘mister’, has been collective work. “Each one knows everything they have to do individually, but the great game we have played has been for the team. Everyone has worked for the team. I am very happy because once we have recovered the game, it is to leave satisfied. I hope we find consistency necessary to always play these games. We are Barça and we must demand that we always be like this.”
The negative note, yes, “effectiveness.” “It’s the only thing that failed, because it was a game to win easily. And in the end we ended up being able to tie. That’s football… We created chances, we arrived well, we have a final counterattack to seal it. We could have done it much sooner “We lack effectiveness to finish the games.”
PROPER NAMES: JOAO FELIX, IÑAKI, INIGO, VITOR ROQUE.
Xavi praised the work in all lines. “We have been especially good in the midfield, they have brought a lot of personality to the team, but also in the center backs, who have been expeditious.”
And he also talked about some proper names. He said of Joao Félix that “he has the need to demonstrate, and hence the reaction. When you are hot, you react like that, it is normal. It is very good for us that he is motivated, rebellious… He has once again made a difference.”
He explained that Iñigo Martínez “has discomfort in his biceps, tomorrow we will do tests and we hope it is nothing. Koundé is extraordinary, like last year. It will change with Araujo depending on the rival in front of us.”
He was full of praise for Iñaki Peña: “When you train so well, you have that performance. There are no secrets. He saved us again with two extraordinary stops. Beastly!” And he finished with Vitor Roque: “I hope January can come, but let’s see.”
2023-12-03 23:13:53
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