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“It is not a good moment, but we all have to be together,” asked Pedri after Barcelona’s draw at Mestalla. “Barça is one of the biggest clubs in the world. There is a lot of pressure,” added Cancelo. And João Félix, author of the 0-1, finished off: “We were coming off two difficult defeats (Girona and Antwerp). We are not doing things wrong. “We have the opportunities.” Barcelona has 19 goals for and 12 against. This Saturday against Valencia he had 16 shots (eight on goal), last week against Girona, 31 (11 on goal). “When you forgive so much, these things happen. We deserved the victory. We played very well and did what was necessary to win the game. We have to be much more forceful in the rival area. We take a point that leaves us very dissatisfied,” concluded Xavi.
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Mamardashvili, Mouctar Diakhaby, Thierry Correia, Vazquez Alcalde (Yarek Gasiorowski, min. 81), Cristhian Ibarguen, Pepelu, Hugo Guillamón, Francisco Martinez (Selim Amallah, min. 72), Diego López (Foulquier, min. 81), Hugo Duro (Alberto Mari, min. 81) and Yaremchuk (Sergi Canos, min. 61)
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Iñaki Peña, Cancelo, Koundé, Ronald Araújo, Alex Balde, Frenkie De Jong, Pedri, Gundogan (Lamine Yamal, 81 minutes), Raphinha, João Felix (Ferran Torres, 72 minutes) and Lewandowski
Goals 0-1 min. 54: Joao Felix. 1-1 min. 70: Hugo Guillamón.
Referee Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Yellow cards Francisco Martinez (min. 64), Frenkie De Jong (min. 76) and Cancelo (min. 79)
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João Félix was practically silent after scoring. “I haven’t noticed the celebration,” Xavi commented. “I didn’t know if Raphinha was offside or not. That’s why I didn’t celebrate so much,” clarified the Portuguese. His compatriot, Cancelo, added: “It is a point that knows little. “No one will remember that we played a good game, but rather the draw.” Pedri also highlighted Barcelona’s game at Mestalla. “We have improved the game compared to the Girona day, when we were not good, but we are missing the goal. We are with the coach, these are not good times, but we all have to be together,” commented the Canarian. And to erase doubts about Xavi’s future, Deco [director deportivo] He stressed: “We did not renew Xavi for more years because he did not want to. The criticism is due to the expectation that the team generates and the quality it has.”
Deco has a lot of power in Barcelona since he became the sports director. He fought for that leadership in the Ciudad Deportiva. And he won. Mateu Alemany was left on the road [director de fútbol] and also the duo formed by Jordi Cruyff, former technical secretary, and Xavi Hernández. The Brazilian, according to Dembélé’s agent, was to blame for the departure of the Frenchman, the coach’s right eye, today at PSG. This was reported by Cadena Ser. “But how are you going to play?” the winger’s representative asked him to convince him to leave Barcelona, in reference to the fact that he was competing for a place in the eleven with Raphinha, who had been managed by Deco. . Raphinha, who assisted João Félix, showed rebellion in Mestalla. So did Frenkie de Jong, elected MVP of the match. But it was not enough for Barça.
The Dutchman was one of the first Barcelona players that Deco contacted to review his contract. The sporting director intended for him to become a leader of his new Barça. That relationship, however, was put in check this turbulent week for the Blaugrana. According to information released by a member of the RAC1 sports talk show, there was an argument between Deco and De Jong due to his absence on the expedition to Belgium. At the club he was quick to deny it: “Frenkie had the flu.” Deco, then, wants De Jong in the team, just as he also wanted Xavi not to shake up the team in a duel that the coach had described as “final”. “We need a typical eleven and we have to improve,” said the sports director before the duel in Mestalla.
And Xavi did not play much in the starting eleven compared to the team that had lost to Girona. In fact, he made only one change: Balde returned to the starting lineup and Cancelo regained his natural position. “Good game by Bucket. It will be important. Today has been good. He created chances,” said Xavi. The coach, as Deco requests, has an eleven in his head. But that starting team is missing a goal. Forcefulness, in any case, is not only lacking in the opposing area. “We have to keep a clean sheet. We score goals in almost every game. It’s about scoring goals and winning duels,” complained João Félix. “Lack of concentration,” confirmed Xavi. And he concluded: “The team is like me: frustrated, upset. We have not sentenced, which is a summary of what is happening to us in the League.”
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2023-12-16 23:08:03
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