THE MANAGER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TEAM'S DOWNLOAD
Xavi and his staff use the data to contradict Laporta about the players' physique
Published:5/06/2024 - 22:51h
Updated:5/06/2024 - 22:51h
Joan Laporta criticized the physical work carried out by Xavi Hernández and his coaching staff in 23/24, ensuring that the team used to run out of strength in the final stretch of the matches. Faced with this complaint, the Egarense 'staff' has refuted with data
The 'rifirrafes' between Joan Laporta and the technical body headed by Xavi Hernández can continue in the weeks to come, although the exit of the míster of Terrassa and his collaborators produced of friendly form, at least in the economic appearance. In his last interview, the mandator atizó the work made by the previous technical body culé, warning the need to reinforce the physical work.
In this sense, the 'staff' of the egarense remembers that, in the 2023/24, the Barça was the team that more goals turned into LaLiga from the minute 60 (41 of 79, that is to say, the 52 %). In contrast, only the 38 % of the goals fit by the team arrived in the half final hour of the parties. Aunado To this, the Barça was the fifth Spanish team that more kilometres visited by party, data that contradict the affirmations of the president.
And it is that, according to Laporta, the team "fell after the minute 60 in the parties", warning besides that "the players have to be better prepared in this appearance". Aunado To this, the Barcelona president 'wetted' on the advantages of the work that Hansi Flick and his assistants can make in the 2024/25. "Flick hará An effort by profesionalizar more our team. It prepares very well to his players, also to which do not play", ensured.
Laporta Thinks that Xavi did not have sufficient character with the staff
Another of the appearances that the directive criticised of Xavi was his form to handle the convivencia internal in the changing room. For the mandator, the egarense did not attain to handle properly the discipline, although it had promised "hard hand" from his arrival to the bench in 2021. Finally, Laporta was conclusive on the decision to relieve to the trainer and his 'staff': "If he rectified, we also could rectify", said in reference to the change of posture of the of Terrassa regarding the staff. For the club, the revolution that the technician wanted to make this summer was unnecessary, as there is quality and sufficient experience for revertir the crisis, and unfeasible in the financial.
