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Xavi Hernández en la final Supercopa de España

SHOULD XAVI REMAIN IN COMMAND?

The reasons that remain for Barça to continue betting on Xavi

Published:15/01/2024 - 17:54h

Updated:15/01/2024 - 17:54h

The fall in the Spanish Super Cup leaves FC Barcelona and, above all, Xavi Hernández very affected. Real Madrid passed over the Barça team, leaving them without a 'pulse', and the debates about the continuity or not of the Egarense have increased: Should we continue to trust in Xavi?

Calendar of FC Barcelona

"The mister follows with the confidence of the president and the sportive direction and this defeat does not change at all", said Deco just after the defeat of the FC Barcelona against the Real Madrid in the final of the Supercopa of Spain. The hit was hard to assume, but from the club -at all times- have kept that the confidence in the figure of Xavi Hernández keeps intact. A change in the bench is not foreseen in this season, by several reasons: The one of Terrassa still has 'arguments' to try revertir the situation and, second, the changes with the season already 'directed' no always are positive.

And it is that although when Xavi landed in the club, in November of 2021, achieved to avoid the fuss of the Barça in LaLiga, reaching the second position of the championship, still was 'prompt' and había time to configure the staff with the pieces that needed the trainer. In fact, in this wintry market arrived four footballers (Dani Alves, Adama Traoré, Ferran Torres and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang). The situation was medianamente more 'simple', whereas now it would be an impossible stage.

It is a different stage to the that occurred in January of 2020 with Ernesto Valverde, when it was destituido after the fall in the Supercopa of Spain. The team 'fell' and finish sucumbiendo in LaLiga and Glass of the King before the 'disaster' in Lisbon in the Champions League. It would be a panorama that would repeat in this course, by what the option is entirely descartada. In the Barça follow trusting that Xavi will be able of revertir the sportive crisis by which crosses his team and reconducir the season, in spite of that right now the doubts abound in the barcelonismo.

The Barça keeps the confidence in Xavi

Of some way, by what represents historically for the club, Xavi has won a vote of confidence and from the dispatches are had to award it. It is the first point that take in account, especially because already in the past season achieved to arm a team 'strong' and with variants. It did it once and they understand that, in spite of the difficulties, can repeat it. The drops, although they never have to be an excuse, condition to the team 'duramente' and with the return of footballers like Marc-André ter Stegen, Iñigo Martínez or Joao Cancel the situation would have to improve. By talent and because they are silent leaders.

Besides, from the club understand that the obtained in the past campaign (League and Supercopa) are not casualidad, in no case, especially by the image of the team: one that presionaba very high and that knew how replegarse to brake to his rival. The image of now is entirely opposite, but the bases are seated and it is necessary to insist in recovering it. It is a subject futbolístico, but also mental. Xavi has to gather the tools to remedy it and find solutions. It does not have "pressure", but yes obligations.