Xavi Hernández spoke after the fall against the Club America (2-3), a party in which, as it expected , there was a big presence of canteranos in the FC Barcelona after the culés played in front of the Almería by League little more than 24 hours before this friendly contested in United States. The Catalan technician left clear that the quarry already is a clear bet of the club when highlighting that "there are footballers that does not touch them by age and are in the first team. 16, 17, 18, 19 years, is very soon for them, is a lot of responsibility", ensured.
The míster of the Barça aimed that "it is what touches by the economic situation of the club. This situation does us adapt us and is something that adds us like entity", affirmed the Catalan in statements to 'TUDN' when finalising the party in front of the Mexican group. And it is that still explaining to Lamine Yamal like player of the first team, only were four usual players of the Barça that were in the XI, accompanied of until seven canteranos, a pair of them that even were debuting.
Xavi has clear that was forced to rotar
The trainer justified the rotations by the so tightened calendar for this friendly. "Our headlines were tired because we came to play against the Almería does very few hours. There was the trip also and by the tiredness some footballers have played fewer minutes", sentenced. With this stage to initiate the party, and being a situation that continued during all the duel, Xavi equally signalled that "Rafa Márquez (in the filial) is forming very well to the youngsters", highlighted.
"We have taken advantage of this party to give opportunities because they deserve them to him. It has been an open party and with a lot of occasions by what the people will have enjoyed. For us it is a pleasure be in United States", stood out the trainer. Xavi did to debut to the goalkeeper Ander Astarlaga (19 years) and to the defenders Pau Cubarsí (16) and Gerard Martín (21) from the XI. In the second time debuted Diego Kochen (17) in place of Astarlaga and also Mbacke (21), the one who went in to the field by Cubarsí.
The Barça-America, an attractive party
Already on the party, the Catalan technician thought that the two groups "have offered show, occasions and goals". Besides, it aimed that the America is "very good team, intense, very very endowed technically, do not give the balloon, is not casualidad that have remained champions", affirmed Xavi. However, it remains clear that the Barça follows having defensive problems, of intensity, of puntería and of order on the field, but value these situations with a XI with so many changes does even more complicated.