Xavi Hernández, trainer of the first masculine team of the FC Barcelona, has appeared in front of the media in the previous press conference to the commitment suspender belt of this Sunday in front of the Granada. In her it spoke, between a lot of things, of the present sportive of the club and of the big absences that will have the staff in the party.
The visit to Granada without Lewandowski
It began mentioning the drops and the difficulty of the crossing in front of the group 'Nazari'. "There are important drops, but are well, with good feelings after victories worked. We are in front of the rival but physicist of the League with an offensive potential very big and that it is truth suffers in defence. Always they are difficult to win to the teams of Paco Lopez", aimed.
On the other hand, it stood out the injury of Robert Lewandowski and if there will be a change in the system of game of the Boat. "It is very sensitive. It is our goleador, leader, but have alternative, like Joao, Ferran, go up to Pau Victor, to Guiu. There are variants. Fermín can do of false '9', as in the basic football. Our idea does not change without Lewandowski, but in the rival yes, because it generates fear. We will try that the one who play of '9' do it the same of well but is difficult suplir to a 'crack' of world-wide size", affirmed Xavi.
The return of Pedri and the part in front of the Port wine
On the same line, it mentioned the return of Pedri and the assessment of Frenkie of Jong inside the team. "Pedri Is the one who more near is to go back. It depends on the feelings. It is necessary to recover the possible maxima for the next party. In the Barça always infravalora everything, a player of 8 is a 6. It has to be a very strong player mentally. Therefore we try to give him confidence to the players. Frenkie Is one of the best means of the world and therefore there are people that surprises of the criticisms. It is the Barça, fellow. Like this it works", it sentenced the míster.
Finally, it gave a brief review of his visit to Port wine by League of Champions. "Our idea is to defend with the ball. If we can have 80% the better ball that the 70, but for this it is necessary to be aggressive. The Port wine did not leave us. His numbers home are extraordionarios, only lost a party of the last 20. In Portugal was the party that more ran in the season, in kilometres. We think that we have done excellent parties this season, but there is some that have been well and others no so much. By attitude and effort is spectacular "