XAVI, DISSATISFIED AFTER THE MATCH IN SAN MAMÉS
Xavi recognizes "lack of ambition" and is pessimistic about the injuries of Frenkie and Pedri
Xavi Hernández has been very dissatisfied with the image that FC Barcelona left on a night in which they were playing for the possibility of 'assaulting' second place in LaLiga and getting closer to Real Madrid
The FC Barcelona presented a version very 'poor' in his visit to the Athletic Club in Saint Mamés. In the night in which they played the possibility to give a hit on the table to litigate by the 'traced back' in LaLiga, the team left more doubts that certainties and signed one of his more toneless parties in what it goes of season. Xavi Hernández has remained very dissatisfied with the "fault of ambition" of the team.
The trainer of Terrassa has signalled that it was incomprehensible that the team had not offered more arguments to look for the victory in a so decisive crash. "It is difficult to understand why was missing us the ambition to win today taking into account the results of Girona and Real Madrid", stood out, regretting that they did not go able to give the hit on the table that so much needed in the career by LaLiga.
"It is difficult to understand why was missing us the ambition to win today taking into account the results of Girona and Real Madrid"
'Bronca' In the Barça for losing an important opportunity
"We would have to have stepped forward. We do not go sad. We have not given the best version. The party required more than our part", commented Xavi, adding later that "it is a stray opportunity. The team could have done more. We have not given a hit on the table". Also it has enumerated the errors that committed his team, rescuing only the defensive effort: "it has cost Us progress, understand win the duels... We have not been comfortable. We are not satisfied. It is necessary to improve a lot. It was a big stray opportunity. I do not have good feeling. Disappointed. This raisin. There are ugly parties... We have not attacked well. The positive point is that defensivamente have been well".
"We are disappointed because we have not done the party wished"
On the 'bullet' that have lost in LaLiga, because they could remain with the second square and tighten to the Real Madrid in the leadership, insisted in that "it is an opportunity lost by everything: game, feelings, for recortar distances and put us second... It is a day to reproach us things. We are disappointed because we have not done the party wished", adding that "the changing room was affected. It knew that the opportunity was very good. We have begun well, the feeling is that it could ... But afterwards we have gone down. It was missing faith. The Athletic has arrived us little, but have not been well with the progression of the balloon".
Bad news with Pedri and Frenkie of Jong
On the other hand, Xavi has spoken on the physical state of Frenkie of Jong and Pedri González, those who left lesionados in the first-half: "it Has been a misfortune, go to see the scope. The injuries do not paint well and have affected us. By the band of Lamine have created occasions. They are affected. They are two drops that will be for several parties. It is a sad day. They are two players determinants. Pedri Went back to be very well. It is a pity. And Frenkie is also determinant. It is a pity. We will miss them, today already we have done it (...) We expect that it was less than the expected. It is a misfortune tremenda, lesionan two midfield players".
