Xavi, angry for so many mistakes

He ended up upset for having conceded so much to an opponent who did damage with very little

The numerous turnovers despaired him and in Bilbao he only conceives the victory

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“I am sad and angry.” Xavi Hernandez was resounding and sincere after the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup before him Real Madrid without having been able to digest the defeat yet. The Barça coach had high hopes for the game to be a turning point both at a sporting and mental level for the rest of the season. And glimpsing victory so close left him even more disappointed to see how the pass to the final vanished due to a succession of errors in key areas of the field of play in which he had had such an impact in the days before the Saudi appointment.

Xavi I wanted to win. That’s why he took the risk Ronald Araujo six days after having undergone surgery for breaking two fingers on one hand and for that reason he made his debut Fernando Torres despite taking three months off and opted for pedri Y ansu in the second half after two periods of three and two months of inactivity. And at times he enjoyed how his team cornered Madrid with a football that did not give him a reward on the scoreboard and penalized him excessively against a rival who took a lot of prize doing a lot of damage with very little.

That was the feeling of the coaching staff, burned by the accumulation of turnovers. TO Busquets he stole his wallet Benzema before the 0-1 and in extra time it was Dembele who lost a ball that led to the 2-3 counterattack in which ‘busi‘ pressed badly and Alba jumped onto the grass to mow it down instead of chasing after Casemiro. Ousmane he risked like nobody else with seven good dribbles but he was the one who had the most losses of the Barca (25) alternating plays of merit with incomprehensible decisions.

Xavi he is not willing to chain more dislikes no matter how much the image improves and that is why he does not consider anything else other than winning in Bilbao next week and go to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.

ENCOURAGEMENT AFTER THE DEFEAT

This was Laporta’s talk to the squad

Xavi, angry for so many mistakes
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The Barça president went down to the locker room at the end of the game against Real Madrid to encourage the players, applaud them and ensure that they had it in their hands. “We are proud to be from Barça, more than ever. You have stood up and you have been brave,” Laporta said.


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Xavi, angry for so many mistakes