Xavi: "They were three gold points but we didn’t get the chest"

Xavi Hernandez admitted after the game against Real society that victory has enormous value at the qualification level, as it puts the team together in second place with one game less (the one in Lightning next Sunday at Camp Nou), but he was not satisfied with his team’s performance, especially in the second half, where Real were drawing.

Xavi admitted that “in the second half, Real had more balls than us, they rushed out. It’s a very well-worked team and we’ve noticed a lot of fatigue from the games. In the first half we were good, in the second we have not been “. “Now it’s not to brag, it’s evidence. The game wasn’t right in the second half but they had three golden points,” he added.

Along these lines, the Barça coach acknowledged that “on many stages the true he is more deserving. In the second part we didn’t get along well. At first we were able to make it 0-2, but in the second they could have deserved a draw. But we left with a very important victory that allowed us to continue in second place ”.

Xavi stressed the team’s “huge fatigue” and that “people are making an extraordinary effort”, while stressing that “the participation of the players is extraordinary”. “When you lose there are situations of loneliness, doubt in the environment, but it is Barça. Despite not giving an exceptional image, we showed that we know how to compete. I am not entirely satisfied with the game but I share the dedication , against, sacrifice “he added.

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The coach sent a message to the strikers to be more supportive: “Until the middle part we don’t have long possession, but it’s the decision making. It’s endurance, overcoming rivalry, combing for another … It’s being altruistic, having empathy, but ultimately the strikers are a bit lacking. This is not the way of the second part, the one of the first yes. Now this is not our ideal game, but how we competed, we staked our lives. The effort should be commended but we need to improve. ”

The coach gave an explanation as to why the players wanted to Pique, Araujo, sunrise either Alves there was discomfort: “As we changed the model of the game and I was trying to push up 90 minutes and hadn’t done it in a long time, we were struggling. The pressure after the loss has not been developed for a long time and physical stress is evidence. These players are inexperienced but the effort they put in is commendable. what of Gerard This is wonderful. The team endured until the 80th minute, Araujo who watched us from the 20th minute … Before, five months ago, we went to the middle block and low block, but I don’t like that. That’s why the players are melting. We must improve the tactical, physical, psychological aspects … This is because we are at the beginning of a project ”.

Going into the details about the party Gerard Piqué and his difficult week in the media, he said: “I think Piqué will play the same way, he has been suffering from discomforts for two or three months, but this week has helped him, goes the this adrenaline, despite these shortcomings. he has been a leader and an important footballer since I came “.

The coach stressed that “we have won three gold points because Real has subdued us, the first half hour of the second half was like that. Only two teams won here because Real is a gentleman team. They are three vital points because they are direct rivals for the Champions League ”.

Eventually, Xavi praised the performance of Frankie de Jong: “He was very good, in the first half of two or three starts, a couple of assists to Auba for 0-2, he played a wonderful game and had this physical ability to continue playing for a few minutes “It’s a great diesel that’s very important for the team.”