Xavi: "I don’t know how to motivate players"

Xavi Hernandez make a very clear diagnosis a few minutes after the fall Lightning within Camp Nou. “In the first part we weren’t great but in the second we improved and the feeling was we deserved more”. The coach pointed out that “in the first half we weren’t, we didn’t have the personality we needed in the game”. Regarding the second half, he analyzed that “the team came out with more desire and more impetus. We changed the system but they didn’t want to come in.” Egarense compared the rivalry to Cadiz ensuring that “this is a similar match. People are in danger of their lives and we have to match the desire and desire of rivals”.

The coach did not hesitate to say that “we are in a difficult situation. We are still in the Champions League but we have complicated ourselves because if we beat Cádiz and Rayo we would have almost been given the qualification for of the Champions “.

In his analysis, Xavi He said, “there are games that are complicated, also because we gave up the first goal. We didn’t get into the momentum that we should have. We need to be more effective and get into the game better”.

Xavi commented that “I don’t think it’s a lack of personality on the part of the team” and said that “there are emergencies at the club, both football-wise and financial. It’s a difficult situation and we have to deal with it.”

Finally, he taught that “now it’s time to rest, disconnect and in the middle of the week let’s go back and get ready for the Mallorca game.” As for the refereeing action, regarding the penalty against Gavi, he said that “I haven’t seen it, is it penalty? I don’t know. The referee would have to come out and speak. I can’t speak for him .I made mistakes as a coach and here I am saying that.I think I’ve hit the key but I haven’t been able to motivate the players to change the game.I can talk about my mistakes but not about the others, it’s no respect.” He added that “I don’t gain anything by talking about the referees. I believe in their honesty. I don’t want to think that they expressly whistle us wrong. They should go out and talk. We coaches go out and explain ourselves “I try to be honest. I don’t have to speak for the referee. They would have to go out. Maybe we can humanize them better.”

“In my conversation I thought we would come out very psyched but it cost us in the first half. In the second we came out differently but we weren’t hit. We were very clear and we can’t. We have to continue and stay in second place at least “.