The ‘unocerism’ that Xavi despised and feared is making a comeback

Barça started the 2023-24 season by winning three of its first six official matches by more than one goal difference: 2-0 in Cádiz5-0 in Legs and 5-0 in Antwerp. Asked Xavi Hernandez In one of his press conferences in case the team makes a more offensive bet than last season, when he was criticized for the minimum win in some games, the Egarense coach warned that “we will definitely win 1- 0 again many times”.

Nothing more said and done. In the nine official matches played since then, the Barça team has won six at least, four of them 1-0 or 0-1 (Sevilla, Porto, Athletic and Real Sociedad). Maybe the Egarense coach is too honest with his words, but that is better than the defeat against Real Madrid (1-2) or the draws with Getafe (0-0), Mallorca (2-2) and Granada ( 2-2). Some may find difficult and pure results and others, a way to take a small step back, recovering concepts, to gain momentum forward.

The truth is that ‘unocerismo’ has been good enough for Barça to win the last 2022-23 League, so now that it is back it has scared its eternal rival, Real Madrid, according to some analysis. Naa that’s xavi On the bench of the Barça team, there are already 22 games that end 1-0 or 0-1, 19 of them in the League, two in the Cup and another in the Champions League. The coach directed 105 official matches, so 20.9 percent of his matches ended with that score.

During that time, from November 2021, Real society (11 and Athletic (10) is the closest in the League to Barça’s 19, a 1-0 that indicates defensive concentration, unity, tactical organization and the best attitude, but logically usually includes a lower dose of spectacle added.

SA Xavi They attack him because when he took the reins of Barça He defended his way of looking at football as a player. “It’s not worth winning 1-0,” he said, remembering that at the Barça club we must always bet on good play and constant attacks. He didn’t lose that idea, but the reality of the squads made him more cautious. Surprisingly, it made its League debut on November 20, 2021 with a 1-0 on spanish. And when more results came for the minimum, he did not hide. “I prefer 4-0, but 1-0 is amazing,” he once said. “I hope we always win 1-0,” he said in another.

19 in the League, two in the Cup and one in Europe

All 1-0 of the ‘Xavi era’

LEAGUE 2021-22
11-20-2021 Barça-Espanyol 1-0
01-02-2022 Mallorca-Barça 0-1
01-23-2022 Alavés-Barça 0-1
​04-03-2022 Barça-Sevilla 1-0
04-21-2022 Real Sociedad-Barça 0-1
LEAGUE 2022-23
​01-10-2022 Mallorca-Barça 0-1
​09-10-2022 Barça-Celta 1-0
10-29-2022 Valencia-Barça 0-1
08-01-2023 Atlético-Barça 0-1
01-22-2023 Barça-Getafe 1-0
01-28-2023 Girona-Barça 0-1
02-12-2023 Villarreal-Barça 0-1
05-03-2023 ​Barça-Valencia 1-0
03-12-2023 Athletic-Barça 0-1
04-23-2023 Barça-Atlético 1-0
02-05-2023 Barça-Osasuna 1-0
LEAGUE 2023-24
09-29-2023 Barça-Sevilla 1-0
10-22-2023 Barça-Athletic 1-0
04-11-2923 Real Sociedad-Barça 0-1​
TheCUP 2022-23
01-25-2023 Barça-Real Sociedad 1-0
02-03-2023 Real Madrid-Barça 0-1
TheCHAMPIONS 2023-24
​04-10-2023 Porto-Barça 0-1