Xavi: “The pressure of playing for Barcelona is not the same as playing for Girona”

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Eric Garcia He will be one of the main characters this Saturday in Girona-Barça in Montilivi, a match where the two Catalan teams are competing for second place. The 23-year-old centre-back, who has a contract with the Barça club until 2026, is finishing a season on loan with the team. Michelle where he performed at a high level. Xavi Hernandezin the previous press conference, made it clear that he wants the international defender to return to Barça next season.

“I already said that he has a place at Barça. I don’t want him to leave, but he left because of the question of economic fair play. We want him back next season, yes,” he commented emphatically.

Xavi also mentioned Eric Garcia as an example of the greater pressure under which Barça plays, unlike what happens in Girona: “How many people cover Barça? And how many people cover Girona? It has nothing to do with it. Eric He has said it and he feels freer playing for Girona. Playing in Girona is not the same as in Barça because of the pressure. You have more peace of mind there. “I don’t know if all the good players that Girona have can adapt here, we have seen examples, they have high-level players who have played very good football.”

In that sense, although it seems to refer to Oriol Romeu, who arrived from Girona last summer and was not comfortable, clarified that “more than the pressure, his thing is different. He started very well. Then he participated less, also because of some discomfort and then we chose another. It’s about the performance. It’s the intense competition from Barça.

Source: La Verdad

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