Xavi Hernández, regarding Jules Koundé, assured in the preview of the match against New York Red Bulls, that “he is a very good signing, he will help us a lot. When the ball is released, he knows how to set the central defenders, he has leadership capacity. With the rest of the defensive line, to compete and try to win titles, which is the main goal”.
He stressed that “he can play as a winger, like Ronald” and for him “it means competition, it means a lot to us, the one who performs best will play. It is important to love playing as a starter at Barça. Pique? As with everyone, everyone will compete for a position, the one who gives the most performance will play. And the more options you have, the better.”
And he pointed out that he is not giving up more signings: “Everything strengthened is good. I have already said that there should be two players per position, more than this year at the World Cup. We need footballers to compete and be more great. Yes, we want to strengthen ourselves more, the more the better”
The coach confirmed Joan Laporta’s words about a possible return to Barcelona: “Now that he has a contract, it’s a utopia, we will focus on this year. Obviously, I want Leo’s time at Barça not to end this way and he has the last chance to say goodbye as the best in history. Of course I want, yes, I want it to happen, but he has a contract”. According to Joan Laporta, Xavi proved the way sports management to register the players: “It’s true that you see statements from people complaining, but we want to sign without skipping any rules”.
He also admitted that he does not rule out the use of 3-4-3: “Yes, it is an option, in fact we used it last season when we were losing”.
Regarding the work on the tour, he said that “I am very satisfied” and made it clear several times that “our goal is to win titles”.
He also said this in reference to Lewandowski: “He is a good signing, who has arrived with humility and the work he is doing will make a difference. I am not afraid, the main goal is to win titles” . And he pointed out that “the batch of young people we have is very good, comparable to us, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Valdés, capable of marking an era”.
Source: La Verdad
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