Xavi punishes players
Traumatic hangover at Can Barça after the descent into hell experienced at Montilivi. The defeat to Girona has shaken every level of the club, from the aristocratic area (where a very angry Joan Laporta is venting his anger in the same box) to the dressing room, where the team is absolutely dejected, which clearly reflects on their captain Sergi Roberto. , upset by his mistake and asking for forgiveness from the fans as soon as the game ended. The distraught face of Javi Hernandez, clearly crushed by the circumstances, made it clear that the team had now reached rock bottom, with the threat more real than ever of ending the season in third position and without a chance to participate in the tournament. next year in the Spanish Super Cup, with the economic deterioration that this will entail.
As AS explains, the day after the defeat a real funeral took place. The Ciutat Esportiva was a collection of long faces, a few words and sad silence. No meetings, no speeches, no messages of encouragement, no voices of protest… Nothing. This inaction is no doubt starting to worry and preoccupy the club, realizing that the team needs a reaction, no longer thinking about this season, where second place is still at stake – Barcelona is one point behind Girona in terms of goals average. ‘ lost four days before the end – but in the next season, where the team is obliged to return the illusion with shovels.
Xavi did not take out his whip and reprimand the players. “I was very offended, on the day when I most …,” they admit in the locker room.. And the coach saw the team record their worst thirty minutes of the season in one fell swoop, clearly calling his project into question. As much as he had claimed a few days earlier that they had had the best training of the year, the truth is that the team approached this final stretch with complete confidence and an obvious lack of ideas and play.
Yes indeed The coach canceled the prize that he planned to give to the team in case of victory in Montilivi. Since the week will be completely free (the next match will be on Monday the 13th against Real Sociedad in Montjuïc), the celebrations were planned to last two and a half days. The result of the match against Girona overturned this decision, so in the end they will only have one match (Tuesday), and thank you.
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