2023-12-24 02:28:24
FC Barcelona is not going strong, on and off the pitch. In the midst of a difficult sporting period, the Blaugrana have won only one of their last four matches and are 7 points behind Real Madrid, leader of Liga, at mid-season. If Xavi’s men were still able to win painfully (3-2) on Wednesday against Almeria, bottom of the Spanish championship, the Catalan technician severely refocused his troops in the locker room, and more particularly Robert Lewandowski.
While the score was 1-1 at the break, the former midfielder initially criticized his players for not trying hard enough. “I want you to run like pigs,” he reportedly shouted according to the daily AS. Before attacking Robert Lewandowski, its star. “We’ll see if you start running for once, damn!” » Xavi would have asserted.
Lewandowski is going through a difficult time
This rant comes as Lewandowski, much criticized by Barcelona supporters, is going through a difficult period. Top scorer in La Liga last season, the former Bayern Munich triggerman has only scored 3 times in his last 12 games.
If the Catalans ended up winning thanks to a double from Sergi Roberto at the end of the match, their coach did not lose his temper at the press conference. “The first period was unacceptable,” he regretted to the media. Pressure and aggression were not acceptable. Either we run like animals or it doesn’t come to us. We are not the Barça of 2010. Last year we were aggressive and we had soul. We can’t not give our all. »
Third in La Liga, FC Barcelona will return to competition against Las Palmas on January 4, 2024.
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