2024-07-26 08:11:22
Xavi Hernandeztechnician of the FC Barcelonaappeared before the media on the eve of Thursday’s match against Almeria in it Power Horse Stadiumwhere he Barça will seek to take advantage of the puncture of the Girona before him Villarreal from tuesday to reaffirm their second place and place themselves four points above those of Míchel when there were only six left to play.
Although the coach wanted to focus only on Almeriaagain there were many questions related to the future of the squad.
After dodging some questions and saying that “I will tell you about the changes” Deco and to the president, not to you,” he jokingly told a reporter, Xavi He gave a message to the fans for next season, taking into account that Madrid will also be reinforced with Mbappé. “We are going to try to compete.
The Barça fan must understand that the economic situation is not the same as 25 years ago, when the coach would say, “I want this one, that one more.” Now it is not like that. We are not in the same situation as other clubs that are better off,” he said. Having acknowledged the difference with respect to clubs like Real Madrid, City or PSG, for example, Xavi is not giving up on titles. “That does not mean that we do not compete or want to fight for titles. We need time. There are good things to compete for,” said the Barça coach.
In fact, when asked if he saw himself competing next season with the current squad, Xavi He said: “No, the goal is to change and improve. Things that have not been done well need to be changed.”
In any case, Xavi He is clear that he will not set real goals until he knows what he can count on. “We will explain it when we have the squad photo and the goals, first we have to plan and see how we can strengthen ourselves, but now we have to focus on tomorrow’s goal, the minimum goal, which is to finish second, for prestige, economic reasons and to play another title like the Super Cup,” he explained.
Source: SPORTS WORLD