Posted on October 29, 2021 at midnight by Th.B.
While Ronald Koeman was fired on Wednesday evening, Xavi Hernandez should take his place on the FC Barcelona bench. Nevertheless, President Joan Laporta would not have been thrilled by this option…
As soon as Joan Laporta was re-elected to the presidential elections on March 7, the future of Ronald Koeman has started to darken at FC Barcelona . With his contract running until next June, the technician was finally sacked on Wednesday night although a departure was in order at the end of last season and in recent weeks when he was in the hot seat. Finally, President Joan Laporta assured the media of FC Barcelona at the beginning of October that Koeman preserved the confidence of the Blaugrana club. But that was before Barça conceded another defeat in La Liga on the lawn of Rayo Vallecano (1-0) on Wednesday.
Laporta would have estimated up to little that Xavi was not ready
The Ronald era Koeman has come to an end at FC Barcelona . In a column published on the BBC website on Thursday, journalist Guillem Balague revealed that the Dutchman's dismissal took so long due to lack of confidence from Joan Laporta as to Xavi Hernandez's abilities to take the reins of the Blaugrana squad for the moment. During a speech on the BBC duplex antennas, Balague let it be known this Thursday evening that there are still three weeks of that, the president Laporta was not convinced that Xavi was ready to take on this role, and that he needed to gain more experience elsewhere before coming to FC Barcelona . But in these times of crisis, Laporta would have decided to bet on Xavi Hernandez, without being convinced of this choice.