Posted on November 8, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. by La Rédaction
This Monday, FC Barcelona officially presented Xavi at Camp Nou. Motivated to bring the club back to the forefront of the European stage, the new Barça coach sent a first message to his squad, especially to his executives.
After long negotiations with Al- Sadd , FC Barcelona has secured the services of Xavi. The Spanish technician succeeds Ronald Koeman , sacked a few days ago following another bad result when he lost to Rayo Vallecano . After having spent almost his entire career as a player at Barça, Xavi is back to help the Catalan club get back on track. As the Blaugrana go through a serious financial crisis, the sporting situation has also deteriorated at the start of the season. The Spanish technician will have a great responsibility. If his adaptation should be done quickly enough, he who already knows FC Barcelona since he was trained there and will find old acquaintances in his new squad, he does not intend to give gifts to his new players.
“We have to recover a lot of things from before”
During his official presentation on Monday, in comments reported by SPORT, Xavi revealed that one day coaching FC Barcelona was a dream come true today. Motivated to bring the club back to the forefront of the European stage, the 2010 world champion would first of all like to restore old ideas that have somewhat disappeared lately: “It's a dream come true. In 2015, my dream was to come back and I come back with maximum responsibility and enthusiasm. We have to work hard. Barça is my home, but I know I have a great responsibility. I know I'm coming at a difficult time for the club, but I feel prepared. My DNA hasn't changed. The idea of being the protagonist, of having the ball, of creating opportunities, of building up intensity at Barça. We have to recover a lot of things from before. “Subsequently, Xavi wanted to send a message to his new squad.
” We must all be together so that Barça can once again aspire to win titles ”
If he considers the presence of some former teammates such as Piqué or Sergio Busquets in his squad and knowledge of FC Barcelona as two important assets, Xavi called on his players to unite so that the resident of LaLiga successfully crosses this difficult period to which Barça must cope: “Knowing the club is an advantage. I know the environment. There will be intense moments, but we have to be united and row in the same direction. We must all be together so that Barca can aspire to win titles again. It's an advantage to know the players. Busquets, Piqué, Alba and Ter Stegen were my teammates. “