🎙 Xavi on chances to win La Liga

🗣: "Every week is a different story but we can't fail at home. We don't throw in the towel but we know it's complicated."

🎙 Xavi on how Getafe play and the refs

🗣: "I already said about referees that I wouldn't talk more. I will tell you about Bordalás' teams that I like how they compete and their aggressiveness. Just because they are aggressive doesn't mean they are defensive. We have to get out of the pressure well, for me it is worth praising what they are doing".

🎙 Xavi on importance of beating Getafe

🗣: "It would give us more peace of mind. It wouldn't be very good for climbing positions. For the first time we would sleep in second position but we have to do our job."

🎙 Xavi on the schedule

🗣: "Yes, it makes me angry. I think like everyone else. I think it would have been better to play on Sunday or Monday but there are no excuses. We have to win."

🎙 Xavi on Ferran Torres' recovery

🗣: "We're going to see his feelings, which at the moment are good. I can't give you an exact date."

🎙 Xavi on 4 players being 1 yellow away from suspension

🗣: "We try not to think about that and compete in the best possible way without accumulating more yellow cards. We go step by step; we don't think about Bilbao."

🎙 Xavi on who the next Barca coach should be

🗣: "It should have a continuation in the Barça DNA but it depends on the sporting director and the president."

🎙 Xavi on the team after his decision to leave

🗣: "I do believe that the decision is correct and I believe that the club needs this change. I do believe that the team has taken a step forward: I believe that the team is playing better."

🎙 Xavi on Mason Greenwood

🗣: "He is a footballer who demands help, a player who makes a difference. Milla himself... Mayoral, has a high level. Greenwood is differential."

🎙 Xavi on a physical fall in Naples

🗣: "It wasn't physical, we ended up putting pressure on them. It wasn't the fault of the physical level, it was more mental to make it 0-1 and think that the game was dominated. It was a game of having the ball more but it was not at all a physical issue."

🎙 Xavi on the difference between Romeu and Christensen

🗣: "Well, Oriol has had discomfort, but now he is fine and it is necessary. Andreas is giving us the defensive balance that we were missing, knowing how to stop counterattacks, being more consistent. I think that with him we have won in that aspect ".

🎙 Xavi spoke in a press conference before the match against Getafe

🗣: "We need the esteem of the fans. An important match against a very well-trained team. Aggressive players, well understood, a very competitive team. And I would highlight that it is not a defensive team, it is brave. What is always said about Bordaldás' teams that they are defensive but it doesn't seem that way to me"

🎙 Xavi on Lewandowski

🗣: "Robert is also a consequence of the team's improvement. We have improved in many ways of the game. We attack and defend in a more orderly manner. Perhaps he has been more effective but it is a consequence of the team's improvement."

🎙 Xavi on rotations

🗣: "We'll see how we all get there. We've done more tactical training but we don't have much time to rest. There will be some changes in the lineup but not many. It's time for important players to play."

❗️The Barcelona board is optimistic about complying with the budget for this season which is very important for returning to 1:1.

Their forecasted expenditure was €832m and there is currently a small deviation of €12m due to the early arrival of Vitor Roque and the renewal of Xavi and his staff.

Their forecasted revenue was €859m and currently their is a deviation of €15m. This is mostly due to the ticket sales at Montjuïc not being as expected, although the sales at the club’s stores have been higher than expected.

For overcoming this small deviation, eliminating Napoli and going deep into the Champions League is important. Such home matches would also attract more fans in the stadium. In the last months of the season, more tourists are also expected for first team matches and at the Museum.

It is not ruled out that Barça will play another friendly before the season ends which would give €3m-€4m.

It is also expected that the club will sign more commercial contracts to increase the income.

Finally the €40m owed for Barça Vision by Libero must also arrive. Here, everything is more complicated although the club continues to work on it. It is necessarily needed to comply with La Liga’s FFP.

Via: ferrancorreas [sport]

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Xavi: "It's normal and logical to talk about other coaches. I have announced a decision and it's normal to talk. But we from within are focused on our work, on competing in La Liga and the Champions League, we are going to fight."

Xavi: "Frenkie? All players can improve some aspects. We have been inconsistent, we have lacked consistency and regularity, and Frenkie is no exception. We all have to take a step forward."

Xavi: "The players hate losing, they have an extraordinary commitment and involvement, they want to win and they feel f*cked if we lose."

Xavi: "Gavi and PSG? Gavi must stay. He's Culer. He should be one of the captains of the team in the future. Gavi has to be the Barça of the future."Xavi: "I feel sad about leaving the club of my life, but I'm calmer. I can enjoy football more and I think that now the work we have done is valued a little more."

Xavi: "Marcos Alonso will be back in 2-3 weeks. He would have had plenty of minutes with the current injuries."

Xavi: "I put money out of my pocket to come train at the club of my life. I also rejected an offer from Milan. I have always prioritized Barça ahead of myself."

🚨🎖️| Apart from the German coach, De Zerbi is the highest candidate to coach Barcelona.-ffpolo

❗️Reputed physiotherapist Raúl Martínez will collaborate with Barcelona to help several players recover from their muscle injuries. The physio, who also works with the Spanish National Team, has already been treating many Barça players since many weeks.

He was very important in Pedri's last recoveries and it is being evaluated if Alejandro Balde should also be treated by him. Fati was also treated by him.

Raúl is a close friend of Carles Puyol and had treated Iniesta and David Villa back in the day. He also has a good relationship with Busquets and Fàbregas and treated the likes of Piqué, Alba and Roberto.

With many Barça players consulting Raúl and with the approval of Xavi, who also worked with him, it has been preferred to reach an agreement with the physiotherapist himself to work at the service of Barcelona.

Via: martinezferran [md]