Inside Xavi's bizarre Barcelona U-turn

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  • Опубліковано 21 вер 2024

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  • @sanmateoflights
    @sanmateoflights 4 місяці тому +24

    The problem is the Barca board.
    Xavi won La Liga last season, and he reached the CL Quarter-finals, being a bit unlucky to go out thanks to that silly red-card by Araujo
    and finishing 2nd to this Real Madrid team is no bad thing.
    Who else can Barca get?
    Xavi needs time and support. He is a young coach and can become really great at Barca.

    • @enriqueramirez2554
      @enriqueramirez2554 4 місяці тому +1

      Im not saying Xavi is the worst coach for the club but he hasn’t been great. Always making excuses when the team performs poorly or even denying they played poorly. Getting suspended multiple times and often making weird substitutions. He has become better on that last one but if he’s staying he needs to become more mature. A manager is supposed to have a cool head and set an example to the players; getting suspended and not taking accountability isn’t a good example to set.
      I hope he does well next season but if he doesn’t then it’s best the club moves on to a different coach.

    • @Amrsaad42
      @Amrsaad42 4 місяці тому

      Thank you mate❤🫡

  • @willgoins218
    @willgoins218 4 місяці тому +6

    Gundogun was a good pick up. They need to get their debt off the books and continue developing young players, picking up good free transfers for reasonable wages.
    It's not over for Barca even if they have to struggle for 2 to 3 seasons.

    • @flyingaviator8158
      @flyingaviator8158 4 місяці тому

      The roblem is that players like Gündogan and Lewa did not come to help the youngstars to develop. They came to win trophys.

    • @kamheed
      @kamheed 3 місяці тому

      make that 5-10 seasons and maybe youre right

  • @barca-vibe
    @barca-vibe 4 місяці тому +9

    Looks like the whole press world got upset with xavi staying
    Whereas Barca fans are very happy and thinks xavi should stay atleast one more season

  • @SudhanshuPathania
    @SudhanshuPathania 4 місяці тому +2

    The athletic hate aginst Barcelona continues.

  • @trentmadagua215
    @trentmadagua215 4 місяці тому +2

    It must be super hard work being the football manager of Barcelona FC. The job has literally changed calm and quiet level head Xavi to something else entirely👀
    I can't imagine the level of frustration sometimes

    • @vishal7arora
      @vishal7arora 4 місяці тому

      Xavi was never a 'level headed individual'. I like him as a coach given the cards he is dealt with but his anger on the touchline and his deflection of blame to always outside issues with irritation around need for accountability is straight from him as player. He wasnt as a player an yellow card magnet but his attitude in press conferences is exactly how he was as a player.
      There is a reason he is often ridiculed for his old "blaming the grass" comments

  • @HarshRaj-ec1dz
    @HarshRaj-ec1dz 4 місяці тому +16

    Most barcelona fans don't find it weird. Most of us wanted him to stay for at least one more season. Only journos are being weirded out

    • @runrafarunthebestintheworld
      @runrafarunthebestintheworld 4 місяці тому +1

      Barca fans should stop making excuses for Xavi then. You made your bed.

    • @saltmerchant749
      @saltmerchant749 4 місяці тому +6

      Announcing you're going then not going is weird.

    • @HarshRaj-ec1dz
      @HarshRaj-ec1dz 4 місяці тому +2

      @@saltmerchant749 he wanted to go, but the board members convinced him not to go through assurances.

    • @saltmerchant749
      @saltmerchant749 4 місяці тому +3

      @@HarshRaj-ec1dz That's an unusual situation though, especially when the manager talks about the toll that the job has taken on them personally as Xavi did.
      Clearly the powers that be at Barca are desperate and cannot envision a future beyond Xavi even when they've had six months to recruit a replacement. I worry for Xavi not really being able to walk away without a feeling of guilt even though he's very clearly suffering from managing Barca.

    • @HarshRaj-ec1dz
      @HarshRaj-ec1dz 4 місяці тому

      ​​@@runrafarunthebestintheworldnon barca fans should f off in that case, stick to your own clubs.

  • @bluecheese20401
    @bluecheese20401 4 місяці тому

    Xavi staying actually gives him strength imo. Barcelona clearly couldn't get or afford the coach they wanted so now Barcelona keep xavi. Xavi can walk any time.

  • @aaaaab5909
    @aaaaab5909 4 місяці тому

    Basically Laporta made things difficult, found out he can't get a replacement and begged Xavi to stay

  • @ellemarr7234
    @ellemarr7234 4 місяці тому +10

    10:56 Pure 💩. How is Xavi unfit for other managerial roles when he literally won the TITLE last season.

    • @danielberry4765
      @danielberry4765 4 місяці тому +6

      He won the title in a two team league. Barcelona were awful in European competition. They are a poorly coached team because their coach is poor.

    • @qasim13
      @qasim13 4 місяці тому +2

      He won the title but they were absolutely awful in Europe and look at the magnitude of the drop off this season

    • @enriqueramirez2554
      @enriqueramirez2554 4 місяці тому +1

      @@qasim13eh i mean they did way better in the champions league and they’re currently second in the league. They did get eliminated pretty early in the domestic cup but i don’t think it’s as big of a drop off as you’re making it sound.

    • @barca-vibe
      @barca-vibe 4 місяці тому

      @@danielberry4765what’s wrong with two team title
      Epl ligue 1 bundesliga all single team title in the last 6-7 years except the occasional anamoly

    • @danielberry4765
      @danielberry4765 4 місяці тому

      @@barca-vibe
      Never said there was anything wrong with it
      There is though.

  • @donovantembo6480
    @donovantembo6480 4 місяці тому

    Are these people mad? Agreeing that flick and tuchel are not good options. Who is then?

  • @JoeyBigBalls
    @JoeyBigBalls 4 місяці тому +1

    Like like like like like like like like

  • @Dankbuds
    @Dankbuds 4 місяці тому

    Shambolic? Please give me a break. Xavi saved this club and has been competitive with huge impediments to success outside of his control.

  • @kylemuckian4431
    @kylemuckian4431 4 місяці тому +1

    without the red card i think Barcelona go through against PSG

  • @aadirao9401
    @aadirao9401 3 місяці тому

    Now he's sacked again lmaooo u turn on a u turn

  • @pozsoz
    @pozsoz 4 місяці тому +4

    I'm having a shot every time Pol says "like". I'm on the way to the hospital now.

    • @rob776
      @rob776 4 місяці тому +1

      Please speak on a Spanish podcast. Then we'll judge your linguistic ability.

    • @Apexseal1
      @Apexseal1 4 місяці тому +1

      I really like pol, and his command of english is excellent for a non native speaker.

    • @pozsoz
      @pozsoz 4 місяці тому +1

      @@rob776 I'm a native Spanish speaker.

  • @swarajtiwari789
    @swarajtiwari789 4 місяці тому

    bring back jj bull because this is the biggest piece of shitmix i have heard in past few months. All details are blown out of proportion and spiced up.

  • @fillipe4700
    @fillipe4700 4 місяці тому +1

    I don't like Spanish media, especially the Catalonian

  • @john-adriancoker2789
    @john-adriancoker2789 4 місяці тому

    Injuries aside, disorganisation is the main reason why Barça fell short this season. Barça are a system based team in dysfunction.
    Due to players missing via injury or not at Barça, that the system needs to work & playing the ones they do have out of position i.e.:
    ALONSO | LB at LCB
    KOUNDE | RCB at RB
    CUBARSI | RCB at LCB
    CANCELO | RB at LB
    CHRISTENSEN | RCB at DM
    RAPHINHA | RW at LW
    FELIX | AMF/SS/F9 at LW
    DM aside, Barça's deficits are predominantly on the left & they must address them with the following signings so the system functions at it's best.
    ( _Values as per transfermarkt_ )
    *ARRIVALS:*
    GRIMALDO | LB - €45m
    TORRES | LCB - €45m
    GARCIA | RCB - END OF LOAN
    CANCELO | RB - €20m OBL
    ZUBIMENDI | DM - €50m
    THIAGO | CM - FREE
    DÍAZ | LW - €75M
    TORRE | AM - END OF LOAN
    FELIX | AMF/SS/F9 - €20 OBL
    -----------------------------------------------
    = €255m
    -----------------------------------------------
    *4-2-3-1:* SQUAD AVG AGE | 23.8
    ST
    LEWANDOWKSI
    9
    LWF CAM RWF
    LUIS DÍAZ PEDRI RAPHINHA
    7 8 11
    CDM CM
    ZUBI GAVI
    14 6
    LWB RWB
    GRIMALDO CANCELO
    20 2
    LCB RCB
    PAU TORRES ARAUJO
    15 4
    SWK
    TER STEGEN
    1
    *SUBS/RES:*
    13. PEÑA (GK)
    3. BALDÉ (LB)
    5. MARTÍNEZ (LCB)
    33. CUBARSI (RCB)
    24. GARCIA (RCB)
    39. FORT (RB)
    26. CASADO (CDM)
    21. DE JONG (CM)
    30. THIAGO (CM)
    10. FELIX (AMF/SS/F9)
    18. TORRE (AM)
    16. FERMIN (AM)
    27. YAMAL (RW)
    19. ROQUÉ (CF)
    38. GUIU (ST)
    Considering Barça's financials & La Liga's 1 to 1 rule. Barça must sell to make signings & I'd sell:
    ( _Values as per transfermarkt_ )
    *DEPARTURES:*
    ALONSO - €3m
    LENGLET - €10m
    CHRISTENSEN - €40m
    KOUNDÉ - €50m
    DEST - €22m
    J. ARAUJO - €8m
    ROMEU - €3m
    ROBERTO - END OF CONT
    GUNDOGAN - €16m
    FATI - €30m
    FERRAN - €35m
    -----------------------------------------------
    (POTENTIAL SALES) €217m + (LEVER) €40m = €257m
    -----------------------------------------------
    (p.s. I'd also be willing to sell Lewy &/or Frenkie, preferably the former, if that's what it took to make this squad a reality.)

  • @danielberry4765
    @danielberry4765 4 місяці тому

    Xavi staying for a year while Barcelona wait for Klopp.
    Alonso stays at Leverkusen waiting for Ancelloti to leave Real Madrid.

    • @runrafarunthebestintheworld
      @runrafarunthebestintheworld 4 місяці тому

      Nah Barca aren't getting Klopp. You just don't wait a year just to get Klopp. Teams will be fighting for Klopp once the Premier League season is over.

    • @nathanrobertson819
      @nathanrobertson819 4 місяці тому

      There’s absolutely no way in hell that Klopp manages another top European team for at least a few years. Man is burnt out and couldn’t imagine managing against Liverpool in any European competition.

    • @danielberry4765
      @danielberry4765 4 місяці тому

      @@nathanrobertson819
      A year will be enough.

    • @danielberry4765
      @danielberry4765 4 місяці тому

      @@runrafarunthebestintheworld
      Of course clubs wait a year to get their next manager. Wtf you on

  • @IggyGoesPop666
    @IggyGoesPop666 4 місяці тому

    Freecelona are a bang average team nowadays even when they have 11 stars on the field

  • @Pipemurillo12
    @Pipemurillo12 4 місяці тому

    First comment :)