Zapping World Eleven PSG: summary of Christophe Galtier’s first press conference
After victories against Inter Miami (0-6), Real Madrid (0-1) and a draw against Juventus Turin (2-2), Barça concluded their pre-season tour tonight at the United States with a success against New York Red Bull (0-2).
After the meeting, Xavi Hernandez praised the performances of Raphinha and Ousmane Dembélé, still a scorer, while demanding patience for Robert Lewandowski, who has not yet found the net. Here are the best statements of the Spanish technician, relayed by Sport :
Raphinha
“He’s a spectacular signing for Barca. Not just for this season, but for the next few years. He’s a good link-up player, he crosses well, he’s in front of goal, he has a goal, he has a goal from a set piece and above all, the hunger he has. It’s a wonderful signing.”
Ousmane Dembele
“I don’t know what else to say about Ousmane. I like him as a footballer. I don’t see many players of that quality. Last year he gave us thirteen assists and was the best passer in the whole league. That’s what makes the difference. If he scores goals on top of that…”.
Robert Lewandowski
“In training, the goals have already come in. Yesterday we finished and they came in. It’s normal, it’s the novelty, the desire to please… It happened to Luis Suárez and Ferran Torres last year. He’s going to score goals. We’ve seen that throughout his career. But it’s not just the goals, it’s also everything he brings. ..) We have to keep moving forward. I believe in him a lot and he knows it. It’s a matter of time. I’m not worried. These are just friendlies. The real competition starts in two weeks, but he pushes, he helps a lot, he knows how to be the solution… I’m very happy to have him in the team”.
Real Madrid
“To match Madrid is a big challenge, I knew the difficulty of this challenge and we are working on it, we are working with a lot of desire and enthusiasm to reverse the situation we had in November. We have a very good team to compete and I’m not hiding, the goal is to win titles”.
to summarize
Following Barça’s win in a friendly match against New York Red Bull tonight, Xavi Hernandez praised the performances of his forwards Ousmane Dembélé, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski. The Blaugrana boss also sent a message to Real Madrid.
