It was an obviously delighted Xavi who spoke after Barça’s card against Plzen for their first match in the Champions League. A match where a certain Ousmane Dembélé illuminated the meeting of his entire class, even to the point of eclipsing a Lewandowski author of a hat-trick. Xavi, in a press conference, also held strong words about him.
“He’s happy, having fun, it’s important for me, for the group… He makes the difference, he gives assists, he scores, he’s a ‘dagger’ and he’s in a good moment . I don’t want to throw too many flowers but the one-on-one ability he has is at the level of the best Neymar. He must dare more to shoot on goal and score. He is a good boy and he must take advantage of these characteristics. He is there to make a difference and he does. »
Xavi open to reflection on modes of travel
In addition, Xavi was questioned about the controversy over modes of travel and the “sand yacht” created by Christophe Galtier but also Kylian Mbappé. And the Barça coach gave him a deeper speech on the question …
“We cannot be in a different bubble than the one society is in. In the end, we must look out for the good of the people. We play for the people. If the government or the Generalitat (political organization of Catalonia) propose it to us, at least we would listen to them and take them into account. With all the humility in the world, if we can do things to change society, we would. That’s why Barça is more than a club. We would for sure. »
Xavi (Barça coach): “traveling by train for travel? You can’t be on a different line than the people. If the government ?? or the Catalan executive asked us, we would listen to them and of course we would.” https://t.co/ebkkZypK9H
— Henry de Laguerie (@henrydelaguerie) September 7, 2022
to summarize
Xavi, the coach of Barça, confided last night after the victory against Plzen (5-1) by evoking in particular Ousmane Dembélé … and the controversy at PSG. With a very clear vision of the issue of modes of travel.
