Xavi Hernandez is anxious in regards to the efficiency of the workforce he as soon as regarded as much as as a participant and mentioned on Saturday it must be reset to type a brand new Barcelona.
Barca’s 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday noticed them crash out of the Champions League on the group stage for the primary time in almost twenty years, and they’re 16 factors behind leaders Real Madrid in LaLiga.
Xavi instructed a information convention that he was stunned when he arrived to discover a “disappointed” dressing room and believed the issue was “more psychological than football”.
“There’s a lot more quality here than it looks,” he mentioned.
“We need a general reset. I think defeat is bound to happen and this cannot happen. We need to commit more, more demanding, more courageous, more action. We should build a new Barca.”
Barcelona are making ready to go to mid-table Osasuna on Sunday as its former midfielder tries to get the Catalan membership’s season again on observe.
“I’m worried,” Xavi mentioned. “We haven’t any selection however to work onerous, lick our wounds and get again on observe.
“Against Bayern I noticed a Barcelona which is smaller (in stature) and we have now to simply accept that. We are working to get Barcelona again the place we should be.”
After dropping 1-0 at house to Real Betis final weekend, Barca are seventh in LaLiga, six factors away from Champions League locations.
They could have at the very least seven key gamers lacking in Osasuna on account of damage – Sergi Roberto, Jordi Alba, Pedri, Anu Fati, Martin Braithwaite, Memphis Depay and Sergio Aguero – and should depend on younger and inexperienced gamers as soon as once more.
“We have to think about the worst-case scenario and work so that this doesn’t happen,” Xavi mentioned. “We have to stay positive and know that the club is going through a complicated situation on the sporting and economic sides.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
