'STICK' TO THE TEAM?
Xavi, dissatisfied with Barça after the Clasico: "It is not the game we want ..."
Although winning at Santiago Bernabéu is always a challenge and a reason for celebration, Xavi Hernández has not been happy with the performance of FC Barcelona in the classic against Real Madrid of the Copa del Rey semifinals
The FC Barcelona achieved a victory of a lot of merit (and very worked) in his visit to the Real Madrid. Xavi Hernández has confessed, in room of press, that could not fulfil his plan in the Classical, and that it had to act on the fly. Like result, saw to a team very little dominador and with problems to jump to the attack, but that knew to take advantage of very well the opportunities that had to obtain advantage in the semifinals of the Glass of Rey.
The triumph in front of the Real Madrid was very important for the Barça, by where and how came in the last weeks. The team was living a bajón to sportive level and needed, without place to doubts, a party and result that gave them back the confidence of face to all what comes in LaLiga in the weeks to come. In spite of this, Xavi Hernández has left clear that did not remain satisfied with the staged of his, because the image has not been positive.
"I am satisfied with the result and no so much by the party"
Although it rescues the result, by how arrived to Santiago Bernabéu, is conscious that the Barça has to step forward: "I Am happy by the work, solidad in defence, minimised to the Real Madrid in his field. The party has been difficult. The victory is tremenda. We have not known to retain the balloon, has cost us win duels in the field of the Madrid', standing out how have defended with and without balloon, but aiming that "we have to improve in the game of the balloon: we can not give him the command on the contrary. I am satisfied with the result and no so much by the party".
Although the Barça has achieved the advantage in the series, Xavi Hernández understands that the Real Madrid continues being favourite to classify to the final of the Glass of Rey, because they dominated the meeting from beginning to end, although in the turn have the big advantage that they will play home and will recover to the players lesionados: "we Carry one some advantage. We will have to compete very well. We have defended well. The turn home, with our public, is positive. But I follow seeing to the Real Madrid as favourite".
The 'desaciertos' of the Barça
The trainer of Terrassa has done upsetting in that the team has not been fine in Santiago Bernabéu, further of the defensive solidity and that, in definite, has not been able to carry out his previous plan to the crash: "The plan was another. Dominate in rival field. Defend with the ball, but today have not been able to. We have not been pulcros with the ball. The Madrid has not had clear occasions. It is a very important victory for us".
In this sense, understands that the Barça can not boast of how won this Classical and that "is not the party that want. There are moments in which the rival can dominate you. Cömo Remove him the balloon to Kroos and Modric. Has to value and it is extraordinary", adding that "if we had lost, neither happens at all. It has given the face in spite of the drops".
On the 'renunciation' to the style that has implanted in 'his' Barça, Xavi highlighted that "we have not played like this, but the rival has carried us to play like this. We have not been well with balloon. Usually we are less dense. We have not betrayed any model. It is necessary to defend also. It forms part of the game".
