
FOR THE COACH, THE TEAM PLAYED WELL
Xavi, "uneasy" after the victory in Alicante: "We have complicated ourselves"
Published:5/01/2023 - 00:47h
Updated:5/01/2023 - 00:47h
Xavi Hernández once again pointed out the lack of forcefulness of his coaches after the victory against Intercity (3-4). Despite the four goals, the Egarense coach believes that FC Barcelona should have settled the game in Alicante much earlier
The FC Barcelona needed of 120 minutes to defeat to the Intercity of the First RFEF in the dieciseisavos of final of the Glass of Rey. The Alicante brushed the miracle in a big second part in which the defensive errors of the group blaugrana did the difference. In the lengthen, Ansu Fati appeared to rescue to a Barça that, again, suffered more than the account in front of a rival in accessible theory.
After the party, Xavi Hernández valued the game of his directed, but warned that the own errors and the fault of forcefulness leave him very intranquilo in spite of the classification. "We have failed in the two areas, has been missing forcefulness to sentence and to defend. It leaves me intranquilo this fault of forcefulness in attack. If you mark the 0-2 sentences and, like the day of the Espanyol, have not done it", explained the egarense in the press conference post party.
Besides, the trainer culé signalled the main problem that had his directed in the debut copero. "We have dominated the party, created occasions, but it is necessary to be more effective and sentence, have complicated us the life we same", reiterated the míster of Terrassa. The Barça was thrice advance in the marker, but was unable to sustain the advantage during the regular time and had to play 120 minutes in front of a team that, today, would descend to the fourth category of the Spanish football.
In this regard, the Catalan technician valued the game that, by some stretches of the party, deployed his directed. "The game is well, the first half hour in front of the Espanyol was brilliant, but was missing us forcefulness in the areas, the other day and today also. We have to improve a lot of appearances, but the game is well", insisted Xavi that it left of the room of press of Rico Pérez bother by the last interrogante.
Xavi rescues the level of the Glass
Questioned in case his players had done the ridiculous when equalising in the statutory time with the Intercity, Xavi defended to the team with forcefulness. "They have fallen in this eliminatory seven teams of First, have done the seven the ridiculous? This is the Glass and slope a lot win, think that the question is not futbolera", sentenced the one of Terrassa before leaving of turn to the changing room. The dieciseisavos left went to Getafe, Ray and Elche in front of teams of inferior divisions.