Capdevilla: "Xavi was destined to be a coach"

Joan Capdevila was the right side of Spain in the Eurocopa of 2008 and the World-wide of 2010. The ex player of the Espanyol, Villarreal and Sportive The Coruña was international with 'The Red' in 63 opportunities, where had spare time to know to Xavi Hernández, to the one who defined like "a player-trainer", since the one of Terrassa, in addition to his technical quality and understanding of the game, already showed his capacity to direct from his stage like professional footballer. "It wanted to have all controlled in the field", ensured the one of Tàrrega.

Joan and Xavi did together the course of trainer together with Xabi Alonso and Víctor Valdés. On the míster blaugrana, the today member of the department of Institutional Relations of the Espanyol kidded on his experience in the classrooms: "it was like all in class, all what knows taught it to him I", ensured Capdevila between laughs. The champion of the world with Spain ensures that it is very soon to think on the management of the trainer of the Barça, but thinks that his vocation and intelligence are innate. "It commanded you in the field", sentenced.

For the leader 'parakeet', the party of the Sunday is an opportunity to recover the confidence and go out of the bad series. "We have not begun well the 2022", recognised the ex player, the one who in his formative stage had the opportunity to test with the Barça, but finally signed with the Espanyol. "They offered me an agreement of three years. It was partner of the club and, when I received his call, no thought it to me neither a moment", commented Joan. Likewise, the '11' of the selection shared an anecdote with Xavi before the final of the Euro 2008 in front of Germany (1-0). "If I give it to you, on no account give it back to me", said him the one of Tàrrega to the today trainer blaugrana.

And it is that Capdevila always was conscious of his virtues and limitations like player, attitude that also assumes like leader. Joan thinks that, to win to the Barça, have to be convinced to be able to attain it. "You can not go down the policeman in any moment. They are parties very complicated. So much in defence as in attack, the team has to be a very solid block", commented. For the ex lateral 'blanquiazul', is clear that the priority of the club is to keep in First, but also have the aim to be ambitious, demand to the maximum and try go further. The Sunday will try to recover the good moment that lived between October and November, when they situated in places of European competition in the table.

Xavi will have his new forward in Conellá

This Saturday, the míster culé began the day with the good news of the return of Adama Traoré to the trainings. The one of L'Hospitalet ausentó of the day of the Friday by a problem estomacal and will be able to be of the game in front of the Espanyol, in a 'eleven' to the that also aims Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The gabonés showed good physical condition in the half hour on the green in front of the Athletic of Madrid, by which in Barcelona look forward to to enjoy of the new trident culé in Cornellá, with Ferran Torres as '9'.