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LAST SEASON IN THE To THE-SADD

Xavi Hernández announces that it withdraws to devote to train

Published:2/05/2019 - 19:02h

Updated:2/05/2019 - 21:54h

Xavi Hernández, one of the best midfield players of the history of the football -or, possibly, the best- has announced officially that it will withdraw of the football in active when finishing the season to devote to be trainer

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Xavi Hernández, alive legend of the FC Barcelona for having won absolutely all the titles with the Barcelona team (with a list of winners of 35 in total), announced in article for Generation Amazing that, after finalising the current season in the rows of the To the-Sadd, will withdraw of the football in active to devote to be trainer.

The egarense showed appreciated for having prolonged his career and left clear that, after facing his last challenges in active (the Glass and Champions Asian), his future is in the benches. "It has been a privilege play to the football until the 39 years", said, adding that "this is my last season like player, but am wishing to see what offers me the future like trainer".

Besides, it left clear the signals of identity that will have the teams that he train in a future. "My philosophy like trainer reflects the style that develop during a lot of years under the influence of Johan Cruyff and of The Farm, and that has his maximum exponent in the form to play to the football in the Barcelona. It loves me see to the teams take the initiative in the field, the football of attack and go back to the essence of what all love from our days of infancy: the football of possession", ensured.

Xavi wants to put in practical all what has learnt in his two decades like professional in his new and ilusionante stage like trainer. "What have attained in the last two decades has been a privilege and, thus, think that is my have to take out the initiative of the field and give back through the football whenever it was me possible", manifested.

Xavi, taking out the licences

Already it does time that Xavi announced that his future was in the benches. The Catalan wants to be trainer, and does months that prepares mental and formally for this. After taking out the first title, has slopes some courses more to be able to work with teams of maximum level, but follows advancing step by step and has very clear his intentions.

It is necessary to remember that Xavi, beside the Messi, Iniesta or Puyol, formed part of the best generation of players formed in the Masia of the history of the FC Barcelona, something that obviously will have influence in his approaches when it arrive the moment to head to his future team, although it still is prompt to say which will be.

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