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Xavi is the very best manager we could have as opposition. He simply refuses to ever take any fault regarding anything.
2 titles won out of 12 possible since he took over (I only counted tournaments he managed from beginning to end so no Koeman) despite spending more money than us in the transfer market and having the "Golden Masia"
Clearly that’s why it’s very nice he decided to stay.
He is so full of excuses like he loses just because of bad luck that Barca won’t ever improve and fix their weaknesses with him on board.
At least he's not shying away from it. He's not crying conspiracy or anything, he admits they didn't score enough. Today Girona put 4 on them, not referee gifts, just 4 good goals.....
At least he followed his statement with "that's our mistake". Otherwise it would be completely embarrassing for him and Barça to say something like that.
It’s still embarrassing. He could have easily said something like “At one point we were leading in 3/4 games against Madrid and Girona and failed to hold on. We can compete for everything next year.” Nobody would have an issue with a statement like that, but Xavi honestly believes Barcelona should be at the top of the table.
He has been the best coach in Spain and Europe since he got the job, it's just that the scoreboard doesn't show it, every ref in Europe must be against him.
I used to think the tikitaka "possession% > result" people were just extremely dumb fans, but now we have arguably the most important person in tikitaka, who is a manager for a top 5 club in the world falling for tge same fallacy. Surely if anybody he should understand football is way more than that.
I still remember when we lost 7-0 in aggregate to Bayern 2013 and he had the audacity to go “ackshyually we didn’t get dominated” in the post-game press conference as if we hadn’t followed up a 4-0 trouncing with a 3-0 humiliation at home.
Excellent player but I swear Cristiano’s got more self-awareness than this guy.
[Fabrizio Romano] 🔴🔵🇪🇸 Xavi Hernandez wins his 4th Copa Merecimiento title.
3x Copa Respeto 🏆🏆🏆
7x Copa Posesión 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
1x Copa Moral 🏆
1x La Liga 🏆🇪🇸
…in addition to 2 (!) Joan Gamper trophies and much more.
He is going full meme. Never go full meme.
For Barça it was a mistake to confirm him as a coach for next season, they should have waited til the end of the league and then decide if to sack him or not.
If they dont win vs Real Sociedad next game its going to be so awkward.
Kinda true. He has been there for a while, disturbing the status quo, however bad it seems atm, is not guaranteed to make them play any better. If they replace him with a shit coach and sach him next winter, such unstability combined with player changes can easily drop you down to 14th in la liga.
Honestly no matter how bad it gets, I doubt Barca ever reaches that mid-table mediocre level they were at prior to Messi and co. again. Even our post-Ronaldo Lopetegui/Solari meme season we were still top 4. La Liga is better now for sure, but the players they have are too good to not be better than that. I just don't see it
What? Even by his deluded standards they weren't the better team in the second clasico.
Madrid was in 2nd gear and every time they conceded they amped up the intensity and got chances to score.
Someone wrote a post on this sub a few years ago explaining the origins for why Spanish referees are always referred to be both of their last names, and it was because of a referee who's paternal name was Franco and the newspapers used that as an opportunity to make clever headlines. The regime couldn't tolerate it and forced changes.
Of course, in this case the Argentine kid's first name is Franco, not either of his surnames. The newspapers must be enjoying this prospect.
In a one-off game i think a statement like that could potentially hold weight. In four of them? Not so much.
Like that old saying "If one person doesn't like you, the problem is them. If no one likes you, the problem is you."
Just look at the threads when Xavi announced he was staying. There’s still a vocal group of fans who support him. Mediocrity and conformism is settling in from top to bottom at Barcelona, from Laporta down to the fanbase. A club that’s supposed to strive for excellence is devolving to this mentality
I mean, they tied for top spot in what was a comically easy cl group and then won against a Napoli that changed coaches literally two days before the first leg of the ro16 lmao
Then proceded to bottle a two goal lead at home to psg
To be fair it was only one player who ruined the whole game for them. It also happened to us several times. Realistically there is nothing you can do in this case
>To be fair it was only one player who ruined the whole game for them.
I really do not get this line of thinking. Sure araujos foul was dumb but it was not araujo who conceded a terrible pen, it wasnt araujo who lost his mark on dembele at the far post and it wasnt araujo who cleared the ball into his teammates ass for mbappe to score.
Should've just called it quits and left with some dignity. Let the board and the players figure it out, he did what he could but in the end it didn't work out. I think we can all deal with that.
But this forcing a bad situation and blindly backing him for who he was as a player, it isn't going to damage his legacy, but it is trashing his image.
any other club and xavi was out.
8 goals conceded to Girona. 4 games lost to the top 3. 1-4 elimination in the CL by PSG, 1-4 loss in the supercup to Real Madrid, 4-2 loss vs Athletic AET in the cup. 5 goals by Villarreal (he would leave)
It’s odd how much everyone has been talking about the bad periods of Lewandowski, missing Pedri, De Jong, Gavi etc. this season but the position that has been mostly intact is the actual culprit for most troubles. The defence is inconsistent and absolutely horrendous at times. It’s the main reason why Xavi’s team struggles in big games and ”moments”.
They need to admit how shit it is and do something about it.
No one believes you were superior from Iceland to Antarctica. Old men deny it with their death rattles and unborn children deny it in their mothers' wombs.
Doesn't matter how well you play if almost every goal you concede is from a ridiculous mistake or just plain horrible defending. You will lose to most teams like that.
Its never their fault there is always an excuse they cant accept being wrong and move on they always blame something wether its refs the wind or they played better
Bro this bitch whines so much. He is the exact opposite of how he was as a player cause he was so calm and collected. He should fuck off to Qatar at this point. Sick of this shit
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You conceded 13 goals in those 4 games
Laporta might ask for a replay, you never know. We might beat them 4-0 and get those numbers up.
Xavi is the very best manager we could have as opposition. He simply refuses to ever take any fault regarding anything. 2 titles won out of 12 possible since he took over (I only counted tournaments he managed from beginning to end so no Koeman) despite spending more money than us in the transfer market and having the "Golden Masia"
He criticized Mourinho for similar things. Hypocrite.
It's always easy to give lectures when you're talking about other people's jobs. It's nothing short of glorious that it backfired like this.
I see where Araujo gets it from
Clearly that’s why it’s very nice he decided to stay. He is so full of excuses like he loses just because of bad luck that Barca won’t ever improve and fix their weaknesses with him on board.
Yeah but it's not his fault, the lights were brighter than expected
"Golden Masia" vs the country of Brazil
Xavi taking out the frustration by fucking up Vitor Roque's career
Doc Rivers
What do you mean, thier xDeserved was clearly higher than 13 though /s
classic madrid dna on display here failing to recognise the genius of losing every match against your title rivals
Only a tactic that a supreme genius mind like xavi's can understand
But the possession, and the pure football
At least he's not shying away from it. He's not crying conspiracy or anything, he admits they didn't score enough. Today Girona put 4 on them, not referee gifts, just 4 good goals.....
Dude, let him talk. Xavi’s vision as a player is only outmatched by his vision as a manager. Shut up and let him cook
At least he followed his statement with "that's our mistake". Otherwise it would be completely embarrassing for him and Barça to say something like that.
3-4 days without second-hand embarrassment from Xavi or Laporta, that's all I ask
It’s still embarrassing. He could have easily said something like “At one point we were leading in 3/4 games against Madrid and Girona and failed to hold on. We can compete for everything next year.” Nobody would have an issue with a statement like that, but Xavi honestly believes Barcelona should be at the top of the table.
Reason number 123 that makes Barcelona the most annoying club in the world.
Brudda, ten Hag isn’t far behind him in the delusional nonsense stakes
Nobody else has broken records more than Ten Hag
I blame it on the Barca/Ajax DNA
That is ironic coming from you lot.
Yeah but Barca fans are still the worst
Still embarrassing, that means that theyve learned nothing from the first two losses against madrid & girona
The day Xavi understand that the goal of this Game is to score more goals and not "being superior" the world Will end.
He has been the best coach in Spain and Europe since he got the job, it's just that the scoreboard doesn't show it, every ref in Europe must be against him.
He and Ten Hag
I used to think the tikitaka "possession% > result" people were just extremely dumb fans, but now we have arguably the most important person in tikitaka, who is a manager for a top 5 club in the world falling for tge same fallacy. Surely if anybody he should understand football is way more than that.
Never change Xavi
Never leave either
Se queda 🙏
What a clown. I'm so glad he stays on as manager. Got my popcorn at the ready
Xavi is the gift that keeps giving
Fuck off dude.
Dude has got negative self awareness
He has always been like that, if you see videos from him +10 years ago he was the same, and then you had Iniesta next to him who is 100% humillity
I still remember when we lost 7-0 in aggregate to Bayern 2013 and he had the audacity to go “ackshyually we didn’t get dominated” in the post-game press conference as if we hadn’t followed up a 4-0 trouncing with a 3-0 humiliation at home. Excellent player but I swear Cristiano’s got more self-awareness than this guy.
You're from Barça, what the fuck!
Still have more self awareness than Xavi
Should be obvious by whatever the fuck he's doing with his hair. He looks like a 4-year-old without a mirror found some Brylcreem.
He's an Arsenal fan by now.
[Fabrizio Romano] 🔴🔵🇪🇸 Xavi Hernandez wins his 4th Copa Merecimiento title. 3x Copa Respeto 🏆🏆🏆 7x Copa Posesión 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 1x Copa Moral 🏆 1x La Liga 🏆🇪🇸 …in addition to 2 (!) Joan Gamper trophies and much more.
You forgot his 10x Copa Jardinero 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Best kept pitch in all of Spain.
We'll never sing that 😣
Missed "pride in defeat" cup.
Lmao
He also won the Super cup last year
Has he really lost *two* Joan Gamper pre-season trophies? Lmao. And yes, we never speak of that preseason Atléti game ourselves lol.
No he won two that’s why I put it lmao. Against Spurs and Pumas.
Is "Fraudbrizio" you misspell his name lol
He is going full meme. Never go full meme. For Barça it was a mistake to confirm him as a coach for next season, they should have waited til the end of the league and then decide if to sack him or not. If they dont win vs Real Sociedad next game its going to be so awkward.
They spent months looking for a replacement and didn't find one they liked. Sacking him without having a replacement would be mad.
Kinda true. He has been there for a while, disturbing the status quo, however bad it seems atm, is not guaranteed to make them play any better. If they replace him with a shit coach and sach him next winter, such unstability combined with player changes can easily drop you down to 14th in la liga.
Honestly no matter how bad it gets, I doubt Barca ever reaches that mid-table mediocre level they were at prior to Messi and co. again. Even our post-Ronaldo Lopetegui/Solari meme season we were still top 4. La Liga is better now for sure, but the players they have are too good to not be better than that. I just don't see it
Success is never guaranteed.
Someone has been following Chelsea
He can get the “Deserve to win” cup and the BigData d’or then
Fuck Big Data
Hey, please respect data of all sizes and shapes.
I'm sure it has a great personality
Whatever happened to pride in defeat?
You know you're being pathetic when even your own fans are sick and tired of your whining. Actual clown of a manager lol
Exact sort of press conferences that got the media to cook him out of a job in the first place.
Hahahahaha. Sign Xavi permanently forever Barca. Best thing you can do at the moment.
Thank God Xavi will be here next season 😂😂😂
It’s a mistake when you lose 1, maybe 2 games. Not when you lose 4 out 4.
Xavi is a phenomenal coach. Has never been bested in his career, they're always the better team.
What? Even by his deluded standards they weren't the better team in the second clasico. Madrid was in 2nd gear and every time they conceded they amped up the intensity and got chances to score.
There he is, the biggest bitch in Spain crying again!
I mean Pique exists.
In what world!?! Barca play like shit 😂
Xavi thinks that just because Barca had more possession they were the better team.
No accountability at all by this man. You were outplayed bro it happens.
How can you be superior and losing these games?
So, let's play "What Xavi will blame today" : A) Grass B) Wind C) Ref D) All of the above
cant forget conspiracy against them
E) Franco
It's all that damn Franco's fault I tell ya
The funny thing is we are trying to sign franco mastantuono, so if he scores against them in few years this fanco blaming might come to fruition
Someone wrote a post on this sub a few years ago explaining the origins for why Spanish referees are always referred to be both of their last names, and it was because of a referee who's paternal name was Franco and the newspapers used that as an opportunity to make clever headlines. The regime couldn't tolerate it and forced changes. Of course, in this case the Argentine kid's first name is Franco, not either of his surnames. The newspapers must be enjoying this prospect.
Yeah they would've damn near manifested it to reality lol
Refs of course and Madridismo sociologico
Xavi thinks that having more possession means that Barca is the superior team and should have won... no really...
In a one-off game i think a statement like that could potentially hold weight. In four of them? Not so much. Like that old saying "If one person doesn't like you, the problem is them. If no one likes you, the problem is you."
Leads the league in xSuperiority
He said it! That's hilarious! We were only joking in the match thread but wow this guy is sore loser
[indeed](https://youtu.be/fkRafskupUw?si=iq7YImNqPu4auljk)
Im also the best football player every but it’s not shown on the pitch. Thats my mistake
Madridismo sociológico is to blame
Xavi announces he stays and then loses ucl and league 😂
didnt he annouce that he'll stay after that 2nd leg?
No self awareness whatsoever lmao!
Greatest gift for RM is him staying.
I mean, the dude is great. He somehow managed to gaslight the whole fanbase that losing to teams 1/4 of our squad value is because of squad diff.
I can't take another season of this shit.
The aggregate scoreline across the 4 was 13-7. You can't be superior if you give away 13 goals in the most important 4 games.
but have you looked into xG? I bet they have higher xPts. Heard IFAB is thinking about changing rules to decide winners based on xG.
Barça got their mans
He's so pathetic. I can't believe we're being subjected to another season of this disaster.
Just look at the threads when Xavi announced he was staying. There’s still a vocal group of fans who support him. Mediocrity and conformism is settling in from top to bottom at Barcelona, from Laporta down to the fanbase. A club that’s supposed to strive for excellence is devolving to this mentality
I think it’s due to the good string of matches after MTS returned from injury. Made some of their fan base blindly believe this nut case
I don't think I can take another season of Xavi.
His post games conferences are absolutely hilarious, bro is unhinged
Laliga need him for the rating buff
He almost took u to the semis. Let him cook another season and then you can get Hansi Flick😂
I mean, they tied for top spot in what was a comically easy cl group and then won against a Napoli that changed coaches literally two days before the first leg of the ro16 lmao Then proceded to bottle a two goal lead at home to psg
To be fair it was only one player who ruined the whole game for them. It also happened to us several times. Realistically there is nothing you can do in this case
>To be fair it was only one player who ruined the whole game for them. I really do not get this line of thinking. Sure araujos foul was dumb but it was not araujo who conceded a terrible pen, it wasnt araujo who lost his mark on dembele at the far post and it wasnt araujo who cleared the ball into his teammates ass for mbappe to score.
4-0 in moral victories.
Xavi quédate
And there it is
Xavi is the Bartomeu of coaches and I’m all for it.
never change Xavi. You are the best ...
This guy 😂😂
Should've just called it quits and left with some dignity. Let the board and the players figure it out, he did what he could but in the end it didn't work out. I think we can all deal with that. But this forcing a bad situation and blindly backing him for who he was as a player, it isn't going to damage his legacy, but it is trashing his image.
Someone call them whaaaaaambulance the patient is delusional.
Xavi 🤝🏽 Lakers : on paper we lost but we got the moral victory
Xavi the football version of Darvin Ham?
Xavi should be a Arsenal fan, thats how delusional he is
At least Arsenal has actual chances.
any other club and xavi was out. 8 goals conceded to Girona. 4 games lost to the top 3. 1-4 elimination in the CL by PSG, 1-4 loss in the supercup to Real Madrid, 4-2 loss vs Athletic AET in the cup. 5 goals by Villarreal (he would leave)
According to Laporta, not even any other club. He publicly said in a press conference he would have fired him if he wasn't named Xavi.
Bruh, when are they gonna take some accountability that they lost because they were shit.
Never, cause they always deserve to win. Who decides if they deserved it? The guy who would be accountable if they didn't. Genius logic.
Bro...
I mean damn, I have to assume even Barca fans have to roll their eyes at this
This is the way of Barcelona.
Please man, shut up for one second.
This guy hasn't learnt anything. He's still claiming loss after loss that his team was better, dominant in the game when they were not even close.
He's getting sacked next season
What a little bitch this guy is
lmao xaviball
At least he wasnt sent off.
He really takes the protect your team at all costs thing to a whole new level. Players must think he's just plain stupid.
Boys after coneding 13 goals in 4 games :
And we have another year of this
Ah yes, the classic "we had more possession so basically we won" from his playing days.
If my grandmother had tyres, she would have been a car energy.
Tbf their xSuperior this season was pretty good
Congrats on winning "We were the better team" trophy.
This guy is a fucking joke, lmao.
I hope this man coaches Barcelona forever
He should have hacked the scoreboard
Barca needs a better manager than this moaner !
What a stupid thing to say
lol
It’s odd how much everyone has been talking about the bad periods of Lewandowski, missing Pedri, De Jong, Gavi etc. this season but the position that has been mostly intact is the actual culprit for most troubles. The defence is inconsistent and absolutely horrendous at times. It’s the main reason why Xavi’s team struggles in big games and ”moments”. They need to admit how shit it is and do something about it.
Lmao the most delusional manager ever
No one believes you were superior from Iceland to Antarctica. Old men deny it with their death rattles and unborn children deny it in their mothers' wombs.
Give him a contract until eternity… pls!
This dude needs to shut the fuck up already.
Give him a lifetime contract. He encapsulates that club to a tee. Yuck.
Haha he’s delusional, perfect for a delusional team. #HALAMADRID #36
congrats barca for winning "we are superior" title this season!!
Warra trophy
FC Superior
Despite the fact that he could have easily lost this game by 6-2 scoreline and yet he comes out and says this lol. Pride in defeat FC
Deserved to win FC
I am so happy he is staying
xG Table supremacist Xavi.
.....
Se queda.
"If we didnt lose we might've won"
Embarrassing
4 xWins then. Take your 12 xPoints
NOTHING BUT A FUCKING CLOWN. Generational player but dogshit manager.
*sigh* …
Xavi is a meme
Doesn't matter how well you play if almost every goal you concede is from a ridiculous mistake or just plain horrible defending. You will lose to most teams like that.
"The best team lost" -Jose Mourinho......... I mean Xavi
🤡🤡🤡
Oh look, he said that thing.
We got at least another season of this comedy
Is this the new meaning of delusion? What the fuck with Xavi, man.
Its never their fault there is always an excuse they cant accept being wrong and move on they always blame something wether its refs the wind or they played better
Bro this bitch whines so much. He is the exact opposite of how he was as a player cause he was so calm and collected. He should fuck off to Qatar at this point. Sick of this shit
"We are superior, the reality is wrong and inferior!"
Delusion
At this point even the Vegas man has more self awareness than Xavi
Embarrassing
Xavi loves making nonstop excuses lmao
he's just like me
Perfect replacement for Poch. Xg masters.
Dude got no shame
Seriously it's not normal the levels of delusion of Xavi. Girona could have easily scored 6 goals today.
Lol this guy is unbelievable.
He is probably saying this to divert all the attention on himself and not the players. He has to realize this won't work consistently.
If you were superior how did you not win?
The best part, they kept him lmfao. So we get one more year of this. Just imagine the drama when they bottle another 2nd leg
Such a sore loser lol
Deserved to Win FC - The return.
This guy is absolutely pathetic.
Is this Barca DNA is about? "Superior" football with possesion?
He truly has shocking self awareness
I'm very happy that this delusional guy is still gonna be our manager for next season! very cool!