We should create a brand new Barcelona: Xavi

Xavi Hernandez is frightened concerning the performances of the staff he as soon as graced as a participant and stated on Saturday that it should reset to create a brand new Barcelona.
Barca’s 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday noticed them exit the Champions League on the group stage for the primary time in virtually twenty years and they’re 16 factors adrift of chief Real Madrid in LaLiga.
Xavi instructed a information convention he was stunned when he arrived to discover a “discouraged” dressing room and believes the issue is “more psychological than football.”
“There is more quality here than it appears,” he stated.
“We need a general reset. I have the feeling that defeat is installed and it can’t be like that. We need to ask for more commitment, be more demanding, more courageous, work more. We must create a new Barca.”
Barcelona is making ready to go to mid-table Osasuna on Sunday as its former midfield nice tries to get the Catalan membership’s season again on monitor.

“I’m worried,” added Xavi. “We haven’t any choice however to maintain working arduous, licking our wounds and getting again on monitor.
“Against Bayern I saw a Barcelona that is small (in stature) and we have to accept that. We are working to get Barca back to where we need to be.”
After shedding 1-0 at residence to Real Betis final weekend, Barca are seventh in LaLiga, six factors off the Champions League locations.
They can have not less than seven key gamers lacking at Osasuna resulting from harm – Sergi Roberto, Jordi Alba, Pedri, Ansu Fati, Martin Braithwaite, Memphis Depay and Sergio Aguero – and as soon as once more should depend on younger and inexperienced gamers.
“We have to think worst possible scenario and work so that doesn’t happen,” Xavi stated. “We have to stay positive and know that the club is going through a complicated situation on the sporting and economic sides.”