The coach of Barcelona, Xavi Hernández, spoke this Wednesday in the preview of the match against Real Sociedad. The azulgrana team has just won one game in the last four and has kept the Champions League as its only objective. These were the impressions of the Terrassa technician.
The teams have begun to close against Barça. Can it be good for Real to play upstairs?
Totally agree. He is a different rival than what we have found against Eintracht. La Real is a great team, Imanol, a great coach. And his game model is very similar to ours. They have been working very well for many years and are an example for us. It’s going to be a tough match. It is a game that we are not very good at. They press well…, we will try to find the tools to get out of their pressure… The anger is over. There is illusion again. We have to get out of the negative dynamic and that’s it. Everyone is playing a lot but we will try to achieve the goal.
Why has the team fallen?
It depends on the party. I think that against Leavante we played to win. It is true that the tie against Eintracht was not good. And against Cádiz I think it was a mental issue. It cannot be said that there is a specific reason. We have to face reality and grit our teeth to get the second place that would give us access to the Super Cup.
How is Pique?
In the non-sports theme it is fine. He is like that. He likes to be on people’s lips. We are antagonists. I prefer to be more cautious, he is not so much. But this is Pique. If he was distracted, I’m the first to tell him. But this gives you gasoline, it’s like a drug. He gives her adrenaline.