The debate on the style of FC Barcelona, which arose as a result of the match between the Blaugrana team and Atlético de Madrid, has extended after the draw achieved by Xavi Hernández’s team in the derby against RCD Espanyol. At the gathering held in four sportsthe former Spanish coach and coach of the perico team up to two times Javier Clemente spoke about the arrival of the former culé footballer on the Barça bench and the way of playing that he wants to install in the team: “He’s actually starting to coach now. He’s got a really big open world because he’s been such a big figure, but now he’s acting…”
In addition, Clemente criticized that Xavi wants to impose a way of playing at FC Barcelona that does not match the type of footballers he has and has signed during the winter market. “He wants the players to play like he used to play, and that’s not being a good coach. He has to play with the players he has”, he stated in Sports Four. Although this is not Xavi Hernández’s first experience on the bench, for the former Spanish coach, his time in Qatar cannot be compared with the pressure of managing FC Barcelona: “It comes from Al-Sadd, which is like if you train Madrid and play against Second teams”.