MADRID, 23 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of FC Barcelona, final to win 3-2.
“It wasn’t a good game, we normally lost these types of games, but now we have a winning character, an epic character, which we have historically lacked in the club. It’s a positive point too,” he said at a press conference at the Olímpic Lluís Companys.
“It shows the generational change. A 0-2 at home was considered lost. This generation has a different mentality. It is a turning point of winning character. We will not always play well, but we must have character, faith, epic,” he added .
The Barça coach explained the changes and confessed that he prefers to win like against Betis or Antwerp, both 5-0. “Raphinha is a player who can play between the lines, who tries the last pass. We have been interventionist, we have taken risks, we have had many counterattacks, we have had disorder,” he stated.
“It tastes very good, but not better than the day against Betis or Antwerp. When we lower the intensity this team suffers a lot. Great weekend. We got through a game that was very difficult. Correct things and adjust things having won with a wake-up call is fantastic for the group,” he added.
Furthermore, Xavi, recently renewed, praised Celta and celebrated sleeping leaders. “They have closed passing lines very well. Celta has played a great game. I hope it is the luck of the champion, these three points will be very good for us, we are sleeping leaders. We have not attacked in the best possible way. We will be waiting for the derby. Imagine today a defeat at home, bad feelings, changes everything,” he said.
“I’m not going to give my chest because we didn’t play our best game. We could have perfectly lost. We haven’t been at the level of intensity that the game required, but in the end we were brave. The players believed it and at that point I’m very satisfied”, he finished