“Xavi is version 3.0 of Barça”

With his particular way of living life, from the good vibes, and happy for his return to Barcelona, Daniel Alves granted this Thursday an interview to the program Tot Costa de Catalunya Rádio in which, despite having been in the Barça dressing room for a couple of months, He transmitted messages very similar to those of his presentation and put his current coach through the roof, with whom he spoke the same language on the lawn when Xavi I made the ‘tempo’ so that Alves break the defenses in line down the right flank. The Brazilian predicts great days for Barça. “This Xavi, I’ve already said it once, coach, is version 3.0 of Barça. He has the same philosophy as Guardiola, the same style. It may cost you a little more for the whole situation, but great stories, great books, are also a process. It has been brave to come and take on Barça at this time.”

The other big name that Alves spoke about in the interview was Messi, with whom he shared so many warm-ups (they were a couple in ball exercises before games) and right wing on so many great nights. Daniel admitted that he spoke with him in the last Brazil-Argentina that stopped due to the health controversy and, although he revealed that they did not talk about his return (Alves’ return was not closed), He winked at him as in his presentation: “He is not only the best player in the club, but in history and it is strange to be here and not have him. But many times things do not happen as we dream. He was the one who told me: where are you going to be better than here? I tell you the same. It would be nice if he finished his career here. Finishing here could be a great gift for him and for the club to take care of that.”. “If he does, I’ll act as an intermediary for the commission,” he joked.

Finally, Alves also recognized that it is difficult to reach a club that is no longer hegemonic and that he has gone from fighting for the Champions League, and doing it, to being in the fight for the first four places that gives access to a competition from which Bayern… and Benfica have dismounted him: “It is very painful to see where Barça has been led. We have to find the solution. Clubs always have their ups and downs. What must be ensured is that crises last a short time, a couple of years. And our challenge here is to convince everyone that they play for the best club in the world, the team that changed the history of football. The people who are part of the club must get this into their heads. A 17-year-old boy can be a phenomenon, but it is not easy for him to carry the weight of the club. That’s why you have to be close to him. The idea is to convince them that they are experiencing something unique and that they cannot miss it. Let them know the history of this club because it is unique”.