MADRID, 7 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The FC Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernández, insisted on the “excitement” that his team has generated for the season that begins next week, after an exhibition Joan Gamper and goals (6-0) against Pumas in the Camp Nou.
“Happy, with the devoted fans, with this illusion that the team has generated, the signings. I think the team has left a good image, they have played a good game,” he said in statements to the club’s media after the match this Sunday .
The Barça coach acknowledged that he did not like the slowdown after the initial goals, but he understood it because it was a friendly. “We have started with a lot of intensity, very effective and that has led to a more relaxed dynamic. It is the Gamper, we have won, we finished the preseason with good dynamics, with game”, he affirmed.
“This is the path, the sensations are good. It is what we have to achieve for the 90 minutes, not lower the intensity or the rhythm. We get 3-0 soon and we go down, it is understood that it is because it is a friendly, but we cannot lower the intensity in the 90 minutes, that’s why we need a broad squad, with level players. We can’t let our guard down at any time”, he added.
Xavi did not want to praise any player in particular, although Lewandowski and Pedri stood out, and he recognized that the problem he will have to make the eleven is good news, already next Saturday against Rayo in the premiere of the League. “I have many options as a coach, it will be difficult to make an eleven but it is important that there is this competition and it will make us better as a group”, he concluded.