On Saturday, after Barcelona’s bitterly disappointing 5-3 defeat to Villarreal at Montjuic, head coach Xavi Hernandez announced that he would be stepping down from the position at the end of the season. The 44-year-old has taken the decision in the midst of a very difficult spell for the football club, which has seen them miss out of two trophies (Spanish Super Cup and Copa del Rey), while also being highly unlikely to win La Liga.
Xavi revealed that he spoke to club president Joan Laporta earlier in the day to reveal his decision, and now Laporta has addressed the matter via the club’s official media channels. Despite the pressure that the manager has been under, he won’t be sacked, and will only leave in the summer.
“Xavi has told us that at the end of the season he will leave. It’s a formula I accept because it’s Xavi, and he is a Barcelona legend. He has proposed it to me, he is an honest person. He acts with a lot of dignity and is a person who esteems Barcelona.”
Harshit1
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This is the worst decision by far. Xavi needs to stay, No other coach can manage us better in the current situation. Xavi protects his Players the most, all the bad results we had was because of Individual player errors, But Xavi took it over himself or Blamed other things. He never blamed his players. He is a legend and will always be, He took a drowning Barcelona to a league title, I wish he could have stayed. He has faced the same fate as Velverde. People will realise this again soon.
Jeremy21
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To be honest, Barcelona's performance is not as bad as you may believe. Xavi is a talented coach, but the lack of financial resources to acquire the players he truly desired has limited their options to relying on loaned players. Despite these challenges, Barcelona is currently in third place with only three losses. Instead of rushing to replace him with a coach who may be even worse than Potter, why not give Xavi more time to prove himself?
Elly_trueboy
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Xavi is Overhated & Over Blamed, He Deserved more Respect if people could really remember where he brought us (under Koeman era), till winning La Liga, with limited funds on the modern market Thank You Legend