I actually think Xavi's subconsciously sabotaging Braithwaite because he wants to remain king not ready for anyone to replicate his golden era talent or assume the spotlight. Let's be brutally honest here I think most here would agree Luuk and Adama in their future prime will never have skill and performance equivalence of Ronaldinho or Messi, and obviously Xavi can see this too. Hurts to see this as much for Xavi as Braithwaite and not the first time I've seen goats turned coaches (in curling where my main area of expertise lies) sabotage the best players on their team.