Xavi Hernández

[Andresito]

Barcelona are among the highest scoring teams in Europe in 2022. Barcelona have scored 28 goals this year, only Liverpool (31) have scored more and Dortmund have scored the same amount.

 

[Kul_z]

Barcelona are among the highest scoring teams in Europe in 2022. Barcelona have scored 28 goals this year, only Liverpool (31) have scored more and Dortmund have scored the same amount.

Thank god! Finally on scoring streak

 

[Jaguar]

Barcelona are among the highest scoring teams in Europe in 2022. Barcelona have scored 28 goals this year, only Liverpool (31) have scored more and Dortmund have scored the same amount.

This is wrong. Real Betis have scored 30 goals this year surprisingly. They've played 14 games though compared to our 12.

 

[Horatio]

Andresito with the fake news.

 

[Sailor Mars]

If Xavi and the team keep up this goalscoring, eventually other teams will start sitting back more and the team will start struggling to break down defences and it will lead to some sterile possession. Some of the attackers excel in space but they will not find the same success against teams sitting back.

Important to temper expectations. Much better Barca teams than the current one hit rough patches too where the football wasn't pretty and the team struggled to do much with the possession.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

If Xavi and the team keep up this goalscoring, eventually other teams will start sitting back more and the team will start struggling to break down defences and it will lead to some sterile possession. Some of the attackers excel in space but they will not find the same success against teams sitting back.

Important to temper expectations. Much better Barca teams than the current one hit rough patches too where the football wasn't pretty and the team struggled to do much with the possession.

Atletico and Athletic are not offensive sides yet we banged four goals Vs each. Athletic was very defensive.

 

[Sailor Mars]

Atletico and Athletic are not offensive sides yet we banged four goals Vs each. Athletic was very defensive.

Atletico has been worse defensively than Barca this season. You are right about Athletic.

All I'm saying is the process to getting back to being a La Liga favorite and CL contender is still a long road. The past few games are a good sign but there are still weaknesses in the team that will continue to pop up eventually as the season goes on.

 

[Kul_z]

To compete for cl you need to match the intensity of top clubs, in which we are closer now then we were last 5 years. We lack more talent, but with couple of smart signings this summer we might be a dark horse of cl easily next season

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

To compete for cl you need to match the intensity of top clubs, in which we are closer now then we were last 5 years. We lack more talent, but with couple of smart signings this summer we might be a dark horse of cl easily next season

Barca has made CL winning way harder than it is. Any well built team should have chance to win it year after year(some years higher chance, some lower). We built team for years to respond to slow intensity LaLiga games and couldn't stand the speed and tempo of the top teams.

Chelsea is a great example how team can overcome more skilled teams.

It's very hard to win just by skill and talent. Takes group effort too.

 

[Andresito]

Andresito with the fake news.

Copy pasted from El Mundo Masala so don't blame me

 

[Joan]

It's hard to predict how Barca does next season. It's been a short period of time (just a few matches) and plenty of our main players are seniors who might keep it up or decline in the summer. To name a crucial two: Alba and Auba. Not to mention our incoming transfers which often don't turn out as we expected. I stay mildly optimistic though.

 

[Kul_z]

Barca has made CL winning way harder than it is. Any well built team should have chance to win it year after year(some years higher chance, some lower). We built team for years to respond to slow intensity LaLiga games and couldn't stand the speed and tempo of the top teams.

Chelsea is a great example how team can overcome more skilled teams.

It's very hard to win just by skill and talent. Takes group effort too.

Indeed. This xavi barca is more compact and 'team' then the lucho barca was, ev, setien and koeman dont want to even talk about. To be honest its a short period of time to say xavi made it but clearly putting 4 past atletico, athletic, valencia and napoli in a month while no particular individual was a standout in all of those speaks for itself. Team is the key, put together with more talent and we are good. Hyped

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Indeed. This xavi barca is more compact and 'team' then the lucho barca was, ev, setien and koeman dont want to even talk about. To be honest its a short period of time to say xavi made it but clearly putting 4 past atletico, athletic, valencia and napoli in a month while no particular individual was a standout in all of those speaks for itself. Team is the key, put together with more talent and we are good. Hyped

True. I was shocked how well we did in February. It was absolutely huge month for this team and they did much better than my expectations. You could see the team grow in your eyes. Amazing progress just in few months and with the January signings.

 

[iniestaGOAT]

It was huge. A disastrous feb could have cost us top4.

 

[iniestaGOAT]

Atletico has been worse defensively than Barca this season. You are right about Athletic.

All I'm saying is the process to getting back to being a La Liga favorite and CL contender is still a long road. The past few games are a good sign but there are still weaknesses in the team that will continue to pop up eventually as the season goes on.

we are pretty much the favourite to win la liga next season. Madrid is a disaster.