Nah its all excuses... 'house full of Germans'.. he got it tactically completely wrong.
As did time and again to go out to sides had better side than and all of whom had injuries also.
Madrid is example of how can beat top teams... yes well pointed out.
No more excuses.
Yes, Madrid is an example we can beat top teams. We can get tactics right and the players can deliver, so far domestically. We can also lose to any top team, as proven in CL last year. The team is at a stage in its development where both Xavi and the players need to show consistency at dominating the better sides.
The way you say it, the squad is great, and if we fail it means Xavi is shit, makes no sense. Whatever these players showed so far, they did it with Xavi. Most of these players won at Barca their first serious title with Xavi, last season. They're not some serial winners that Xavi is bringing down with his shit tactics
. They are first time La Liga winners last season, with him managing them. Most of the team is made of talented teenagers, talented but raw kids, 1-2 quality players in their prime, 2-3 good players, and some oldies that already saw their best days.
The point you don't get is that we lose as a team, we win as a team, Xavi and the players are at the same stage. Both need to prove themselves against better, bigger teams in CL, where every error counts and the pressure is the highest. This stuff you try to promote, that Xavi is shit and the squad is amazing doesn't work at all.
I was born one day, but it wasn't yesterday.