Xavi Hernández

[JamDav1982]

OK, let's put this one over the pile of others where we simply disagree on. No issues for me.

There is nothing to disagree on. You are wrong and dont know what happened.

Pep offered to resign when they won elections. They declined... Easy time to say Pep abandoned Barca for former board rather than club..
They renewed Pep.
Every time Pep told them he wanted to resign or was thinking about it they would not accept and asked him to take time. As happened in his final season.
Pep knowing how much board wanted him and would still try to get him back asked them not to contact him when left.
Board approach Pep to take job again when Tito gets ill and Peps reacts angrily as knew was coming and asked to be left alone.

That is the reality and all from those on Peps side and/or public knowledge.

 

[serghei]

Yes, yes, you are the owner of absolute opinions. I know the type. Move on.

 

[JamDav1982]

Nope not my opinions you numpty.

Peps own words they asked him to think again when would say wanted to resign. His own words that he asked them to leave him alone and not try to get him back
again,

You are clueless as usual is the reality and have nothing whatsoever to back it up other than just parroting shit others have claimed.


Other than that.. fact he offered to resign..and fact they renewed him.

Usual. You think know more than Pep himself.

 

[serghei]

Have you heard of PR? You know when you say something not because it's true, but because it benefits your image? It's like you were born yesterday.

It benefits all parties, Pep and Barca, to have a clean break without any scandal. Move on you numpty. Believe what you want.

 

[JamDav1982]

Have you heard of PR? You know when you say something not because it's true, but because it benefits your image? It's like you were born yesterday.

What PR does Pep get by claiming Barca board asked him to stay and he told them to leave him alone when they didnt?

If anything Peps PR is better if lies and made out he was forced to leave Barca.

Do better.

You have no clue and just try to come up with imaginary scenarios when caught out.

 

[serghei]

Anyway, back to the initial point, Bartomeu and Rosell fucking ruined a dynasty handed out to them on a silver platter. Florentino just took it, said thank you, and won fucking 5 CLs, including a 3peat in the decade that followed. That's fucking hilarious.

If you're not a Barca fan.

 

[serghei]

That's what being a shit leader means. Allowing your main rival to stomp you after having your boot firmly down his neck.

 

[JamDav1982]

Anyway, back to the initial point, Bartomeu and Rosell fucking ruined a dynasty handed out to them on a silver platter. Florentino just took it, said thank you, and won fucking 5 CLs, including a 3peat in the decade that followed. That's fucking hilarious.

If you're not a Barca fan.

Not quite what happened.

No one is ever handed a dynasty on a platter and not when won nothing of note in final season. If anything it is said Pep thought the plyers had changed and he didnt have the energy/ideas of how to go again with those players.

Pep won one CL also in that time and Real improved massively.

 

[Porque]

Xavi saying today that he is renewing for 1 year (like Pep did), alluding to the fact that Barcelona is a much higher stress job than the likes of City.

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

Who wouldn't be stressed with xaviball.

 

[FCBarca]

Xavi saying today that he is renewing for 1 year (like Pep did), alluding to the fact that Barcelona is a much higher stress job than the likes of City.

I concur with his POV and who would understand pressure at a club like Barca better than Pep or Xavi?

I also think this has good optics, renewal despite not fully convincing with his technical acumen on the touch line. He gets this year to show whether he will really become a legendary coach or filed under the category of many failed ex-footballers trying to coach

 

[JohnN]

Issue with barca coaches is that our standards are astronomically high.
in order to be considered a great coach here, you need to bring domestic and European titles, while also dominating every opponent by playing PlayStation football.

In any other team, Even if they scrap a champions league title winning 1-0 and in penalties all the way to the final, while refs push them, their fans would be pretty happy.
we would still be moaning.

 

[JamDav1982]

The pressure is huge at most top clubs now and they also all want to win with a certain style of play. That is not unique to Barca in way it used to be.

Likes of Mourinho/Conte have become less relevant because of that.

There is also pressure in other leagues just to make top 4 and CL football in way there will never be at Barca.

On top of that in Peps day and before it was unique to Barca and Spanish football compared to other leagues with the media scrutiny due to the daily radio talk/tv talk shows and sporting newspapers etc. These days every league has that with social media/pod casts and tv channels.

I think Xavi is over playing the pressure argument here and attaching it in ways it genuinely would have been more applicable in past.

Dont doubt he feels huge pressure to get things right and maybe feels it more personally as its Barca and may be his one shot in the job but pressure is massive in all of the jobs really these days.

 

[jamrock]

There is about 0 teams in world football that if they went 4 years without winning a league title and finally won it, amind a financial crisis that's has never been seen in the history of football.

That's a large portion of there fan base would be moaning about, poor quality football and the league being "shit".

So yea he's absolutely right, no club in world football has the pressure of Barcelona, because it's not just about winning it's about winning with style.

 

[JamDav1982]

Most top clubs these days want to win in 'style'.

Xavi has had more money to spend than any Barca coach in years and other clubs have different pressures in terms of more quality in league.

A lot of what made the Barca job more pressure applies to majority of top teams now and.

Xavi has had the money and the 'excuse' of current situation for when doesnt win. No other Barca coach has had that either.

The pressure that used to be unique to Barca in wanting to win a certain way and the scutiny from fans/media applies across the board to most top sides now.

On one hand folk claim he has the pressure to play a certain way and next same folk claim he doesnt and only winning matters.