Xavi Hernández

[Stric]

This is ridiculous. Anyone can miss a penalty. It doesn't mean it was wrong to have him take it. Fabregas could have missed too.

 

[darthvader7888]

Not really against him taking penalties but he needs to stop taking free kicks.

 

[Darko]

Good game apart from the penalty miss, watching him move into spaces and control games is a beatiful thing!

 

[Gohan]

Ruined my prediction, I had 5-0

 

[voodoomaster]

Xavi isnt as bad as puyol yet(the club is just showing respect putting him on the bench. Thats fair enough. He is a legend), but he Will be soon. What about gundogan from august on and xavi one last season on the bench?

 

[Barcaman]

I kinda fail to see Tata's point of overplaying Xavi this way. At least he was subbed off but that missed penalty made it worse.

 

[JamDav1982]

I kinda fail to see Tata's point of overplaying Xavi this way. At least he was subbed off but that missed penalty made it worse.

He isn't being overplayed at all and is getting rested a lot more than last season.

 

[Semi-Neutral]

How is it overplaying? He's going to play in the Atletico game, so he needed some match fitness after winter break, and letting him play against Getafe would only give him three days rest, so Xavi had to play today. Tata did the exactly right thing...

 

[FCBarca]

Wonder if Xavi was ill or dealing with personal issues because it was a very odd performance from him, for me...Could then be fatigue as well but it was strange to see him lacking sharpness throughout the match

 

[te amo barca]

 

[Paganinisrvnge]

Would really like to see Xavi transition to more of a bench role. He's fading fast. I can't even pinpoint what's different in his game as opposed to his last truly legendary performance( Euro 2012 final) but something is missing. I want to see some more of the Fabregas, Busquets, Iniesta combo.

Also, no more direct free kicks for Xavi please.

 

[KingMessi]

He can still be lethal as an impact sub in the second half. Kinda like what happened against Villarreal.

 

[BarçAjax8]

Would really like to see Xavi transition to more of a bench role. He's fading fast. I can't even pinpoint what's different in his game as opposed to his last truly legendary performance( Euro 2012 final) but something is missing. I want to see some more of the Fabregas, Busquets, Iniesta combo.

Also, no more direct free kicks for Xavi please.

Have you seen any of the matches when Iniesta and Fabregas both play in Midfield? They don't compliment each other very well and both want to play in an advanced attacking role on the left side. It leaves too much for Busquets to clean up and little cover whenever we lose possession.

At this exact moment we really don't have a replacement for Xavi. Looks like ter Stegen will be coming in so we have a GK but we need a CB & either Oliver Torres or Gundogan to work under Xavi until he decides to call it a career.

 

[TataMascapenes]

He's definitely past it I'd say, he really has declined quickly. Maybe he should finish his career after this season, to at least keep some dignity.

 

[kostasgtc]

Have you seen any of the matches when Iniesta and Fabregas both play in Midfield? They don't compliment each other very well and both want to play in an advanced attacking role on the left side. It leaves too much for Busquets to clean up and little cover whenever we lose possession.

At this exact moment we really don't have a replacement for Xavi. Looks like ter Stegen will be coming in so we have a GK but we need a CB & either Oliver Torres or Gundogan to work under Xavi until he decides to call it a career.

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