Xavi Hernández

[Ghostmaster]

It's only natural that he will feature in less games.

Pirlo played 41 games this season while being 34 yrs old. Xavi doesn't have a lot of injuries, I think he can play a lot next season.

 

[abual3bed1]

Pirlo played 41 games this season while being 34 yrs old. Xavi doesn't have a lot of injuries, I think he can play a lot next season.

Pirlo doesn't run as much as Xavi. He has Vidal and Pogba to do all the defending for him. Xavi might be lazy tracking back but he's usually one the top 3 runners in most games. I don't think Pirlo would've played this many games had he run as much as Xavi.

 

[Ode to Django]

Pirlo distance covered per match is more or less the same as Xavi, maybe slightly less. He's always had other people do the defending for him, because he's as slow as a turtle.

Which in turn makes him more of a boss, who writes distasteful books

 

[footyfan]

Was the Atletico match the first big game Xavi has missed in close to 6 years?

 

[CatalinR10]

Was the Atletico match the first big game Xavi has missed in close to 6 years?

yep

 

[footyfan]

This is my favorite Xavi pass in those 6 years. vs Malaga for Alves and vs Sevilla for Pedro were awesome too, ironically all 3 are from 2009/10.

 

[Ode to Django]

Video made by old forum member Xaviniesta ^

 

[XaviMessiGirl]

Pirlo played 41 games this season while being 34 yrs old. Xavi doesn't have a lot of injuries, I think he can play a lot next season.

And he would start to play poorly if he went several games without rest. Pirlo shouldn't be playing every game anymore either.

 

[barcanuck]

"@espcore: Reports: Xavi has decided to leave Barcelona at the end of the season & Iniesta is trying to convince him to stay." @iamhq

 

[darthvader7888]

"@espcore: Reports: Xavi has decided to leave Barcelona at the end of the season & Iniesta is trying to convince him to stay." @iamhq

I want him to stay but he needs to realize he's 34 years old. His playing time needs to be reduced significantly.

 

[Jadentheman]

They say the reports are from a family member? There might be some weight behind that between his last WC and his talk with Enrique on his future he could be the shock departure.

 

[instinct]

Xavi at the meeting with Enrique:

 

[DonAK]

He shouldnt leave... just take a lesser role.

 

[instinct]

I don't want him to leave either but if he does we know that Enrique will probably change our system much more than we expect now. Selling Xavi would be a massive sign.

 

[darthvader7888]

I don't want him to leave either but if he does we know that Enrique will probably change our system much more than we expect now. Selling Xavi would be a massive sign.

It could be that Enrique wants to reduce Xavi's role and Xavi wants to leave as a result. It doesn't necessarily mean that the system will be changed THAT much.