Xavi Hernández

[Jadentheman]

🚨| Everything indicates that Sergi Roberto will play in the midfield after the arrival of Dani Alves.
@gbsans [🥇]

Stunning

I thought Roberto wasn?t good enough for midfield? I guess these are desperate times

 

[jairzinho]

Finished club. Finished players.

 

[OGbarca]

How is this guy not banned yet. Where are the mods

u need to chill my man. maybe xavi ought to teach you some discipline, too

 

[Porque]

This Sergi Roberto to midfield stuff comes out every pre season and every managerial change.

Roberto is pretty well connected with the Spanish press, at this stage I believe it is his agent pushing these stories.

With 3 other Spanish internationals (and two under 19 years old) I hardly think Xavi would push Roberto as one of his midfield starters. But he is a goodhand for rotation and was decent there this season until the emergance of Gavi.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

This Sergi Roberto to midfield stuff comes out every pre season and every managerial change.

Roberto is pretty well connected with the Spanish press, at this stage I believe it is his agent pushing these stories.

With 3 other Spanish internationals (and two under 19 years old) I hardly think Xavi would push Roberto as one of his midfield starters. But he is a goodhand for rotation and was decent there this season until the emergance of Gavi.

Roberto ain't what he used to be. 2016 version would be our best RB and good midfielder. He's been going downhill the past few years.

 

[serghei]

This Sergi Roberto to midfield stuff comes out every pre season and every managerial change.

Roberto is pretty well connected with the Spanish press, at this stage I believe it is his agent pushing these stories.

With 3 other Spanish internationals (and two under 19 years old) I hardly think Xavi would push Roberto as one of his midfield starters. But he is a goodhand for rotation and was decent there this season until the emergance of Gavi.

Good comment. If Roberto gets his fitness back up a bit, he's good/decent for rotation, but his salary was way too high, and without a massive cut (we're talking 60% at a minimum), no way we should extend him.

Personally, there are too many ifs here for a player that wasn't all that even in good form and while younger. I'd let him go, especially since some of the players coming up in his position are potentially top-class, something Roberto never was for us.

Xavi should be careful on whom he places his trust. Some Barca players are simply past it and not worth investing in anymore. I don't demand from him to arrive at this conclusion before seeing them in training with his own eyes, but once he does, he has to quickly discard them.

 

[mc_lovin]

Subbing in Roberto instead of Puig vs Celta would have been an actual improvement. That's the role he should have in this squad and I don't necessarily think we can find a much better option for that.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Good comment. If Roberto gets his fitness back up a bit, he's good/decent for rotation, but his salary was way too high, and without a massive cut (we're talking 60% at a minimum), no way we should extend him.

Personally, there are too many ifs here for a player that wasn't all that even in good form and while younger. I'd let him go, especially since some of the players coming up in his position are potentially top-class, something Roberto never was for us.

Xavi should be careful on whom he places his trust. Some Barca players are simply past it and not worth investing in anymore. I don't demand from him to arrive at this conclusion before seeing them in training with his own eyes, but once he does, he has to quickly discard them.

Good point on the salary. Probably key. Just not worth his salary.

 

[ajnotkeith]

We probably won't have any money to buy backups or rotation players for a while so I would extend him if he takes a big cut, big if.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

We probably won't have any money to buy backups or rotation players for a while so I would extend him if he takes a big cut, big if.

Sadly these free agents get overpaid alot.

 

[Jadentheman]

Good comment. If Roberto gets his fitness back up a bit, he's good/decent for rotation, but his salary was way too high, and without a massive cut (we're talking 60% at a minimum), no way we should extend him.

Personally, there are too many ifs here for a player that wasn't all that even in good form and while younger. I'd let him go, especially since some of the players coming up in his position are potentially top-class, something Roberto never was for us.

Xavi should be careful on whom he places his trust. Some Barca players are simply past it and not worth investing in anymore. I don't demand from him to arrive at this conclusion before seeing them in training with his own eyes, but once he does, he has to quickly discard them.

Training? Xavi should have seen it in past matches.

 

[KingLeo10]

Good comment. If Roberto gets his fitness back up a bit, he's good/decent for rotation, but his salary was way too high, and without a massive cut (we're talking 60% at a minimum), no way we should extend him.

Personally, there are too many ifs here for a player that wasn't all that even in good form and while younger. I'd let him go, especially since some of the players coming up in his position are potentially top-class, something Roberto never was for us.

Xavi should be careful on whom he places his trust. Some Barca players are simply past it and not worth investing in anymore. I don't demand from him to arrive at this conclusion before seeing them in training with his own eyes, but once he does, he has to quickly discard them.

His CL and LL performances from 2017-2021 should be plenty of evidence.

Pep came in and got rid of R10, Deco, and co. right off the bat without any "I want to see what they're like in training". I mean, we're talking about R10 FFS.

Roberto has to go and there's no two ways about it. Unless he's willing to play for 1-2 million a year or something really cheap. Then, he can stay as a bench option. But even then, I don't like his meekness.

 

[Messigician]

His CL and LL performances from 2017-2021 should be plenty of evidence.

Pep came in and got rid of R10, Deco, and co. right off the bat without any "I want to see what they're like in training". I mean, we're talking about R10 FFS.

Roberto has to go and there's no two ways about it. Unless he's willing to play for 1-2 million a year or something really cheap. Then, he can stay as a bench option. But even then, I don't like his meekness.

Xavi has already demanded Roberto is renewed so negotiations will resume this week

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

u need to chill my man. maybe xavi ought to teach you some discipline, too

Xavi has already demanded Roberto is renewed so negotiations will resume this week

 

[serghei]

Xavi has already demanded Roberto is renewed so negotiations will resume this week

Even if we assume that is true, Laporta won't do it if the terms aren't good for the club. Roberto has to drop his demands in that case. Roberto was going to be renewed before Xavi came, but his wage demands didn't meet the club's offer so the negotiations stalled IIRC.

We'll see what happens, but some of the rumors don't make sense. If Roberto is to be renewed, then why is he demanding Thiago? Some of these are probably bullshit.