Xavi Hernandez’ stactical mastery guides Barcelona to hard-fought triumph over Alaves

Xavi Hernandez’ This win comes on the heels of a midweek setback against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.

Talking candidly to Barça TV+, Xavi analyzed the match, addressing the team’s

difficulties, defensive lapses, and praising standout performers, notably Robert Lewandowski.

Acknowledging the positional obstacles looked during the game,

Xavi expressed, “Positionally we weren’t terrible, but we suffered a lot with

lost possessions and transitions, especially with Samu.”

In spite of the obstacles, Xavi lauded the team’s attitude, emphasizing,

“We are not in our best moment, but we showed our attitude to win a match that was going badly for us.”

Addressing defensive lapses, Xavi admitted, “We’re giving away ridiculous and

unacceptable goals this season. It’s the reason why we have fewer points compared to last season.”

Nonetheless, he singled out Ronald Araujo for praise,

hailing him as the team’s “best individual defensive player.”

The spotlight was likewise on Robert Lewandowski, who scored a crucial brace.

Xavi highlighted Lewandowski’s consistency, noticing,

“Lewandowski is dependably there for us. We have perhaps of the best striker on the world.”

Looking forward, Xavi communicated the requirement for a break during the international period,

saying,” The international break will be good for us to reconnect,

think things through, and improve. I’m clear that we will improve.”

Diving into strategic bits of knowledge, Xavi made sense of,

“The team played well for around 35 minutes in the second half.

We were organized, playing vertically with Ronald up top.”

Xavi additionally tended to the outside pressures influencing the team,

expressing, “The analysis from the press influences the footballers, and they don’t play well.”

Notwithstanding the difficulties, Xavi communicated fulfillment with the result,

saying, “I saying, “I evaluate the match very positively.

We were able to win the match after a bad start, and that has a lot of merit.”

Acknowledging the ongoing negative atmosphere, Xavi expressed,

“We’re in a terrible moment, yet even like that, we figured out how to dominate a game,

and that has a great deal of legitimacy.”

Highlighting the impact on the players, Xavi added, “The negativity around the

team and the criticism is affecting my players, especially the youngsters.”

Ending on a positive note, Xavi accentuated the significance

of keeping up with the perfect mindset, expressing,

“We need to request more from the footballers so they give their most ideal variant.

They have had the option to get the fortitude important to win when things

were not working out in a good way, and that is likewise important.”