Xavi Hernandez (44 years old) is an emblematic figure of football with Romanian touches! Because, having results below the level of expectations in Barcelona, the coach of the Catalan formation started to blame the refereeing, after every match, to hide his helplessness.
Xavi Hernandez, Barcelona coach. PHOTO: The Truth Archive
In the middle of last week, Xavi took on the refereeing of Istvan Kovacs, a stellar one, in Barcelona – PSG (1-4). That match threw the Blaugrana out of the Champions League after the return of the quarters. On Sunday, Xavi compromised the chances of winning the title, losing the derby with Real Madrid, away, score 2-3. And this time, the 44-year-old coach “hidden” according to the El Clasico central. Who was the Spaniard César Soto (43 years old).
Xavi's drama is that, both in the case of Istvan Kovacs in the Champions League and in the case of César Soto after El Clasico, his speech is full of unjustified accusations and reproaches. Kovacs had a solid performance and so did Soto. And Barcelona's disallowed goal on Sunday in El Clasico turned out to be the right decision, after all the video analysis. However, Xavi, who will leave Barcelona at the end of the season, shouted “the thieves“, leaving a rather unpleasant impression among those who followed him.
What did Xavi say after Real Madrid – Barcelona?
*We played better than Real, but we lost. Before the match, I said that I want the referee to go unnoticed in this match, making only correct decisions. Unfortunately, it didn't happen that way. I am very dissapointed. I have a strong sense of injustice. I can not lie.
*I'm proud of my team! I tried. We were good, but some mistakes cost us the victory. Normally, the way it played, we should have won. We created more scoring chances and defended better. We controlled the match.
*We have to digest this result and now think about the next match, the one against Valencia. There are still six stages and the objective is to finish in 2nd place, to be in the Spanish Supercup, next season. La Liga has 38 stages, but we have to congratulate Real Madrid for now for winning the title. They have lost just one game this entire season. And the title fight is basically over now.
La Liga, podium, 32nd stage
1. Real Madrid 81 points
2. Barcelona 70 points
3. Girona 68 points
