DBasia.news – Xavi Hernandez has revealed problems in Barcelona. The coach said there was a psychological problem in his players.
Barcelona appeared on the table this season. Despite the factor of being left by Lionel Messi, Los Cules failed to shine even though they had changed coaches, having previously been led by Ronald Koeman.
Finally, Barcelona were eliminated by Bayern Munich from the Champions League. The 0-3 defeat was swallowed by Memphis Depay et al at the Allianz-Arena, Munich, last Thursday (9/12).
The defeat has made Barcelona thrown into the Europa League. And of course, the result added to the length of Barcelona’s difficult period.
In addition to falling in the Champions League, Barcelona is also stumbling in the Spanish League. The Blaugrana are also still scattered in 8th place in the Spanish League standings with only collecting 23 points from 15 matches.
Xavi believes there are non-technical problems that are blanketing Barcelona. The problem is more to the mental factor of the players.
“This is a psychological problem rather than a football problem,” Xavi said at a press conference, as reported by Marca.
“They have to believe in it and that’s my job. We encourage them to be brave. At Barcelona, there’s no point playing above average. You also have to aim to be superior.”
“This is what is missing. Courage, setting goals that are high and not low, because that’s not what Barcelona do. Being brave and understanding the game, we are not far from what we want.”
“The squad has the level to compete and win titles. In Bayern’s game, there is also a psychological aspect, but also [a sign that] the existing habits have been lost,” he stated.
Next, Barcelona will visit Osasuna headquarters in Week 16 of LaLiga. Can you rise, Barcelona?