The Egarense coach has taken four games to add the first defeat since he landed on the Barça bench, with Real Betis being his executioner (0-1) on matchday 16 of LaLiga. This result leaves the club in seventh place and six points off the Champions League spots.
The image of FC Barcelona against the Verdiblanco team was not optimal, to which must be added a negative result as always is a defeat at home. However, all the culé fans are aware that Xavi Hernández has taken on a team that is very emotionally touched and is far from being a squad configured to his liking and under his criteria when deciding what troops he needs to carry out his game idea.
It is a year of transition, where it is difficult to ask for titles beyond the Copa del Rey or the Spanish Super Cup. In LaLiga, the distance of 16 points with Real Madrid, although with one game less than the meringues, is practically insurmountable despite not having reached the end of the first round. In the Champions League, it will be key to advance in each round for the economic prize, with the group stage being the objective to be achieved in the short term.
Beyond that, the defeat leaves the new project untouched, which aims to be ambitious and present substantial changes as Xavi Hernández has the pieces that he creates optimal. This also includes a gradual improvement in the economic sphere to be able to go out on the market in search of them if necessary, with what are going to be complicated years where the illusion of a very important figure for Barcelona must be maintained.
Losing games is synonymous with learning mistakes, improving mechanisms, considering role changes that will eventually settle until generating positive automatisms. There are some minimums to meet, such as competing with dignity and qualifying for the Champions League next year, but from there little more can be required of the Egarense coach at the moment.
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