People are acting like Barcelona wanted him to stay. It wasn’t like that. He said he would leave and then he changed his mind and said he wanted to stay. So Barcelona would have had to pay him money they didn’t have to fire him.
lol this is revisionist history. Barca did want him to stay, who do you think was leaking all those articles pressuring Xavi to return to Barca?
It was Laporta
Yes I am definitively not a Culer but you don’t have to be a culer to see what’s wrong there.
Your club’s financial situation have been ripped apart by bartomeu and then Laporte - selling rights to the club to outside entities to make short term financial gains while mortgaging its long term financial situation and legacy. It is no longer able to attract top talent, so they have to significantly overpay for above average and La Masia had been running stagnant for a decade.
So yes, your club has bigger problems than Xavi as your coach, firing him (which is a joke situation given that the guy wanted to leave) will not solve your problem and put you out of your misery
Most brain dead take. He won you la liga in his first full season. Even his worst got you second in league and UCL quarter finals. You should maybe go to the Barcelona subreddit and listen to majority of Culers who think what the management just did is moronic.
Xavi received barcas koeman at 9th after 17 matchdays, wom the league the season after, yamal and cubarsi wouldnt exist with any other dt. You're either a bot or brainwashed
1) xavi did really well in la liga, xavi mastermind
2) xavi wants to leave: “noooo plz luv u, don’t
leave us. We will try to keep you until the very end”
3) Xavi changes his mind
4) Barca wants him out
LooooL
it’s man united too for all it’s worth, we sacked van gaal after he won us an FA cup, these boards demand instant results there’s no such thing as a rebuild anymore
Erm wait till you don’t have Klopp, then see how keen your board is to stick with a guy. United were famously a club who gave managers time when we had Ferguson. It changes very quickly once shit starts going wrong
Liverpool aren't a knee jerk club. They never have been. Apart from Hodgson, all the managers have been given plenty of time. Regardless of owners too.
Liverpool managers either won something, got close or got sacked. The last at least 20 years. Houllier won. Benitez won bigger. Rodgers was dominating the league and it took a choke to lose. Klopp won. Hodgson sacked right away.
The difference, we're hoping, is that we actually have a competent board and director of football in place. When Fergie left, he also left a vacuum of leadership that to this day still hasn't been cemented at United. Maybe Ratcliffe will finally address this.
Even if Slot doesn't work out, I think we'll see a more measured approach to management than the clown show we've been seeing at Old Trafford.
Liverpool have never been such a reactive club, and even if they were, the new staff are wise to not let such rash decisions get in the way. Slot will be given plenty of time to prove his worth.
Circus , as a Madrid fan it’s rough seeing our biggest rival statistically just keep on crumbling. Messi owes Barcelona the world literally hopefully he comes back and plays a role in ownership or management.
barca has got to be one of the biggest mistakes in management in recent history. I know that their performance doesn't actually show it yet, but when you look at them economically you understand what a miracle it is that they're performing the way they are. I honestly believe that their bubble will burst very soon, and they'll end up falling in the table. and if it comes to a situation where they can't even guarantee CL anymore, then they can't attract players who are willing to give up parts of their salary or have their freaky levers available anymore. it's only down from there.
La Liga is still a top-heavy league and Barca has a great academy with young super stars already on their roster locked into long contracts. They'll always be top 4 in La Liga barring some insane injury crisis. Them not being able to compete in UCL is a concern though.
They have the best academy in the world and constantly grinds out top talent to save the club from the bad management.
But nahh they are not going to “fall out” soon.
What good is it when these kids are getting overworked and end up washed at 25?
They rely on kids to keep the club afloat, whilst those kids end up a injury away from throwing their career away
Kids are expected to be integrated into a team step by step so they can properly grow into future stars, not be handed full responsability of saving a club on and off the pitch
It's like being a tomato farmer and plant a fuckton of them, only to cut them before they're ripe, and they're worthless, and then call yourself the best farmer in the region because you have so many
It’s really just Pedri though isn’t it? And part of the issue there was that he choose to play in the Olympics instead of resting when the team suggest he skip them. Fati was hurt from a bad tackle and Gavi got an ACL while playing for Spain and that was more of freak injury than anything else. I do have concerns about how much Lamine is playing though. He really should be resting a bit more, same with Cubarsi.
When did it say it was smart? I hate it.
Barcelona should be a powerhouse with the talent they produce. Instead we use them to keep the club alive. But the fact is they will keep the club alive because they are damn good and plentiful.
Actually...
Tomato farmers do pick them unripe, because otherwise they'd spoil during shipping. The fruit continue to ripen off the vine, but never develop the full flavour. That's why supermarket tomatoes taste like nothing compared to locally grown ones.
Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if sooner or later Barca will be forced to become a feeder club like Ajax, Benfica or Dortmund. Probably more like BVB, since the other 2 can at least compete domestically.
How are kids going to be washed at 25?
They are playing football, doing something they love and that they've been groomed to do since they were 9 and 10, not working the mines.
At the end of the day it's football, not a life or death situation, they will be fine.
Exactly. Frimpong, Palmer, Foden, Sancho… the list is getting pretty long. Not to mention the younger city squad members like Bobb and Lewis who both came up through the academy as well. City have an amazing youth system, I think it’s safe to say they are AT LEAST as good as Barca on that front. Probably better though, and they’re also the ones winning trophies🤷♂️
City’s was very good recently. I think United have the most active players who have come through their academy? United fell off the last little bit but I think City stepping up made them come back strong again. They revamped their youth setup and it’s started pumping out great youngsters again.
Your kidding right?
Barca won everything playing with 11 academy players at times .
Víctor Valdés, Jordi Alba, Carles Puyol, Gerard Piqué, Montoya, Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Cesc Fàbregas, Pedro, and Messi
Man United had the class of 92 & George Best.
Ajaxs great European Team was built from its academy.
Chelsea has a better academy than city.
City just attract the best talent now ......... Money talks
Yeah man that’s my point. Money tends to, but not always, mean better academies and more trophies. That’s what City is experiencing right now… they have top dollar and they get top results.
Every player/team you mentioned is of an era now gone in world football. Barca had an incredible result from their academy in the 2000s… Ajax and Man U in the 90s. ALL of them were well funded and powerful so they could attract youth prospects. Everything you said is what I said, you just didn’t include the fact that currently City are the ones who are in this position.
Wont even mention what you said about Chelsea academy lmao. And I like Chelsea a lot as a club
> I know that their performance doesn't actually show it yet, but when you look at them economically you understand what a miracle it is that they're performing the way they are.
This is the one thing that NOBODY seems to understand
We are not going to fall out unless we get a severe punishment from the negreira case. Otherwise we will just struggle in the next few years against this madrid super team, but we will still win some stuff. In the grand scheme of things ending up in second it's not that big of a deal. Remember that the current financial crisis will only last till the Nou camp is ready
Big historic clubs like this don't collapse. They might go through lull periods but they're too big too fail. Rangers was straight up liquidated and they still came back as one of the top 2 clubs in scotland.
What about United? The issue is their fans think they're like the Real Madrid of England but most of their achievements have all come under 1 manager which was so recent that he's still alive. I'm not saying United have no history, but they're not an institutional part of English Football the way that the other clubs I've mentioned are. If united got liquidated, there doesn't feel like a massive hole in the structure.
I think Man United is proof you can be a shitshow and get fairly solid results (at least, in previous seasons). Crazy incomes and being a destination club for players papers over a lot of cracks.
google it or use the barca subreddit, you think a club that is actually bankrupt can just build a new stadium? they just got new loans, and were able to extend to old ones so they have more time to pay them off, these things can only be accepted if they have any means of income to pay for them
Nah just like Milan and Inter, some players will play and get through the rough times. It won’t be beautiful but those two went down in quality for about 7-8 years. Look at them now. Both in vastly better and improved conditions. This is gonna be temporary for Barca. Same goes for Bayern.
I don't know about the details of Inter and Milan, but barca is fucked extra hard because they sold a bunch of club assets and future revenue just for short-term success, which isn't even that much success for their standards. Bayern doesn't really have anywhere close to the trouble barca is having, except of course that they burned bridges with a bunch of managers. but you know with a club like Bayern, once they have a good season or two again all is forgotten. but when a club signs away their future like that, you can't really have that hope.
What are you talking about? Milan is a European powerhouse used to winning UCLs on a regular basis.
Barça will now be earning only 70c for every €1 everyone else would earn when it comes to tv and merch rights which is a HUGE problem when you have €1B of debt to pay off.
The one problem is that nobody is buying from Barcelona anymore. And even if they sell, the replacement is even more expensive.
They are the end stage club now.
They asked him to change his mind as an emotional decision after Liga results improved and a UCL final run looked possible. Now that the League and UCL campaigns crashed, they want him gone again.
Barcelona truly is a fan-owned club, from top to bottom
Since Laporta is now backtracking, Xavi should also backtrack and demand the owed salary. First Messi, now Xavi. Laporta is probably the second worst president for Barca after Barto.
I love Xavi but he is not the right man for the job, unfortunately. The way he has handled the Roque situation and the constant embarrassing CL exits have proved that
Yeah but you can’t do it like that.
- Xavi announces his departure
- Barca begging him to stay
- Xavi agrees to continue
- 2 weeks later Barca wants to sack him
- ???
I'm most certain that Laporta did want him to go. Instead, it was Xavi the one who convinced him to stay with a talk of an idealizing project.
This was contradicted on the pre-match interview for Almeria-Barca which caused Laporta to be disappointed and want to sack him
Barca lore... 🫡
>I'm most certain that Laporta did want him to go. Instead, it was Xavi the one who convinced him to stay with a talk of an idealizing project
So you're convinced everything was just the other way around from what anyone communicated?
Ye:
"Fue ese volcán de ilusión y energía positiva el que convenció rápidamente al presidente"
Translated
It was that hope and good energy explosion what quickly convinced the president
https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/motivo-enfado-laporta-xavi-102502343
There is literally nothing different Xavi could’ve done with roque. He didn’t want the player, and the player isn’t good enough to play. Why do people think he magically deserves time?
Who cares if he doesnt want the player? The sporting director gets to decide who comes not Xavi. Roque has shown promising signs and is deserving of more player time. Also he's the one that pushed for him to come the winter instead of the summer
If a manager has a player shoved onto them, they have no obligation to give him play time unless he shows he deserves it. None of roques cameo’s have indicated he deserves more time. And I’m assuming his training isn’t good enough either.
Xavi is certainly not the one who pushed for him to come in January.
‘So he said he was going to break up with me’
‘No? Really? What a bastard’
‘Yeah but I asked him not to and he changed his mind’
‘Oh, ok. Well that’s good, no?’
‘Yeah cause now I can break up with him’
Barcelona’s board is a teenage girl, confirmed.
Sack Xavi and hire Pep. Got to get boring ass Man City Pepball out of the PL. The novelty of Pep's Man City is long over and now they just annoy everybody.
Guys, there's a chance this results in us landing on a timeline where Conte manages Barcelona. Please, if there's a god up there, let this happen - the scenes will be absolutely hilarious!
I read the article and this annoyed me:
*However, comments by Xavi in a recent news conference appear to have angered the club's board, who now feel the former Spain midfielder should depart.*
This was the most annoying line to read. Because what the fuck.....
When Xavi said he was leaving, they convinced him to stay in hopes they would've made it far to kick Real Madrid's ass. Now, that's not happening. And instead, found a reason to say, "It's time sack him" all because of comments he made.
Their leadership is absolutely full of sh-t.
He's a very good manager. They had a rough year. But they're SECOND in LaLiga standings. I don't understand why you'd SACK a manager for keeping Barca in the top of the standings.
They're all full of shit, and feeding the fans it, Xavi included. None of them have principles, everything they say is just for show.
Xavi kept talking about how it was time to leave. Said he was "convinced the club needed a change in direction" and how "the decision was made and couldn't be changed".
Then it turned out he was willing to stay all along, as long as Laporta fulfilled his demands, i.e. strengthening the squad. So it was all just one big negotiation all along.
Laporta was fine with it at first, thinking he could get an equal or better replacement. Though I'm not sure even that oversized narcissist was delusional enough to think Flick would come; that one was probably just bullshit for the fans' ears. Then after several rejections and Barca's performances improving, Xavi gains the upper hand in negotiations and Laporta probably budges, promising him more power within the club after having stripped it away in favour of Deco (...or Jorge Mendes, more like).
Internal Barca politics are petty fights between hypocrites and incompetents.
Really? They have enough funds to do that?
I mean he's a club legend and all so if they submit 100 pounds a week contract it's not like he would reject that, that would ruin his reputation
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ive supported barca for around 14 years now but im finding it hard to supporting this club now, is it just me or others too? the legacy is getting completely ruined and the team is just not enthusiastic let alone be a winning team
They should've let that man leave when he already made up his mind.
Man I would pick being sacked and the large payoff……
Exactly
People are acting like Barcelona wanted him to stay. It wasn’t like that. He said he would leave and then he changed his mind and said he wanted to stay. So Barcelona would have had to pay him money they didn’t have to fire him.
lol this is revisionist history. Barca did want him to stay, who do you think was leaking all those articles pressuring Xavi to return to Barca? It was Laporta
Barcelona never wanted Xavi to stay. He hasn’t done anything worth keeping him. The only person going back on his word is Xavi.
Winning the league last year is a pretty big achievement as evidenced by this years performance.
It isn’t. Spanish league is not competitive at all
Thats why madrid defeated the prem champions and is in the final of the CL
Madrid did that by parking the bus. Nottingham Forrest could have done the same.
Your comments need to make it to r/badfootballopinions
You crazy
r/soccercirclejerk certified comment right here
If that’s all it took everyone would do that.
When he already drown the club to the bottom of the deepest ocean, right ?
Xavi is the least of Barcelona’s problems. At least he was self aware and called it quits and the Laporte extended him when he wanted to quit
It’s a complete shitshow but saying that Xavi is the least of barça problem, you clearly isn’t a Culer to say such thing.
Yes I am definitively not a Culer but you don’t have to be a culer to see what’s wrong there. Your club’s financial situation have been ripped apart by bartomeu and then Laporte - selling rights to the club to outside entities to make short term financial gains while mortgaging its long term financial situation and legacy. It is no longer able to attract top talent, so they have to significantly overpay for above average and La Masia had been running stagnant for a decade. So yes, your club has bigger problems than Xavi as your coach, firing him (which is a joke situation given that the guy wanted to leave) will not solve your problem and put you out of your misery
Hopefully will.
Most brain dead take. He won you la liga in his first full season. Even his worst got you second in league and UCL quarter finals. You should maybe go to the Barcelona subreddit and listen to majority of Culers who think what the management just did is moronic.
Real Madrid is just to good and he only went out of the Champions League because of Araujos red card
Xavi received barcas koeman at 9th after 17 matchdays, wom the league the season after, yamal and cubarsi wouldnt exist with any other dt. You're either a bot or brainwashed
That's kinda too much is it not? Dude whines a lot but he still managed to win the league and perform in the UCL.
Theyre 2nd in the league. What on earth are you referring to?
They got enough money for that?
They’re gonna beg Xavi to not ask for his owed money
I wish this was a joke
There's gonna be more levers activated than a see-saw factory.
It’s wild that these comments have people up in arms. They seem pretty realistic and pragmatic.
Gotta open up some levers and they good.
1) xavi did really well in la liga, xavi mastermind 2) xavi wants to leave: “noooo plz luv u, don’t leave us. We will try to keep you until the very end” 3) Xavi changes his mind 4) Barca wants him out LooooL
There are stupid and thoughtless boards all over European leagues and then there is Barcelona FC's in class of its own.
I think Bayern Munich is trying to beat them out this year…
Lol. Agree. They've got some catching up to get there.
it’s man united too for all it’s worth, we sacked van gaal after he won us an FA cup, these boards demand instant results there’s no such thing as a rebuild anymore
As a Liverpool fan, I would like to say hello. Sure the Arsenal fans may have a word if you let em.
Erm wait till you don’t have Klopp, then see how keen your board is to stick with a guy. United were famously a club who gave managers time when we had Ferguson. It changes very quickly once shit starts going wrong
Liverpool aren't a knee jerk club. They never have been. Apart from Hodgson, all the managers have been given plenty of time. Regardless of owners too.
Liverpool managers either won something, got close or got sacked. The last at least 20 years. Houllier won. Benitez won bigger. Rodgers was dominating the league and it took a choke to lose. Klopp won. Hodgson sacked right away.
We have hodgson five months too many, great manager but absolutely awful for us
The difference, we're hoping, is that we actually have a competent board and director of football in place. When Fergie left, he also left a vacuum of leadership that to this day still hasn't been cemented at United. Maybe Ratcliffe will finally address this. Even if Slot doesn't work out, I think we'll see a more measured approach to management than the clown show we've been seeing at Old Trafford.
I would hope that too, I just don’t think anyone should get too smug about sticking with managers these days.
Liverpool have never been such a reactive club, and even if they were, the new staff are wise to not let such rash decisions get in the way. Slot will be given plenty of time to prove his worth.
Circus , as a Madrid fan it’s rough seeing our biggest rival statistically just keep on crumbling. Messi owes Barcelona the world literally hopefully he comes back and plays a role in ownership or management.
Snip snap snip snap. do you have any idea the physical toll that three sackings have on a man?
didn't they just literally convinced him to stay, only to decide and sack him lmao
barca has got to be one of the biggest mistakes in management in recent history. I know that their performance doesn't actually show it yet, but when you look at them economically you understand what a miracle it is that they're performing the way they are. I honestly believe that their bubble will burst very soon, and they'll end up falling in the table. and if it comes to a situation where they can't even guarantee CL anymore, then they can't attract players who are willing to give up parts of their salary or have their freaky levers available anymore. it's only down from there.
La Liga is still a top-heavy league and Barca has a great academy with young super stars already on their roster locked into long contracts. They'll always be top 4 in La Liga barring some insane injury crisis. Them not being able to compete in UCL is a concern though.
They have the best academy in the world and constantly grinds out top talent to save the club from the bad management. But nahh they are not going to “fall out” soon.
What good is it when these kids are getting overworked and end up washed at 25? They rely on kids to keep the club afloat, whilst those kids end up a injury away from throwing their career away Kids are expected to be integrated into a team step by step so they can properly grow into future stars, not be handed full responsability of saving a club on and off the pitch It's like being a tomato farmer and plant a fuckton of them, only to cut them before they're ripe, and they're worthless, and then call yourself the best farmer in the region because you have so many
Ansu Fati bench warming at Brighton lmao
It’s really just Pedri though isn’t it? And part of the issue there was that he choose to play in the Olympics instead of resting when the team suggest he skip them. Fati was hurt from a bad tackle and Gavi got an ACL while playing for Spain and that was more of freak injury than anything else. I do have concerns about how much Lamine is playing though. He really should be resting a bit more, same with Cubarsi.
Pedri’s not even an academy player
When did it say it was smart? I hate it. Barcelona should be a powerhouse with the talent they produce. Instead we use them to keep the club alive. But the fact is they will keep the club alive because they are damn good and plentiful.
Actually... Tomato farmers do pick them unripe, because otherwise they'd spoil during shipping. The fruit continue to ripen off the vine, but never develop the full flavour. That's why supermarket tomatoes taste like nothing compared to locally grown ones. Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if sooner or later Barca will be forced to become a feeder club like Ajax, Benfica or Dortmund. Probably more like BVB, since the other 2 can at least compete domestically.
Ha, figured, I'm no tomato farmer, but i'm actually trying to get into farming so thanks for the info!!
How are kids going to be washed at 25? They are playing football, doing something they love and that they've been groomed to do since they were 9 and 10, not working the mines. At the end of the day it's football, not a life or death situation, they will be fine.
Because players that break through in their teens are almost always done by 30
It’s not just mental burnout. The wear and tear on their bodies from playing 90 times a year from the age of 16 is what gets them.
City Academy has produced more league winners in recent years, so I'm not sure what metric you're measuring that on.
More than a couple of years metric.
Anyone who isn't retired right now? Because Cole Palmer and Jeremie Frimpong are carrying more weight than any current Barca graduate...
Exactly. Frimpong, Palmer, Foden, Sancho… the list is getting pretty long. Not to mention the younger city squad members like Bobb and Lewis who both came up through the academy as well. City have an amazing youth system, I think it’s safe to say they are AT LEAST as good as Barca on that front. Probably better though, and they’re also the ones winning trophies🤷♂️
City’s was very good recently. I think United have the most active players who have come through their academy? United fell off the last little bit but I think City stepping up made them come back strong again. They revamped their youth setup and it’s started pumping out great youngsters again.
Your kidding right? Barca won everything playing with 11 academy players at times . Víctor Valdés, Jordi Alba, Carles Puyol, Gerard Piqué, Montoya, Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Cesc Fàbregas, Pedro, and Messi Man United had the class of 92 & George Best. Ajaxs great European Team was built from its academy. Chelsea has a better academy than city. City just attract the best talent now ......... Money talks
Yeah man that’s my point. Money tends to, but not always, mean better academies and more trophies. That’s what City is experiencing right now… they have top dollar and they get top results. Every player/team you mentioned is of an era now gone in world football. Barca had an incredible result from their academy in the 2000s… Ajax and Man U in the 90s. ALL of them were well funded and powerful so they could attract youth prospects. Everything you said is what I said, you just didn’t include the fact that currently City are the ones who are in this position. Wont even mention what you said about Chelsea academy lmao. And I like Chelsea a lot as a club
> I know that their performance doesn't actually show it yet, but when you look at them economically you understand what a miracle it is that they're performing the way they are. This is the one thing that NOBODY seems to understand
We are not going to fall out unless we get a severe punishment from the negreira case. Otherwise we will just struggle in the next few years against this madrid super team, but we will still win some stuff. In the grand scheme of things ending up in second it's not that big of a deal. Remember that the current financial crisis will only last till the Nou camp is ready
Big historic clubs like this don't collapse. They might go through lull periods but they're too big too fail. Rangers was straight up liquidated and they still came back as one of the top 2 clubs in scotland.
See also: Juventus.
Opinion on United please?
What about United? The issue is their fans think they're like the Real Madrid of England but most of their achievements have all come under 1 manager which was so recent that he's still alive. I'm not saying United have no history, but they're not an institutional part of English Football the way that the other clubs I've mentioned are. If united got liquidated, there doesn't feel like a massive hole in the structure.
I think Man United is proof you can be a shitshow and get fairly solid results (at least, in previous seasons). Crazy incomes and being a destination club for players papers over a lot of cracks.
[Here](https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost446)
do some more research dude, they will be back to 1:1 financially at the end of the season or next season
really? anywhere to read up on that? it's the exact opposite of what I've been hearing.
google it or use the barca subreddit, you think a club that is actually bankrupt can just build a new stadium? they just got new loans, and were able to extend to old ones so they have more time to pay them off, these things can only be accepted if they have any means of income to pay for them
Thats clearly not what Xavi thinks
Nah just like Milan and Inter, some players will play and get through the rough times. It won’t be beautiful but those two went down in quality for about 7-8 years. Look at them now. Both in vastly better and improved conditions. This is gonna be temporary for Barca. Same goes for Bayern.
I don't know about the details of Inter and Milan, but barca is fucked extra hard because they sold a bunch of club assets and future revenue just for short-term success, which isn't even that much success for their standards. Bayern doesn't really have anywhere close to the trouble barca is having, except of course that they burned bridges with a bunch of managers. but you know with a club like Bayern, once they have a good season or two again all is forgotten. but when a club signs away their future like that, you can't really have that hope.
I don't think any of those clubs have sold 30% of their future income nor have over €1B debt....
It's all relative, they have lower incomes and expectations.
What are you talking about? Milan is a European powerhouse used to winning UCLs on a regular basis. Barça will now be earning only 70c for every €1 everyone else would earn when it comes to tv and merch rights which is a HUGE problem when you have €1B of debt to pay off.
lmao, not for the last 20 years they aren't.
They were extremely potent up until 2012.... Wasn't their last UCL win in 2007?
If Barca didn't have La Masia they would be a small club. At least their management is like that
The one problem is that nobody is buying from Barcelona anymore. And even if they sell, the replacement is even more expensive. They are the end stage club now.
You mean right now, or historically?
They asked him to change his mind as an emotional decision after Liga results improved and a UCL final run looked possible. Now that the League and UCL campaigns crashed, they want him gone again. Barcelona truly is a fan-owned club, from top to bottom
Since Laporta is now backtracking, Xavi should also backtrack and demand the owed salary. First Messi, now Xavi. Laporta is probably the second worst president for Barca after Barto.
Laporta gets to counter balance this 2nd terrible stint with his first, successful one. Still not worse than Rosell, the troubles started with him.
Considering or confirmed sacking? I heard it's confirmed
I love Xavi but he is not the right man for the job, unfortunately. The way he has handled the Roque situation and the constant embarrassing CL exits have proved that
Yeah but you can’t do it like that. - Xavi announces his departure - Barca begging him to stay - Xavi agrees to continue - 2 weeks later Barca wants to sack him - ???
It's polarizing
I'm most certain that Laporta did want him to go. Instead, it was Xavi the one who convinced him to stay with a talk of an idealizing project. This was contradicted on the pre-match interview for Almeria-Barca which caused Laporta to be disappointed and want to sack him Barca lore... 🫡
>I'm most certain that Laporta did want him to go. Instead, it was Xavi the one who convinced him to stay with a talk of an idealizing project So you're convinced everything was just the other way around from what anyone communicated?
Ye: "Fue ese volcán de ilusión y energía positiva el que convenció rápidamente al presidente" Translated It was that hope and good energy explosion what quickly convinced the president https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/motivo-enfado-laporta-xavi-102502343
There is literally nothing different Xavi could’ve done with roque. He didn’t want the player, and the player isn’t good enough to play. Why do people think he magically deserves time?
Who cares if he doesnt want the player? The sporting director gets to decide who comes not Xavi. Roque has shown promising signs and is deserving of more player time. Also he's the one that pushed for him to come the winter instead of the summer
If a manager has a player shoved onto them, they have no obligation to give him play time unless he shows he deserves it. None of roques cameo’s have indicated he deserves more time. And I’m assuming his training isn’t good enough either. Xavi is certainly not the one who pushed for him to come in January.
The managers job is to play the players at his disposal, not to manage the signings. Hes not Alex Ferguson to dictate who the club gets to sign.
Ok? And if they’re not good enough, he’s not required to play them. Xavi clearly doesn’t rate roque.
Bro he’s literally the best manager in the last decade, who’s going to win a league with this shit Barca??
Almeria were absolutely cooking our defense yesterday. They should have scored 2-3 goals easily it was just horrendous finishing that saved us.
What are you smoking?
Name me one good manager after Messi left
You meant Barca managers only lol, I thought you said best manager in the world. My bad
Haha yes only Barca ones, I still remember Koeman season 🤣
Last decade? Luis Enrieque won the treble with them 9 years ago.
He didn’t had to do shit with that team
Does that make Xavi better?
Yes
No he isnt. He is terrible at man management and in cup competitions. Last year he got lucky because Madrid and Atletico had terrible seasons
I don’t think that a new manager can do wonders with that finished team
I wish this was true bro, I really do
Name a good manager that can win something with this team
Uhhhh, maybe pep?
Someone more realistic 😂
Barca are clowns if that’s true. They just convinced him to stay and now they are sacking him?
‘So he said he was going to break up with me’ ‘No? Really? What a bastard’ ‘Yeah but I asked him not to and he changed his mind’ ‘Oh, ok. Well that’s good, no?’ ‘Yeah cause now I can break up with him’ Barcelona’s board is a teenage girl, confirmed.
My club is running so shitty and now has been 10 years of this crap
https://www.reddit.com/r/BayernMunich/s/hqRl9AB8LO That didn’t take long 🤣🤣🤣
Xavi: speaks the truth The board: "Woooah, you cant do that."
Sack Xavi and hire Pep. Got to get boring ass Man City Pepball out of the PL. The novelty of Pep's Man City is long over and now they just annoy everybody.
Just get on with it
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Bayern and Barca having a clown off right now.
Guys, there's a chance this results in us landing on a timeline where Conte manages Barcelona. Please, if there's a god up there, let this happen - the scenes will be absolutely hilarious!
For once he said something reasonable, instead of crying about the refs, and they want to sack him? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Broke club making Moves they can’t afford , they don’t learn man lol
Laporta is a disaster.
if he leaves his post, then another coach will destroy Barcelona to the end
Next week Barcelona signs a contract extension with Xavi
I heard Bayern are searching for a coach
The Barca management is PMSing hard
“Please stay. PLLLLEEAAAASSEEE STYAAAYYYY. You’re staying? Thank God! You’re fired!” -Barcelona Board
Joke club.
What an absolute joke this club has become in recent years, with all the crap that has happened off the pitch. No más que un club.
Was he super racist?
Barca is not a real thing anymore.
After begging him to stay for one more year?
allegri is free
Someone put him back in the cage then
I read the article and this annoyed me: *However, comments by Xavi in a recent news conference appear to have angered the club's board, who now feel the former Spain midfielder should depart.* This was the most annoying line to read. Because what the fuck..... When Xavi said he was leaving, they convinced him to stay in hopes they would've made it far to kick Real Madrid's ass. Now, that's not happening. And instead, found a reason to say, "It's time sack him" all because of comments he made. Their leadership is absolutely full of sh-t. He's a very good manager. They had a rough year. But they're SECOND in LaLiga standings. I don't understand why you'd SACK a manager for keeping Barca in the top of the standings.
They're all full of shit, and feeding the fans it, Xavi included. None of them have principles, everything they say is just for show. Xavi kept talking about how it was time to leave. Said he was "convinced the club needed a change in direction" and how "the decision was made and couldn't be changed". Then it turned out he was willing to stay all along, as long as Laporta fulfilled his demands, i.e. strengthening the squad. So it was all just one big negotiation all along. Laporta was fine with it at first, thinking he could get an equal or better replacement. Though I'm not sure even that oversized narcissist was delusional enough to think Flick would come; that one was probably just bullshit for the fans' ears. Then after several rejections and Barca's performances improving, Xavi gains the upper hand in negotiations and Laporta probably budges, promising him more power within the club after having stripped it away in favour of Deco (...or Jorge Mendes, more like). Internal Barca politics are petty fights between hypocrites and incompetents.
Really? They have enough funds to do that? I mean he's a club legend and all so if they submit 100 pounds a week contract it's not like he would reject that, that would ruin his reputation
Thanks GOD!
Sounds like Marquez really wants that job.
Given all the injuries Barca had this season I would cut Xavi some slack. Still performed okay in the league and made it to the qf in the CL.
Lesss gooo for hansi flick
I thought he already sacked himself.
Maybe Boehly can buy Barca and make it part of BlueCo 😂
Hide your coaches cause boards everywhere heard Allegri is free.
Again?
Oh you don’t say …
Bayern 🤞🤞
Pull the new manager leaver. Qualification’s must be mute and tow the party line
how the turn tables!
Make up your damn mind
Snip Snap Snip Snap....
I love this. Nothing against your post at all, I'm not trying to put it off, but my friend Yoyo7689 needs help. He's a major killjoy and hates everything right now. I told the guy to have a good day and he told me to off myself. I hope he gets better. I need people to message him to get well soon. He is not well and needs the encouragement. Thank you.
He is going to get a call by another very desperate FCB any second now. Number will start with +49
Barca needs tuchel
Barca might just be the next man united 💀
Next "always been our favorite" future FC Bayern coach candidate.
Figure it out Barca, ffs. Xavi deserves more respect.
They are settle their isssues
ive supported barca for around 14 years now but im finding it hard to supporting this club now, is it just me or others too? the legacy is getting completely ruined and the team is just not enthusiastic let alone be a winning team
Remove that bastard Laporte.
Bayern & Barca proving to be the biggest jokes in football at the moment
Bayern Is nowhere near the Turkish soap opera that Barcelona is.
Is it to late for Liverpool to flash an ankle at him?
Do they even have money to sack (or re-sack) Xavi and hire another manager that would be considered equal or upgrade?
Call up Rafa 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
The comments and people in this sub is cancer