Xavi Hernández, the virtuous and imminent Barcelona coach who faced Peru twice: that’s how those games were

Barcelona It was left on the edge of the abyss (if it is not already). Ronald Koeman was pointed out as the main culprit of the Barcelona debacle. He went from being a hero to a villain. That was the risk he decided to take and it was finally met. The Dutchman inevitably left through the back door. Meanwhile, at the Camp Nou they wait for a savior. AND Xavi Hernandez It is emerging as the only one who can redeem the Catalans.

The philosophy of the game, non-negotiable for him Barcelona, was never recovered from Koeman’s hand. Quite the opposite. The Dutchman’s style never convinced, not even with Lionel Messi still in the team. Thus, Xavi It is the new and great bet of the Barcelona directive.

The now coach never renounced the Barça DNA. As a player, he always captured a very attractive game idea on the field, being the protagonist of the famous “tiki-taka” culé. As a strategist, the story is the same. Xavi does not use that his team wins, but that he wins by playing well. For this reason, Barcelona fans are excited about his return.

A successful adventure

Xavi He decided to hang up the chimpunes in May 2019 and, just two months later, began his adventure as a coach. Al-Sadd, the club where he retired, trusted him, despite being a rookie, to take over the team. And it has not gone bad at all.

In fact, . In addition, he currently has a 34-game undefeated streak (30 W, 4 E) in the domestic league; has not lost since March 7, 2020.

Following that line, Xavi he has won everything he has had in front with Al-Sadd. . Its only outstanding debt is internationally: it has not been enshrined in the Asian Champions League and, therefore, not in the Club World Cup.

His numbers fully support him, but there is still some mistrust involved. And it is that directing in the Qatar Stars League is completely different from doing it in LaLiga de España. But Xavi is up to the challenge.

“I feel prepared to coach Barça, I know the club and its surroundings”, assured the Spanish technician in June of this year. In fact, he never hid his desire to lead the club of his loves. “It is my goal and my dream”, expressed many times.

The Barça crisis has not stopped. It has been going on for a long time, despite numerous attempts to put an end to this situation. In adverse contexts, the name of Xavi it resounded with great force, but nothing concrete. Now it seems that their time has come.

“After the departure of Koeman, I would very much like Xavi to have the opportunity to be the new coach of the Barcelona. I have a lot of confidence in him to get the club out of this situation “Rivaldo wrote on his official Instagram. Your wish will come true, unless something strange happens.

In Spain they say that Barcelona has already reached an agreement with Xavi. Now, the formal negotiation with Al-Saad continues, which does not seem to put many obstacles in the way. .

In this context, the return of Xavi Barcelona is imminent. It will only be a matter of hours or days for the news to be officially announced. A very complicated challenge is in store for ‘Pelopo’, but he hopes to continue on the successful path when he takes the reins of the Barça club.

The same essence

Xavi Hernandez has reserved the essence of Barcelona. He is aware of the success of the Barça philosophy. For this reason, he wants to recover that identity in the club as soon as possible, although it will not be easy. Worse still with a team that he has not put together.

. Through both structures – planned to play with two wide open ends – the important thing for Xavi is to always be dominant with the ball. It is extremely necessary to have possession and generate multiple attacks on the opponent with it.

So, Xavi pretends the numerical superiority of your team in each area of ​​the field and take advantage of it in the best possible way. Beyond the individual talent of each footballer, the goal of the coach is that the advantage is reflected mainly in the collective, generating moments in which a player is free (without a brand) and looking for it, either to achieve a clean exit or to attack to the other team.

The still coach of Al-Sadd also bets on the high pressure, drown the rival and not let him out quietly. It is essential that your players recover the ball in the opposite field and play most of the time there. All this without losing the order in each of its lines.

Being a clearly offensive approach, the last line of the team plays ahead to add players in the opponent’s field. This is a risky formula. Thus, .

Likewise, the Spanish coach does not forget the quarry. He relies on absolutely all of his players for the benefit of the club. . Now, the Barça jewel will be able to begin to shine from the hand of Xavi, who already knows him very well.

“I’m very happy because when I see him play, you see a total Barça school, that which we like so much. Somehow it brings back to our memory that football that we have lived years ago in Can Barça. That particular DNA of our game that is so complex to find in specific players. And Riqui has it “Xavi praised three years ago.

He faced Peru

Xavi he has walked his football around the world when in his stage as a footballer. He was an indisputable figure for Barcelona and also for the Spanish National Team. In fact, before he became world champion with ‘La Roja’, he was measured twice against Peru.

. The then Barcelona midfielder only played the 45 minutes of the second half. The scoreboard of the match ended 2-1 in favor of Spain, who won with goals Joseba Etxeberria and Rubén Baraja. Peru’s only goal was scored by Nolberto Solano after a great three-finger shot, impossible to cover for Iker Casillas.

Miguel Rebosio, one of the protagonists of that match, was already aware of Xavi’s great ability. “I met him when he played in Spain (Real Zaragoza). He was just starting his career, but he already looked like a crack “, points out

“In that game I didn’t suffer so much defending, because he was a midfielder. But yes, you should still be careful with their passes between the lines “he adds.

The second and last time was in May 2008, when Spain played a new friendly match against Peru and won with the same score as in 2004..

Then, Hernán Rengifo gave hope to Peru with a header that meant 1-1, but Joan Capdevila scored the final 2-1 in favor of ‘La Roja’ in the discounts.

After these matches against Peru, Spain continued on its way to glory. He won the 2008 Eurocup with Xavi Hernández named the best player of the tournament and later became one of the great figures at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa at the wheel.