Simeone on Xavi’s arrival at Barcelona: “He knows the house like no one else”

Atlético de Madrid will have a difficult game against Valencia for a new LaLiga date and Diego Simeone made statements to the press before the duel. The Argentine coach was encouraged to talk about Xavi Hernández – who will be the new coach of FC Barcelona – and said that “he knows the house like no one else.”

The Atlético de Madrid coach said that “forever” is “Happy that the ex-footballers can become coaches.”

“Surely Xavi knows the house like no one else and he will know the paths that will shorten to perform in the best way as a coach and above all transmit to the team everything he always said, what he always sought and was representing in this initial stage that he had where he was.”He added.

“I imagine that there is a place where they want him and where he knows the way forward”, Simeone specified about the new Barcelona coach, who arrived after the dismissal of the Dutch Ronald Koeman weeks ago and will take over from Sergi Barjuan, who has served as transition coach.

Regarding the duel against Valencia

“I imagine a long game, worked, with a lot of effort from both sides, with a strong start from Valencia. The other day we played with one less for almost 60 minutes, so that management will not be put aside and will look for all the ways that bring them closer to getting tired in the game, so that the difficulty that we had to go through in Liverpool appears in Valencia “, Simeone analyzed.

“We have very good midfield players going forward and that is extraordinary. With the five changes also, the game is long and having the option of being able to count on quality players gives us options for what we want ”, indicated the DT of the ‘rojiblancos’