Xavi Hernández greeted the squad and worked for the first time on the Barcelona court

Xavi Hernández’s first day doing field work in Barcelona, ​​a club that introduced him as a new coach last Monday. The coach arrived very early (8:30 in the morning, local time) to the institution’s facilities to adjust some details that allow him to work in optimal conditions during practice on the grass.

Thirty minutes later than the appointed time, at nine o’clock, the squad players were summoned, although training just started at 11. This is precisely one of the demands of the new DT: punctuality. Attend the tests scheduled by the technical command in advance.

Immediately, Xavi personally met the members of the professional team. After the greeting, the native of Terrassa gave a speech in which he explained what he wants until the rest of the season. Likewise, the Spaniard provided details related to the rules of coexistence that come into force and what he wants from each one on the field: the style of play.

Immediately, the former Al Sadd jumped onto the pitch with Iñaki Peña, Clement Lenglet, Samuel Umititi, Óscar Mingueza, Riqui Puig and Luuk de Jong, the only players available on the squad. In this sense, the coach summoned men from Barça B to work: Comas, Mika Mármol, Álvaro Sanz, Ez Abde, Jutglà, Aranda and Akhomach.

Xavi must wait for the recoveries of Neto, Dest, Eric García, Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Nico, Pedri, Ansu Fati, Dembélé, Agüero and Braithwaite. After the FIFA day, another group will return from their respective teams: Ter Stegen, Araujo, Frenkie de Jong, Memphis Demir, Coutinho, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Gavi.

The first day of the Barcelona coach has been hectic, but he felt the support of President Joan Laporta, who attended the Sant Joan Despí facilities. The head of the azulgranas, sports vice president Rafa Yuste; the football director, Mateu Alemany; the director of the international area, Jordi Cruyff; and the head of the technical secretariat, Ramon Planes, did not miss Xavi Hernández’s initial steps either.

When did Xavi Hernández debut with Barcelona?

In the midst of the action for the national teams, Xavi has a few days ahead of him to get to know his players in depth. Meanwhile, the coach must prepare the plan with a view to the first official test: on Saturday, November 20, Espanyol will be measured, in the Catalan derby, in LaLiga Santander.