MADRID, 9 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of FC Barcelona, ??Xavi Hernández, was proud this Tuesday of his team’s victory (1-2) against Osasuna, at the same time that he described the victory as “family”, highlighting the “maturity” of his players for having been for an hour with one less man.
“Both today and the last game at home is one of the matches that we have shown the most maturity. We have played an hour with one less player and it has not been noticeable, we have shown personality. Today is a victory for the family, for the block, I am very proud of the team,” said the coach at a press conference after the match.
The one from Terrassa recognized the satisfaction of the victory despite having had “everything against”. “We celebrated in the locker room, we had everything against us, the goal, the expulsion, which for me is rigorous, and shows that we are a block, a family and that we have character. The team has shown a very good team feeling” , he indicated.
“It’s very early, you don’t have to raise the bells on the fly, it’s a tremendous victory, with the goal against soon and the team overcomes it. That’s why it has maturity, I’m very proud of the team. In the end I told them that we would have our moments, that we had to put ourselves in a 4-4-1 and that we had to have faith and personality because we took it out”, he affirmed.
In addition, the Catalan justified the expulsion of Gerard Piqué at the break, as a result of the “tension”, since he admits having “felt harmed”. “Yes, I was going to count on him, we had planned to put him on, but they have expelled him as a result of the tension. We have felt harmed and that is why Gerard’s reaction”, he expressed about the possibility that the center-back played his last minutes as a Blaugrana before to withdraw.
As for another of the names of the match, the culé coach highlighted the role of Ferran Torres and praised his virtues. “He has been participating in almost all the games, he is an important player. Today he has been very good because he is a strong player who goes well into space and the goal has come in this way. He is also a very generous, humble, hardworking player, that he has a lot of faith in himself and I also have it for him,” he asserted.
Finally, Xavi also wanted to have a few words for his former coach and current national coach, Luis Enrique Martínez, ahead of the World Cup that will take place in two weeks. “The list is not yet there, but I trust Luis Enrique a lot. He is an extraordinary coach and works very well, I love his proposal and I wish him all the luck in the world,” he concluded.
