Xavi Hernández makes a move. The coach took advantage of Wednesday's morning training session, the first after the disappointing defeat against Shakhtar in Hamburg (1-0), to lock himself in the locker room with his players for half an hour.
Before his players went out onto the pitch of the sports city, Xavi, aware that his team was going through a dangerous downturn in play at a key moment of the season, began with a talk and then asked his players' opinions. regarding what is happening in the last games.
The speaking turn was taken advantage of by several footballers, most of them veterans like Gündogan and Lewandowski, but also some young people wanted to give their opinion. Most of the comments made reference to football imbalances, but they also talked about other situations that require a collective response.
The members of the technical staff consider that the meeting was positive, while trying to de-dramatize the situation that the first team is experiencing. They remember that Barça is well placed in the League and maintains its chances of qualifying for the round of 16 in the Champions League intact. That is to say, they emphasize that the situation is by no means a limit. Of course, they know that it is time to provoke a turning point to reverse a dynamic that, if prolonged, will transform the slump into a crisis. Last season the tactical key of the fourth midfielder worked as a switch to improve performance in a very visible way. In this case it remains to be seen where the reaction will be sought. Xavi has listened to his dressing room and is now thinking about how to spur the team on.
