Pissed off and very upset. It is a lost golden opportunity to get us within ten points. Real Madrid had failed and we haven't lived up to it”. Xavi Hernández was extremely hard against his players after a defeat against Almería that leaves them seven points above their greatest rival in the championship. The Egarense coach blamed the defeat on his team's bad first half and "the lack of passion" and "intensity".
The coach's anger is one of the most high-sounding since he occupies the Barça bench. Despite excusing his men for fatigue, he influenced the lack of passion to win a crucial game on the calendar. “It has been the worst game of the season, we have been very thick, perhaps very tired due to the fatigue that we have accumulated. In attack, in defense, in construction. This could not happen and has happened. We have failed and we have to find solutions now because the important moment of the season is coming”, he explained.
“It makes me very angry because it was a day to hit the League and we failed. We have no excuse. We have not shown intensity or desire to win. We can fail, but to show this passion… in the first part we have failed. Apologize to the fans. We miss a golden opportunity. To win this League we have to change the passion. I didn't understand the first part. We haven't won the League for three years, ”he said, very worried.
At the end, the coach opted to change the chip as soon as possible to return to the path of victory. “We have a cushion of seven points, but we have to change the chip and the mentality. If we want to win the league and the cup, we have to do more things. We have not shown passion to win the game, in the second yes, but you are already in tow. They have defended the area well, and it has cost us a lot. We have to show more desire and enthusiasm. It was the ideal day not to fail. We have failed and I am the most responsible ”, he concluded.
