Xavi was not sure whether to choose the glass half full or half empty, although his optimistic nature pushed him to the good side. "We gave away an unacceptable goal and the game became very ugly, but from then on we were organized and we created chances, although they also had a 0-2 lead," the man from Terrassa began his story.
"In the second half we did play a good game, we were calmer. We were only recognizable in 35 minutes of that second half, until we came back, but the victory is very important without having been completely good," he continued. .
Xavi had a lot of impact on the 0-1 action, conceding 17 seconds into the game: "The gifts we are giving this season are taking a toll on us, they are costing us goals. It can't be because then we have to row twice as much or triple and that generates insecurity in the players.
The Barça coach surprised by admitting that criticism from the media affects the locker room, a concept that he has reiterated on several occasions. "Without a doubt, media criticism affects the players, situations are generated that for me are not real and that affects, especially the youngest players," he explained.
In the same sense, Xavi has revealed his talk with the players at half-time; "I told them that they had to be calm, that I have been a player and they don't eat anyone here. They were more tense than normal because of what is generated around the team and I think it is unfair."
For his part, Pedri once again regretted a bad start for Barça. "It has happened to us several times that they mark us in the first minutes and then rowing against the flow is complicated. But we knew how to reorganize ourselves and have the ball, we played much better in the second half."
The Canary Islander was a starter for the first time in more than two months and praised his performance: "In the first half I was not very comfortable, I made a lot of losses. I need to get into the competition rhythm but in the second half I felt much better. I very tired finish".
