Two consecutive defeats in Barcelona’s last two matches have led to criticism of the players and Xavi Hernandez. The Kule coach confirmed himself at the press conference and assured that he is not thinking about leaving, that he is busier than ever and that he will not be “stopped” on his path to success.

“I like leadership and being in the front row, pulling the wagon and being criticized rather than by the players. Criticism is welcome, it helps me improve and find solutions, I give even more of myself. I won’t stop and no one will.” I “I haven’t thought about leaving, but I have more involvement. I don’t want to let down the club of my life,” he said at a press conference.

Xavi believes that an assessment should not be made until the end of the season, which is why he regrets that his possible departure is being talked about or commented on in December. “When the season ends, you reset and say: where are we? See, win something or win nothing… But I’m very excited, I think we can have a great season and everything is on the line. It’s time to be consistent, calm down, gain confidence,” he urged.

“I believe in the project and the players more than ever, we have a fantastic alliance with the president, with Deco, with Yuste… And I have a very good relationship with the president. It’s time for trust, for working harder.” If possible, believe in what we are doing, everything has been done well and I insist that we are halfway to creating a great Barça,” he repeated.

And then he began by criticizing the media environment. “I’m surprised people are getting out of the boat in the first turn. It’s time to be very united. I said it this way in my first Gumper and I see that the media is not united. And it’s time to be more united than ever with the fans, players and board of directors in this perhaps second bad phase,” he asked.

“The same picture is being repeated as last season, when in October they wanted to bring everything to naught. But the season ended very well. Why can’t this happen now? I’m surprised and surprised that in the first turn what happened last season happens again. We must unite,” he added.

“There’s always an alarm bell going off here when things aren’t going well, and yeah, okay, things aren’t going very well at all, but everything is at stake. Last year it was worse and we ended up having a great season. Why not?” Great? There are 4 titles at stake. I believe in what I do and that won’t change because of what people and the media say, but I don’t see them united and that surprises me. I receive messages as if it were a funeral, as if my father or mother had died. And not a single journalist congratulated me on becoming the leader of the Champions. This is the unreality that I see,” he said.

One of the best midfielders in the history of Spanish football considers his players to be “totally dedicated to their job.” “Everyone gets upset and disappointed when things don’t work out, like in the last two games. staff and the Board of Directors, we are very united internally and we have no choice but to work towards improvement in all respects. We need stability, we are a winning project under construction, but if every pothole creates a deep depression, this will not happen. If there is a draw in Valencia, then it is there, and we continue to believe in this project because the club needs stability. And even more so in the post-Messi era,” he said.

And thanks to the trust of the players and coaches, he denied the feeling of loneliness. “I never feel alone in staff. First because I have a brother, and then friends with a capital letter. And the president has never let me down, he did everything he said. I don’t feel alone, on the contrary, I feel supported and strong. “I feel like we can have a great season, we have to be positive inside because outside (the media environment) it’s already clear that things are not going well,” he said.

On a more personal level, he noted that he doesn’t know if he has become “unfair” with his figure. “I don’t know if it was unfair to me. But I know what is being said is unreal. First it creates tension that is unnecessary, and then it doesn’t speak to what reality is. We are in a race. win four titles that “This is reality. And what some people want to force people to live is unrealistic, because everything is at stake. And this is the reality in which I live, the one that lives outside is different from the one that I see, I don’t understand anything, nothing,” be sincere.

The Egarense coach wanted to make it clear who he meant by leaving the boat. “Those who come out of the first corner are the environment, not the fans. We need to be more positive.” measurers, and the media associated with Barça cannot leave us hand in hand at the first turn. These players are League and Super Cup champions and deserve respect. From there the work and the results, and if it doesn’t work out, okay. But don’t go out at the first turn. The fans are with the team, there are ten of them, that’s not the problem,” he repeated.

“Last year it was much worse. There is unreality in what is being explained. You can win four titles, we played good games. It’s time to trust these players and this team. Five months ago we celebrated on the street. We must trust and believe externally, because internally it has already been done,” he added in this sense.

In addition, he believes defeats against Girona and Antwerp could help. “This bad week will help us. I’m sure it was comforting to know that we weren’t doing very well and we weren’t improving. Let’s keep working. It is about competition and achieving results, and if in the end there are no results, Results, of course, the coach will have to leave. But not now,” he said.

Barca are thinking about Mestalla

As for Saturday’s match at the Mestalla against Valencia, it was the least asked about. But he assured that this is the final, given the need to collect points in EA Sports LaLiga. “This is a final because we need points. The problem is that in La Liga we are not where we should be,” the coach admitted.

“The defeats against Madrid and Girona affect us and put pressure on us, but there is time to solve this problem. We must return the glasses no matter what. We now have a very difficult opponent, “Baraja” is doing an extraordinary job. Now we have 1 point out of 12 and have lowered the bar, but Mestalla is always under pressure. It’s difficult, this is the final for us,” he repeated.

Of course, in case of defeat, he believes that La Liga will be in a worse situation than it is now, but this will not make any decisive difference. “I’m not saying goodbye to La Liga, but if we lose it will be bad for us. But if we win, we may lose points. We must think positively. If we lose, it will be even more difficult for us and that is why I say we need points,” he concluded.