Xavi’s presentation at Barcelona: All that happened as FC Barcelona welcomed their new manager: FC Barcelona’s prodigal son, Xavi Hernandez has been unveiled at the Camp Nou for the first time as the new Blaugrana head coach. The legendary midfield maestro will have a tough job at hand as he needs to scale the heights once again with the Cules.
Xavi was welcomed with chants and cheer from the fans as he signed the contract on the pitch alongside his family and club president Joan Laporta.
Xavi’s presentation at Barcelona: All that happened as FC Barcelona welcomed their new manager
The former Al Sadd manager addressed the 10,000 fans present at the stadium. He said, “I don’t want to get too emotional so I will just tell you one thing- we are the best club in the world.”
Xavi: “Extending Ousmane Dembélé’s contract is one of our priorities, yes! He could be the best player in the world in his position”.
“Ousmane has to work a lot, he has the potential to make the different at Barça as world top player. But he needs to be consistent”. 🔴🇫🇷 #FCB pic.twitter.com/rZXhv8O0aq
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 8, 2021
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 8, 2021
Xavi became the first Barca manager to be presented on the pitch of Camp Nou. The midfielder will return to the club after six years as he left Barcelona to play in Qatar. He raised a lot of excitement before taking up a managerial role at Al Sadd. He is not deemed a perfect fit for the Blaugrana as the club is in utter turmoil with debts and poor results.
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Barcelona in La Liga- Barcelona is ninth in the La Liga points table and have lost their old glory and sheen, something which Xavi will look to revive during his time at the Camp Nou.
Here are the Live Updates from his presentation as the new FC Barcelona manager:-
🎙 Now is the time, says Xavi: pic.twitter.com/nuQpYUDe1d
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 8, 2021
Xavi’s presentation at Barcelona: All that happened as FC Barcelona welcomed their new manager
Xavi shared his views on Ousmane Dembele and feels that he can be the best player in the world with hard work. It has been a very rough tenure for the Frenchman as he has suffered persistent injury problems.
❝For me, Dembélé, at his position, with hard work, he can be the best footballer in the world.❞
— Xavi pic.twitter.com/wyUO05eSoa
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 8, 2021
The Spanish tactician has clearly mentioned that he is not here in Barcelona to draw or lose games. He wants his team to win matches and will only look to win and nothing else than that.
❝We are at Barça. Let me repeat it again — we cannot draw or lose games.❞
— Xavi Hernández pic.twitter.com/cAaOTgTRPJ
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 8, 2021
Xavi also revealed that former Barcelona stalwart Lionel Messi wished him on his appointment as Barca manager.
Xavi’s presentation at Barcelona: All that happened as FC Barcelona welcomed their new manager
❝I have a friendship with Leo … He wrote to me and wished me lots of luck.❞
— Xavi on Messi pic.twitter.com/usrz6elrZx
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 8, 2021
Xavi’s presentation at Barcelona: All that happened as FC Barcelona welcomed their new manager