Before the match against Deportivo Alavés, Deco allowed himself to be interviewed by the press, almost as usual, and here the topic of conversation was whether the management still has faith in Xavi as a coach. Barca’s sporting director stated that to the extent that they had.
After three bad games, two of which ended in defeat, doubts about Xavi have begun to rise, and therefore the press in attendance before Sunday’s match against Deportivo Alavés wanted to know if Barca’s sporting director continued to back the Catalan head coach. Deco, however, called for composure, as he also gave Xavi his and the management’s total support.
‘We talk to the coach every single day on the training ground, and we are completely calm about Xavi. We know what we want and how we want to play, and now the goal is to chase the victory today after the defeat in the Champions League’, began Deco.
The Catalan press, especially after the Champions League defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk, has speculated on how long Xavi’s leash will be, and the club’s sporting director, Deco, was asked to deal with that.
‘At Barca, every match is a test and every match must be won. In the league, it’s about us fighting on, so that Girona and Real Madrid don’t run away, but we also know that every single match is a test, so today’s match is just one more in a series of many’, it came from Barca’s sporting director, who was finally asked to deal with the fact that Pedri was again in the starting line-up.
‘It is important to have all the players available. We have had a long time with many injuries, and now we are almost only missing Frenkie de Jong. It is important to have Pedri back as well as those currently sitting on the bench such as Raphinha and Ferran Torres.’
