The Catalan team is not experiencing its best time ever after a completely unpromising start in the unsatisfactory draw against Rayo Vallecano and the continued negative performance in La Liga and the fluctuation in the level in the Champions League despite the ease of the group.
Xavi is going through a difficult period in terms of preparing for matches and choosing the appropriate squad for the matches, and it is clear that Xavi still does not have the leadership keys to prove that he is capable of leading the Barcelona project.
There are many question marks for the coach, as the team played only 14 rounds in La Liga, conceding 14 goals. There is a clear defect in Barcelona’s defensive system, in addition to the ineffectiveness of the offensive system and its provision of support.
Xavi suffers from poor recruitment of players on the field. Everyone is angry and feels that the season is at stake.
The Spanish coach aroused the dissatisfaction of many officials within the Catalan house regarding his right to coach the team and that the team this season is heading towards the unknown, with no performance, no plan, and no tactics, which prompted Laporta to make several important decisions regarding Xavi and the team, the first of which is:
Searching for the CVs of competent coaches so that they are fully prepared to train the Catalan team from the middle of the season at the latest, as Laporta lost his confidence in Xavi and began to see that he is unable to lead Barcelona’s current project.
Xavi’s mentality and his inability to plan and read matches, and with the team’s difficult financial situation, makes it imperative for Laporta to find an alternative as soon as possible, and the indicators are all negative, as with this method and method that Xavi is adopting, the zero season is approaching.
Laporta, as indicated by the newspaper “Sport”, praises Xavi only in the media and in closed rooms, searching for an alternative as soon as possible.
Therefore, Barcelona places Italian coach Roberto De Zerbe, Brighton coach, and German Hansi Flick at the top of the list of coaches nominated to replace Xavi in Barcelona.
Italian coach Antonio Conte, who Laporta sees as a good option for this stage, has joined the list of potential coaches to coach the Spanish team.