Barcelona star praises Xavi for his tactics in-game. Frenkie de Jong, a midfielder for Barcelona, praised Xavi and explained how the Spaniard utilizes his knowledge to help his players. De Jong revealed that the 2010 World Cup victor used video analysis to assist his players in making wiser choices.
In his first complete season at Barcelona, Xavi has performed admirably. The only mistake made by the Barca great was being prematurely eliminated from the Champions League and Europa League.
The Blaugrana now have a nine-point advantage over Real Madrid in the La Liga rankings thanks to him. With a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid in the first leg of the semifinals, they are also in a strong situation in the Copa del Rey.
De Jong, who has consistently been a member of Xavi’s starting lineup this year, has praised the boss and described how the mentor supports his athletes. De Jong stated, “Xavi is one of the greatest midfielders in history, in an interview with TV3. He is a great boss and greatly aids our team. He provides us with videos of recent battles and instructs us on how to make wiser choices.
The Dutchman, who admits he feels more at home playing at the base of the midfield, believes Barcelona has performed better this year. “I think the team is playing better football than last year, so that helps me,” he continued. Recently, I’ve been playing at the base of the middle, where I feel more at ease.
Despite having tallied a sizable number of goals this season (47 in 25 games), Barca’s defense has been the key to their success and helped them take the top spot in the standings. This season, they have only given up eight goals in La Liga, which is 11 fewer than Real Madrid, who are currently in second place.
On Sunday (March 19) evening, Barcelona will host Real Madrid at Camp Nou for a tantalizing match. This weekend’s victory could all but clinch the La Liga championship. Barca has a significant injury lift as they prepare for the match at Camp Nou. Star midfielder Pedri, who has been out of action since injuring his hamstring in a 2-1 loss to Manchester United in February, is expected to be ready for Sunday’s El Clasico.
To demonstrate his readiness for the match, the midfielder participated in a portion of the team’s training exercise on Thursday, March 16. It will be intriguing to see whether Xavi uses him right away or inserts him as an impact replacement.
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