Domagoj Kostanjšak
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Tomorrow, Atlético Madrid play host to Barcelona in a huge clash for Diego Simeone & Xavi. Both teams are in a heavy transitional period & both suffer from identity issues, albeit...
Barcelona were taken by surprise by Intercity but still salvaged a 4:3 victory. It's fair to criticise Xavi, he should be pressed about this. But not all was bad. As ever, the tr...
Going into 2023, keep an eye on Albert Riera, Olimpija Ljubljana's new coach. A student of Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola, @11RIERA11 uses an entertaining positional system and ha...
Way back, I recommended Barça sign Pavard as a RB upon seeing what Xavi wants there. That's still true. Technical quality, distribution, ball-striking, half-space presence when in...
My train to Manchester broke down so I'll be stuck in the middle of nowhere for a while. Anyone fancy a Q&A? Can be football, life, whatever. Hit me with some questions below! 👇
@Barsalev Yes, just checked, most defeats with 28 so far with this one vs Argentina included. And yes, they qualify almost always so definitely a factor. They're also historically...
I feel Xavi isn't helping his case with constant talk of having to win trophies this season. Yes, we invested a lot. Yes, Barça can't go trophyless year upon year. But we're rushi...
Sacking Xavi on the account of not winning trophies this season would be beyond ridiculous. Results in Barça's context have almost ALWAYS meant trophies. However, I'll take sust...
With the Clásico defeat still looming over our heads, the big question is being raised: Is Xavi the coach to take Barça back to greatness? In this piece, I discuss what needs to c...
Frenkie de Jong should be Xavi's big project at Barça. The good news is, we're already seeing reasonable improvement in his understanding of Barcelona's philosophy, especially com...
The pure idea of Kessie has so far been better than what he's actually shown. His profile suits Xavi's blueprint on paper - box threat, hardworking runner, smells danger, all-phas...
On Xavi - it's all on how long he takes to address Barça's issues - if at all. The worry is we're still plagued by (some) very similar (& recurring) problems: exaggerated vertical...