Xavi: I needed time to change Barça Kuman’s model

According to Fars News Agency, Barcelona will face Galatasaray in the round of 16 of the Europa League on Thursday.

“We are going to win,” Xavi told a news conference. We know it is not the Champions League, but we will be present in this competition with hope. There is good energy in the team and we must continue to do so.

He continued: “Our goal is to win this game, we will continue our good performance and we will repeat the same game model.” We know that playing in Turkey will not be easy at all.

Xavi said: “If I had come earlier, would the conditions have changed?” I do not know. Thanks to Laporta for giving me this opportunity. He is a brave manager who knows his duties well.

He continued: “We made big changes in the team.” Kuman, the last Barcelona coach, played a different model and it took me a while to change that style. The team is progressing now, but we have not achieved anything yet.

“Every player needs to compete with someone else,” said the Barcelona coach. Trastegnon is also in this position to improve and get better. Britoit, Garcia, Ricky Pooch and Minguza also have to work harder to get from the bench to the first team.

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