Barcelona Should Be Exploiting High Lines Better – Xavi

Barcelona manager, Xavi has come out to criticize his players for their inability to exploit Las Palmas’ high line. He recently revealed that it is something he used to do really well in his playing days, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, Las Palmas had a very high line that left a lot of space behind for Barcelona players to take advantage of, but his boys failed to do just that.

Xavi added that he is very disappointed because he specifically trained them to exploit situations like that.

His words, “We erred with the pass in behind in the first half. They had a high line and we could not find the space behind, which was something we had worked on specifically all week. That’s what I was good at as a player!”

WOW.

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona.

There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as “The Classic” (El Clásico).

From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities. The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians, seen by one author as a re-enactment of the Spanish Civil War. Over the years, the head-to-head record between the two clubs is 102 victories for Madrid, 100 victories for Barcelona, and 52 draws.