Players No Longer Believe, Xavi Hernandez Is Ready To Leave Barcelona

JAKARTA - Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez will leave if the player no longer believes in him as a coach. Xavi also stated that he would have been fired if he failed to win the trophy last season.

Barca won the La Liga title last season. However, Barca is in danger of failing to defend it because it is currently ranked fourth in the 2023/2024 La Liga standings. Xavi's men are eight points behind Girona, the surprise team, which is at the top.

Barca also seems to have difficulty chasing Girona and Real Madrid who are competing in the top flight of the league. Not only that, Barca have failed to defend the Spanish Super Cup title which he won last season by defeating Madrid.

This is Xavi's first trophy after returning to Barca as a coach. However, Barca then failed in this year's final match. Even Los Cules was beaten by Madrid 1-4 in the El Clasico match.

This failure again raises the issue that Xavi will be dismissed. Moreover, players are said to be unhappy with the system played by the 43-year-old coach.

Xavi stated that there was no problem if he was dismissed. In fact, if the player doesn't want him, he will immediately leave Barca in a pack.

"On the day the players didn't want me anymore, at that time I would pack up and leave," said Xavi.

"If I didn't win La Liga last season, I definitely wouldn't be here. When someone says I'm the problem, I'll go," he said.

According to Xavi, his achievements were not bad and even met the target while coaching the Blaugrana.

"In my first season, the target was to finish in the top four. However, we were able to rank second."

"Last year we won La Liga. This year we also had to win trophies. We failed in the Spanish Super Cup. I apologize for the team's performance. However, we still have chances in three trophies," he said again.

If Barca fail in total this season, the former center player of the Spanish national team says he is ready to leave the club.

"Failed to meet my target, I will go first," he said.

Xavi did return to the club when Barca experienced a decline. The team is in the process of rebuilding, especially after being left behind by the legend, Lionel Messi.

"When I was in Qatar, Barca came to me and appointed to be a coach. They said the club was entering the worst period in history. I was said the club was revitalizing," said Xavi.

Barca is actually not completely slumped. They are still playing the last 16 in the Copa del Rey against Unionistas de Salamanca. Barca also remain in the 2023/2024 Champions League