"Now I'm on the street, but a month ago..." Xavi, at war with the press in Barcelona

This Wednesday Barcelona suffered another defeat in the season. They had already lost a key game on Sunday against Girona, the leaders of the La Liga standings, which left them far from the top and with little chance of competing for the title. And just three days later the same thing happened to them in Belgium. In the last match of Champions League group H, they were defeated 3-2 by Royal Antwerp, who had lost all their matches up to that point.

Although the result did not affect Los Blaugranas, as they had already qualified for the round of 16 of the European tournament and even secured first place in the group, it did cause dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction among the players, chiefs and fans of the club.

Now, just a few days after that defeat, Xavi Hernandez gave a press conference before the match between Barcelona and Valencia at Mestalla. There, the coach was asked about the moment of the team and the criticism he has received lately, and he did not hesitate to show his anger.

"A month ago they were telling me that I was the Ferguson of Barça and now I'm out on the street," he said, taking aim at journalists for considering that they change their minds from week to week depending on the result the team gets in each match. And then he added: "I get messages as if it were a funeral, as if my father or mother had died. None of you congratulated me at the last press conference for the qualification. On the day of Atlético Madrid we were a 10 and now we are a 0".

He knows it is an important match

Xavi then spoke about this Saturday's match against Valencia and said: "It's a final because we need points. In La Liga we are not where we should be. The defeats vs Real Madrid and vs Girona weighed on us and are affecting us. Tomorrow is very important against a complicated and tough opponent".