Xavi wrote to a couple of colleagues complaining bitterly and have those colleagues transfer their anger to my section head. He neither asked for my dismissal nor did he want the article to be withdrawn.

He was a player, another one, angry because he was not treated the way he considered he should be treated. Xavi's problems with the media are a product of the unhealthy relationship that the Spanish press has with his national team. The protection of his symbols leads them to believe that they cannot be touched. It is natural that he is disconcerted as a coach.