Xavi's mysterious note wakes up Barcelona: "It will remain between me and the players"
After the dramatic 2: 2 in the derby, Spain dealt with an unusual scene in the second half.
Luc de Jong squeezed compliments: "A role model for any striker", Jordi Cruyff was disappointed: "We could have exploded"
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14/02/2022
Monday, February 14, 2022, 6:30 p.m.
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Summary: Napoli - Inter 1: 1 (Sport 1)
Mixed feelings in Barcelona after the dramatic 2: 2 with Espanyol.
On the one hand, the team extended the unbeaten streak in the derby (in the league) to 24 - the longest streak of all time in Spain - but on the other hand lost precious points that could affect the fight for a direct ticket to the Champions League.
Federy scored an early goal (2), but Barcelona absorbed twice and drew a draw only after a dramatic goal by Luc de Jong in the 96th minute.
"When you're behind in the 95th minute you settle for a point, but I'm a little disappointed with this game because we had to lead at least 0-2 in the first half," said
Jordi Cruyff
.
"We suffered in the second half and took out a point, but there is a sense of failure because we had to explode in the second half."
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Luke de Jong (Photo: Reuters)
Cruyff complimented Luc de Jong, who was crowned by the Catalan media as "a villain who became a hero," saying: "Luke Finisher is excellent, and he showed it today as well. This is not the first time he has saved us."
Xavi also complimented De Jong and said that "it is no coincidence that he scored such an important goal. He is an example to every footballer, to every striker. From two situations, he makes at least one big one. For me he is always a player who should be a role model for others."
On the other hand, Xavi admits that "we had to win this game. Obviously with the way the game developed, it is impossible not to be happy with his draw. In addition, we also extended the unbeaten streak to Espanyol in the league, which is very nice. But I wanted to win, and I I think we deserved it today. "
In addition, Xavi did not like the red card that was raised towards Gerard Pique in the closing minutes, saying that "it hurts us a lot, but we will have to play with whoever is in the next game."
The content of the note will remain between Xavi and his actors.
Pika and Busquets read (Photo: screenshot, from Twitter)
The Spanish media dealt at the end with a note that Xavi seems to pass to the players via Pique, at the end of the second half.
Pique and Sergio Busquets, the veterans in the bunch, examined the note closely and saw in it the new instructions of the coach that eventually also led to the equalizer.
"I changed the lineup and wanted to pass on specific instructions to specific players. I will not say what exactly was written there, it will remain between us," Xavi said.
"But I can say that the players did not hear my instructions, so I felt the need to pass the note to them."
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