Xavi explains what happened with Ferran and Ansu and the penalty
The duo were squabbling over the spot-kick, it seemed
A hard-fought win for FC Barcelona at Camp Nou against Valencia. And it was doubly sweated on by Xavi Hernández, who had to follow the game from the box due to suspension for accumulation of cards. Specifically, from the booth where the FC Barcelona analysts normally sit. The man from Terrassa appeared before the media to analyse the outcome of the game.
"We suffered too much. We had many chances to score the second, but it happened to us many times and it's something we have to correct. It can't be that we have to finish games like that when we have chances. We have to learn how to close out games," said Xavi after the 1-0 victory.
"It's a shame because they are games that we could talk about winning comfortably, but our lack of effectiveness makes us suffer until the end. Even more so today with the sending off".
On Ronald Araujo's red card, he was blunt: "It's clear, we have to be honest. It's a shame, it was our ball, controlled, we didn't clear it well and that's what happened. Nothing to say".
Regarding the mess of the penalty squabble between Ferran and Ansu, Xavi shed some light on the matter: "There is an order. We communicate it to the players. Then there are changes, Kessie has come in and he is also a good shooter. But Ferran was on the list, yes, it's true that if they have a positive feeling and they talk about it, they can change. But there is a list, an order. Even so, it's good that a player wants to shoot, it shows desire and ambition."
On what it was like to follow the game from the box, Xavi said: "I'm not going to protest any more because watching the game from up there made me very anxious. Not being able to communicate with my players...".
