Xavi sticking to guns with Pique & Alba as Barça hierarchy changes
The dressing room influences are undergoing the biggest chance in a decade
Leaving Jordi Alba and Gerard Pique on the bench -- and not bringing them on -- at the Allianz Arena as Barcelona lost to Bayern Munich on Tuesday is another step in the revolution being carried out by Xavi.
The Barça coach has decided there is no step back as the leadership changes hands in the dressing room.
More than a sporting decline, we are witnessing the biggest change in the hierarchy in the Barça dressing room in the last decade.
The benching of Alba and Pique is not only to do with meritocracy but also with a new distribution of influence within the club.
Xavi's merit is that he has had the courage to do it with players who were his teammates and friends for many years before he returned as coach last season.
