Fired After Barcelona defeated Sevilla 2-1 on Sunday to close the season, manager Xavi Hernandez expressed his disappointment with the team and claimed he felt his work was underappreciated. After Dutchman Ronald Koeman departed Barca in 2021, Xavi, 44, signed a three-year contract and guided the Catalan club to their 27th league title in the previous year. In 142 games as the manager, he recorded 90 victories, 23 ties, and 29 losses; nonetheless, he was fired last Friday. “I feel as though everything I’ve done in the past 2.5 years has set off an earthquake. I’ve been singled out numerous times in various contexts, Xavi claimed. “I don’t think the work has received enough credit. We haven’t been able to complete the assignment this year due to details. We were unable to complete the excellent work we had started throughout four crucial games,” he continued. Fired After Barcelona defeated Sevilla 2-1 on Sunday to close the season, manager Xavi Hernandez expressed his disappointment with the team and claimed he felt his work was underappreciated. After Dutchman Ronald Koeman departed Barca in 2021, Xavi, 44, signed a three-year contract and guided the Catalan club to their 27th league title in the previous year. In 142 games as manager, he recorded 90 victories, 23 draws, and 29 losses; nonetheless, he was fired last Friday. “I feel as though everything I’ve done in the past 2.5 years has set off an earthquake. I’ve been singled out numerous times in various contexts, Xavi claimed. “I don’t think the work has received enough credit. We haven’t been able to complete the assignment this year due to details. We were unable to complete the excellent work we had started throughout four crucial games,” he continued. La Liga’s runners-up After losing to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final, Athletic Bilbao eliminated Barcelona from the Copa del Rey in the quarterfinals, and Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Barcelona from the Champions League in the last eight, Barcelona ended the season 10 points behind their rivals. following speaking with President Joan Laporta, Xavi decided to resign in January but subsequently changed his mind and was fired following a season without a trophy. “I’m not the person to explain why. I believe the president should speak them. All I could do was take it. Whether or not I agree with the reasoning is irrelevant. It’s not like I’m leaving feeling relieved because we wanted to go on. The club made these decisions. We accepted and understood it, but we felt that it wasn’t finished,” he continued.Even if Xavi did not approve of his exit, he acknowledged that the team had grown, and he added that the next coach will face challenges.
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