Xavi returned to take charge of The Seal, and the core of "Dream Three" became a new hope for Barca to rebuild

Reporter | Wei Qingchao

Faced with the predicament of the reconstruction period, Barca still chooses to believe in their DNA.

On November 6, 2021 Beijing time, FC Barcelona officially announced that Xavi will become the new manager of the team, and the two sides signed a contract until June 30, 2024. Barca wrote in an official statement: "It was fate. Welcome home. ”

As a well-established La Masia youth player, Xavi has played for Barca's first team for 17 seasons, 767 official matches (Barca's second in history, after Messi's 778 appearances), and won 25 trophies for the Rossandr, including 8 La Liga titles and 4 Champions League titles.

Of course, the most important thing is that barca, known as one of the best teams in the history of football, the "dream three" Barca, the core of which is Xavi. At that time, Barca swept all over Europe as a cosmic team, and Xavi had already shown the characteristics of the team's "brain".

After winning the Treble at Barca in 2015, Xavi left Spain to join Al Sade FC in Qatar. After playing for THAAD for 4 years, Harvey announced his retirement and became THAAD's head coach directly.

Harvey, who debuted as a coach, immediately showed a famous demeanor, consistent with the characteristics of insight into the overall situation when he was on the pitch, and his tactical thinking outside the field was also very active. Under Harvey's leadership, THAAD has won 64 wins, 16 draws and 17 losses in 96 matches, and won 7 championship trophies in just two years.

Harvey coached Sade and adhered to the Barça-style passing style. The game often occupies the absolute advantage of possession and offensive scenes, making THAAD a cosmic team in Qatar, which is also an important reason for Barça to welcome the return of Xavi.

Barca have a mediocre record this season, and are currently only 9th in the league with one less match. In the four group games of the Champions League, Barca have only won 2 and lost 2, and both wins are 1-0, and the overall record is far from the expectations of fans and team management.

As a firefighting coach, Koeman came to Barca at his own expense and broke off his contract with the Dutch team. His previous results were acceptable, but the poor start to the new season made it difficult for him to escape the fate of leaving class. Barca are now in deep financial crisis, with the liquidated damages for koeman's dismissal unpaid, and the hiring of Xavi requiring another €5 million from THAAD.

According to Harvey's request, Barca need to complete the renewal of Dembele's contract and bring in ideal goals such as Sterling, and the amount of funds required is huge, so in the short term, Xavi still has to "watch the dishes and cook".

Barca's main problem this season has been that the goal conversion rate is too low and the game is often unscored. In the absence of new signings, Harvey faces more challenges than Koeman.

Fortunately, Xavi's position in the hearts of the majority of Barca fans is transcendent, and his return is still unanimously optimistic from the outside world. Messi also said in an interview: "When Harvey was still a player, you can already see that he will become a great coach. He definitely deserves the opportunity to coach Barca. “

It is also worth mentioning that Xavi's official coaching of Barcelona's first game will be the Catalan derby on November 21, against Wu Lei's Spaniard.