Xavi's Barça numbers
The ‘was Xavi’ laid his first stone with great doses of optimism and hope. The effect of the former soccer player from Tarrasa and now the new Barcelona coach seemed to be that breath of fresh air that the team needed to take flight. However, and it is true that it is still early, there is still a long and hard work to do. It's more, the numbers of the Barça thus reflect it.
And is that, despite the fact that certain details regarding attitude and tactical aspects on the green have been glimpsed, the azulgrana team continues immersed by the expected path: far from fourth position in the league, eliminated in the Champions League and with obvious problems in both areas.
Again a big team brings out the colors
Xavi and FC Barcelona did not start badly at all. It seemed that the culé team had somewhat alleviated most of the problems that caused them to easily fit in a goal.
Against Espanyol they won and kept a clean sheet (1-0). Against Benfica they drew without goals (0-0). Against Villarreal they took the three points and showed hit (1-3).
Definitely, in his first three games with Xavi as coach, Barça scored 4 targets and only fit a little. While in the last three duels with Koeman in front, framework 5 goals, but fit others 5.
But nevertheless, then Betis arrived, team on a roll in the League, and managed to win the highest award of the Camp Nou in an isolated play (0-1). Then, el Bayern, a great from Europe, uncovered the shame again winning 3-0, although they could be more.
The effectiveness in attack: the great handicap “It was Xavi”
The true and fixed, and that was already seen with Koeman, is that Barcelona does not have a goal, and thus it is impossible to obtain results in football.
Total, during the 5 matches played, Xavi's Barça has shot up 60 occasions. Of all of them, only a third, that is to say, 20, have gone between the three suits, and only 4 from those 20 shots on goal have ended up in the back of the net.
As we mentioned at the beginning of this text, Xavi Hernández has a lot of work to do, besides trying, if the economic plan allows it, make the odd transfer in the winter market.
