Collectively, Barcelona’s performance against Real Madrid in Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup was well below-par. Xavi Hernandez’s side failed to lay a glove on their Clasico rivals, aside from Robert Lewandowski’s first half strike, and at the other end, they made it too easy for Los Blancos’ star-studded attack.
Within Barcelona, they have singled out players for especially poor performances against Real Madrid, and Sport have reported that Inaki Pena was one of those that Xavi and his coaching staff were especially disappointed with, from a tactical standpoint.
Barcelona believe that Pena could have prevented Real Madrid’s opening two goals if he had been more aware of play. They feel that he could have acted as a sweeper keeper on both occasions.
Despite this, Barcelona have been pleased with Pena’s overall performance since taking over from Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. However, he will lose his place in the line-up over the coming weeks when the German international returns from his back injury.
Football is a teamgame. Barcelona lost to Real. A player can make mistake at one end, but if other players do well at the other end the result can be different.
single out xavi for poor performances every game
I don’t know what the goal keeper was doing instead of coming out to save the balls
Xavi is yet to define a style for his team as a coach.He should seek help from Guardiola
From all indications, it seems Xafi has been given enough chance to prove hi mettle, He has been given a very long rope due to his immediate performance in his early arrival days at Barcelona Club.
It is very obvious that his experience is not capable of handling a giant CLUB OF BARCA STARTURE. Let him go pls.
Xafi must carry all the blames and bear the brunts. Xafi has spoilt our hearts/minds and faces.
He must be replaced.
Can Gordiolla our best ever EFFICIENT and results oriented coach come back to rescue his home club???.
LALIGA TITTLE IN 2024 IS GONE AND LOST, SUPER CUP IS LOST. WHAT MORE.
Fu**ing clowns expect pena to act as sweeper? Xavi and his coaching stuffs should be blamed for high line tactic against real who have line breakers like vini. Now they are expecting pena to become neuer and save their asses? It’s been over a year since xavi came and I still don’t find a shred of Barca DNA he is talking about every single conference. He is still tactically feeble and unable to utilize the players on hand. You can’t expect them to become messi or Busquets out of nowhere. Gotta adjust your tactics to your players profile. He has now lost the trust of the dressing room. His days are over. If it were Koeman you’d see rallies in the streets now. Time to see him out as graciously as possible.