Xavi Hernandez, After Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Real Madrid in a preseason classic in Dallas (USA), this Saturday the great performance of the young man stood out Fermin Lopezwho signed a spectacular goal and gave an assist.
“I like what I see. I like his self-confidence, that he dares, that he is not afraid, that he asks for the ball, that he plays easy and simple, that he has the last pass. And against Madrid, he has made the difference”, assured the coach at press conference “He has scored a great goal with his left foot and has given a pass with his right hand. He is a footballer who could help us a lot ahead of the season,” he added.
Ousmane Dembélé in the 15th minute, after a perfect strategic play, Fermín López, with a splendid left-footed shot in the 85th minute, and Ferran Torres, after a pass from the aforementioned López in the 91st minute, scored the goals for Barcelona.
“From my point of view, the match has been even. There have been moments of everything and in many moments we have dominated the game, which is what we like. That is what we want and more against a rival who lives a lot on counters and transitions. He is a very physical rival, a lot. He can be right now the most physical rival in the world”, reflected Xavi.
“The result is very favorable for us, but neither the last day we were so bad, nor now so good“He commented on Wednesday’s 5-3 loss to Arsenal.
Regarding the duel against Madrid, which crashed 5 balls into the woodwork, Xavi said that the final 3-0 could be “misleading”. “Madrid has also had many chances and neither do we have to throw the bells on the fly with this result,” he said.
Regarding Fermín López, who also made his debut as a scorer with the Barcelona first team, the coach said that he asks him “to try things, to shoot outside the area, to use both legs” and assured that this talent that he has in the last stretch of the field is “a bit” what they “missed last season”. “He has 2 profiles: he can play on the left, on the right, as a false winger coming inside… He is a footballer that I personally like, I see personality in him. He is 20 years old but has personality, desire, hunger. And that’s very important,” he said.
He also praised Dembele’s, whose name has recently been mentioned in rumors as a possible departure from the Blaugrana club. “I have said many times that I see the potential for him to be the best player in the world in his position,” explained Xavi, who described the attacker as “a very important footballer for the team” and He said that he sees him “happy” and “happy” at Barcelona.
Finally, Xavi expressed his wish that “Hopefully” Barcelona can “strengthen a little more” before the closing of the transfer market and gave as an example that Madrid has a larger squad than the ‘culés’.
2023-07-30 07:05:18
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