Xavi Hernández was sailing between two seas after the draw at Mestalla, that of his usual optimism after a more than correct game by his team and that of “frustration” due to the lack of effectiveness of his players on goal.
The man from Terrassa expressed himself with these same words, alternating smiles and seriousness on his face. “I feel frustration because we have done many things well but we have lacked a lot of effectiveness, in the last pass and in the last kick. Today has been alarming because they have been very clear situations, it is a shame,” he declared.
The Barça coach elaborated on this speech, which he discussed during his presence before the media. “We are not performing at the level that is required of us, especially at the level of effectiveness, it is something that depends a lot on trust,” he recalled.
Xavi seemed happy with the match despite the tie. “We had a perfect approach but we lacked effectiveness. The goals we missed changed the game completely, what happened today was blatant. We must be one of the worst teams in Europe in terms of efficiency,” he insisted.
“The team has been good in the game, in the approach, I have to be positive and think that by playing like this we will win many more games than we will draw. I am optimistic, we are on the right path,” he continued. “We played a game to win well, we created many chances,” he added.
Regarding the goal conceded, the great shot by Hugo Guillamón, the Barça coach regretted the isolated action. “They have hardly generated anything for us, we have defended very well. They have only made one against us at the beginning, due to a misunderstanding in a throw-in, and the one with the goal, which was a specific error, our error.”
