{"id":49223,"date":"2024-01-18T02:03:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T02:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ill-pack-my-bags-and-leave-xavi-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T02:03:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T02:03:03","slug":"ill-pack-my-bags-and-leave-xavi-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ill-pack-my-bags-and-leave-xavi-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ll pack my bags and leave: Xavi | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nBARCELONA:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under-pressure Barcelona coach <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2448057\/barcelona-giving-too-much-away-xavi\">Xavi Hernandez<\/a> said on Wednesday he would resign if his squad no longer believed in him following last weekend&#8217;s heavy Spanish Super Cup final loss to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Barca were hammered 4-1 by Madrid on Sunday and sit eight points off leaders Girona in the La Liga table.<\/p>\n<p>Defensively the Catalans have struggled this year which is in stark contrast to last season&#8217;s Liga success.<\/p>\n<p>They have conceded 22 goals at the halfway stage of the league season after shipping only 20 in the whole of the 2022-23 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The day my players no longer follow me, I&#8217;ll pack my bags and leave,&#8221; Xavi told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I hadn&#8217;t won La Liga last year I wouldn&#8217;t be here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When someone tells me there&#8217;s a problem, I&#8217;ll leave.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love this club. I&#8217;m here to bring something to it. If I don&#8217;t do it, I&#8217;ll go home,&#8221; the former Barca captain added.<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old returned to the Spanish champions in 2021 after a spell as Al Sadd boss with <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2448893\/felix-made-the-difference-again-xavi\">Barca<\/a> in free fall.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday they face third-tier Unionistas in the last 16 of the Spanish Cup before playing Napoli in the first leg of the same stage in the Champions League in February.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the owners signed me from Qatar, they said it was one of the worst moments in the club&#8217;s history,&#8221; Xavi said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And we&#8217;re in the process of changing things.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m calm, I have three titles to win. I think we&#8217;re closer to success than failure,&#8221; the ex-midfielder added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARCELONA: Under-pressure Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said on Wednesday he would resign if his squad no longer believed in him following last weekend&#8217;s heavy Spanish Super Cup final loss to Real Madrid. Barca were hammered 4-1 by Madrid on Sunday and sit eight points off leaders Girona in the La Liga table. 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