Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions
I don't know what was going through Laporta's mind when he fired Xavi, even though he himself was the one who initially asked Xavi to stay. Now everything becomes clear when he shows his true colors and I am quite sad about the news of Xavi's dismissal. Who would have thought that this legend who was so loyal to his former club would have to leave Camp Nou so quickly.
Laporta decides to fire Xavi must be caused by some reasons. One of the clear reasons is Xavi failed to give Barcelona a trophy in this season. Laporta can't tolerate this, he expects much on Xavi to win some trophies in this season. Laporta thinks Xavi must be able to lead Barcelona to keep competitive although they are in a financial crisis. It is surely very surprising because we know that Xavi already stated to stay in Barcelona. Now, Laporta suddenly fired him with no clear reasons.However, I read on the media that there are some possible reasons: https://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2024/05/24/6650ad64e2704ebc9c8b4596.html
Now Barcelona has replaced Hansi Flick and as we know he is a coach with a lot of experience. I think Barcelona, after firing Xavi, was not wrong in choosing Hansi Flick as his replacement and this will be his new challenge in managing Barcelona until 2026. Let's see if next season Barcelona will find its glory again with Hansi Flick, we should look forward to it.
I don't think Hansi Flick is a really experienced coach although he already won some trophies. In his career, he only managed Bayern Munich and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. So, he still has no experience to manage many teams. I'm not sure if he can adapt quickly in Barcelona. It won't be easy to adapt with a team like Barcelona which has complicated problem. TBH, I'm not sure if he can do better than Xavi in his first season. Real Madrid is in the best form, Hansi Flick probably faces a very difficult situation in the next season. I doubt if Hansi Flick won't stay a long time in Barcelona. 