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'What happened at Vigo was unacceptable': What Xavi reportedly told Barca players in locker room

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"You have to believe in yourselves. What happened at 

 cannot happen again. You have to be always alert, it cannot be that you go to half-time 0-3 and then end up drawing. 

 is a source of pride and that this team always has to compete," Xavi has told the players, as per Diario Sport.

, Barcelona bottled a 3-0 lead against Celta to finish the game in a 3-3 draw.

 has had his first training session as Barcelona's head coach. He will play his first game at Blaugrana on November 20, at home against 

Fans spot Xavi's modelled formation as he pops to his Barca office, we draw it

 has been seen fielding his magnets in the 3-2-2-3 formation which is a transformed 3-4-3.

Here's what it could look like in practice.

The idea is quite clear here. The wing-backs are mostly involved in the attacking play while the wingers cut inside to form a frontline trio.

As you see, both midfielders actively support the attack too, with Frenkie de Jong playing in a more defence-minded role.

, but the final formation choice will depend on who the opposition is.

'We don't want to win just 1-0 in the 90th minute': Xavi opens up on his Barca tactics

"We don't just need to win 1-0 in the 90th minute. 

 are the most difficult club in the world because you have to win and also play well," 

However, the new Barca manager doesn't guarantee that the team will play a classic 4-3-3 formation all the time.

"An important thing is to have an idea, a model. We will press high, we will generate more chances than the opposition. At 

, we played 3-4-3 because we could dominate the game. Here, we can start with 4-3-3 but switch to 3-4-3 or even 3-5-2 because we have the players to do that.

"Do I want to play with wingers? Let's see how 

 recovery will evolve, I want to play with open wingers – we have good players for different systems. We want to play wide and to have players who are good in 1v1 situations," the 41-year-old concluded.

Seems like Barca are going to be quite flexible under Xavi – that's something we had rarely seen under 

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They really have to work harder 

3-0 in the half time 
3-3 in full time 

Is Capital RUBBISH?

Daddy Bolaji Mabub

Harry B0910

u want to whip barca players on the ass? ok then…

Varun Singhvi

yeah…so they get on their toes man 😝

Goolux

Oyinloye Lateef Damilare

Ion really know… perhaps Xavi can recruit a flogging member to his staff so they whip some asses. I’ll take that role for 0$ I’m cool. #forçabarça 😝

Brother Koeman will instead complain that he doesn't ve players.
u can't speak bad of a person n expect something good from the person..

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'What happened at Vigo was unacceptable': What Xavi reportedly told Barca players in locker room

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