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Xavi matches Koeman game tally as Barca coach - comparing their stats

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 coach, matching the tally of his predecessor 

Here's how their overall stats compare, with numbers provided by Transfermarkt.

We can see that Xavi beats Koeman in everything but goals scored. The Dutchman had L

 for a whole season, though, so that may have played a role. Xavi has 

, and while the Pole is a threat in the box, he's definitely not as good at creating chances for his teammates.

Another thing to note is that Koeman won the 

 while Xavi's only trophy is the Supercopa. Although we beat 

 in the final to win it, Supercopa is generally regarded as a minor trophy.

At the same time, Xavi has us league leaders, something that Koeman never managed to achieve at Camp Nou.

One reason, 5 players as examples -- reporter names thing that proves Xavi is a great coach

In his piece for Mundo Deportivo, Xavier Bosch argued that a good coach is one that, besides everything else, improves his players. The reporter used five 

 finally knows when to dribble and when not to. 

 has become a master at playing the ball from the back and is completely different from what he was like a year ago," Bosch writes.

 is learning not to run forward thoughtlessly anymore. 

 now keeps tha ball, penetrates the areas and slices defences like nobody else thanks to a ton of useful advice. 

 has improved his positioning and has more impact on the game. 

Many outsiders or even Barcelona fans argue that the team is doing better because of the summer signings. While this also plays a role, we cannot ignore the fact that many old players have improved under the new coach.

'Solves technical issues': Barca fan breaks down Xavi's new tactic for physical teams like Betis

 away from home on Wednesday. Halfway through the game, it looked like Barca were going to drop points on the road. 

However, the Blaugrana looked defensively solid through the game and didn't seem like conceding until 

 put through his own net late into the game. Barca were already winning 2-0. 

A Barcelona fan on Twitter SM has identified a tactical tweak by Xavi when facing physical teams like Betis. It involves using four midfielders in a 4-2-3-1 formation or 4-5-1 defending. This could explain Barca's defensive solidity at Betis. 

"Deploying 4 midfielders solves a number of structural/technical issues," the fan writes.  

"Frenkie is able to drop left of the CBs & receive deep without invading Busquets' space (similar to his Ajax role). 

"Interiors can stay between the lines (forming front 5) without isolating Busquets. 

"Busquets has been pure class every time we've played a four-man midfield. In his search for more control in matches, Xavi has also found a system that compensates for Busquets' shortcomings.

"And these performances haven't come against weak opposition, we're seeing him rewind the clock against Real Betis, La Real, Real Madrid, and Atleti."

 and Busquets in a dynamic four-man midfield. Thus, despite Betis' physicality and relentless fouls, they were starved of the ball and ultimately got beaten. 

Speaking after the game Betis midfielder 

"Against Barcelona, it's always like this, it's hard to take the ball away from them. They are able to subdue you and put you in their court. Up until the time of their goal, we were fine, and after that, it was another game."

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Koeman lost all his games against real Madrid even with messi,I prefer xavi any day

Alka-Gh

That Madrid team in the Koeman Era has all players that was in form it’s a different team now as compared to when it was under Koeman now the Madrid team is useless both kross and Modric are past their best

BarcaaForlife

Madrid won the league and champions league last season beating the likes of PSG, Chelsea and Man City en route to the final… Then we beat them 4-0. Henry once said the whole of Europe are scared of madrid while madrid are scared of Barcelona…. Simple as ABC koeman was a dumb and whack coach Xavi is way way better.

Brobbey Niyi

Just because they won champions last season doesn’t guarantee them to be on form forever that’s how bad madrid is now if that’s your excuse let me also make my point Barca activated how much millions of leveler to buy Xavi a complete team ?  How much did Koeman spend on the transfer window ??

kelvin benedictus

You are not being honest, Koeman lost to a Madrid team who wasn't winning UCL for a while and Xavi beat a Madrid team 4-0 after Koeman left, what are you talking about? At that time there was no lever for Xavi.

barcelonafan1622753926888058796

BarcaaForlife, Koeman by that time he had Messi and Griezman, so that is not the reason.

Jovinary Maximillian

Pat12jr

That’s not true Messi alone is a minus 1 just that he can easily win us games but you cannot deny defensively that will affect the team in Xavi team everybody is defending including the attackers which very balance but it’s a tricky situation with Messi coz he don’t mostly track back most of the time even thou he does some defensively duties every now and then you can’t compare both side xavi has the advantage of a well balance team with a good number 9

Don't mind their dislikes, you understand the game better than them all.

Mohammad Alkhatib

To have Messi in the team it scares the opponent team from more attacking formation instead they focus more on defending against Messi's attacks

Player		G
Artem Dovbyk	Girona	18
Jude Bellingham	Real Madrid	17
Ante Budimir	Osasuna	16
Borja Borja Mayoral	Getafe	15
Alexander Sørloth	Villarreal	15

Xavi matches Koeman game tally as Barca coach - comparing their stats

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