Recalling Xavi's 10 iron rules for Barca players — how it helped

When Xavi was announced as Barcelona's head coach in November 2021, he laid down 10 iron rules for the players to strictly follow.

Here are those 10 rules again.

Xavi has now been sacked as Barca coach but you look at those rules and you can argue it helped maintain a culture of discipline at the club.

Barca players showed exemplary character under Xavi. There were no scandals and the players always showed him and their teammates the utmost respect.

Barca finished second in La Liga this season which is not the worst thing in the world. But Xavi has been shown the door for ideological differences with the Barca board.

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