After Xavi’s announcement that he will leave Barcelona’s bench at the end of the season, the Spanish press from time to time writes who are possible candidates for the hot Nou Camp bench. And it seems that there are not so many suitors for the job, considering that the pressure is big and even a homegrown player and legend like Xavi cracked and decided to leave. Spanish ‘Sport’ is the latest one with a report, and Antonio Conte is the main target of their report, even thou everybody knows that Conte usually requires large budgets and the Catalans are still in trouble with their finances. Still, there is one former player who just turned into a coach, and he doesn’t want to close the door on a Camp Nou job. Deco surprised by Xavi’s decision: We did not ask him for the title but to be competitiveCesc Fabregas is La Masia’s products and played for Barcelona twice, and now is assistant coach in Serie B’s Como, where he also has shares. He decided to take a small steps into management, clearly wanting to avoid pressure immediately.”Being coach of Barcelona? It’s something you can’t know. I think first I have to grow, take steps… That’s why I’m happy where I am, because I don’t have very high pressure. In the end they can judge you, they can tell you that you are very good, or not, but in the end it is the work you do day by day… There are coaches who, so to speak, they are not well regarded, but you see them working and you think: “he’s a genius.” You need to feel good about yourself” he said to the Catalunya Ràdio program ‘Tot Costa’. Cesc Fabregas: “Thiago Motta’s Bologna side does things that Barça have not been doing in the last few years. He has ‘sucked’ in the Barça philosophy, he knows the club, and I like the football his team plays. Surely he can adapt to Barça. At a football level, he’s doing well.” pic.twitter.com/FsNWsslyMy— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) February 7, 2024 Another former Barcelona player who turned into a coach since the end of his playing days is Thiago Motta. He is clearly doing wonders with a limited budget at Bologna, and Fabregas can see that every week, since he is currently in Italy. And he is obviously impressed.“Thiago Motta’s Bologna side does things that Barça have not been doing in the last few years. He has ‘sucked’ in the Barça philosophy, he knows the club, and I like the football his team plays. Surely he can adapt to Barça. At a football level, he’s doing well” said Cesc. After Xavi’s shock announcement, Tuchel and Arteta had to speak outDuring his second stint with the Catalan giants, Fabregas played alongside Xavi, so the talk about his resignation was inevitable. “I cannot speak through anyone because what Xavi has seen is what he has experienced and the pressure he has must be insurmountable. We have been in football for many years, we have seen everything and the truth is that it is difficult for anything to surprise you, but I know Xavi as a person and player, but not as a coach. He is a very positive, happy person, he always wants the best, win. He always believes in what he does, he looks forward. He believed that Barça needed a person like that. You watch his games and you see a lot of young kids, like Koeman did with Pedri, Gavi or Araujo, but he has made them go to another level, one step ahead. His moment has not been easy, but it is Barça, it is one of the three biggest clubs in the world and, in the end, if the pressure of this club can overcome a person as positive as Xavi, obviously, It means that the pressure is very high” said Fabregas. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7855558##
