Ronald Koeman is a dead man walking. The main story in the Spanish media after a 3-0 humiliation by Benfica is when is the Dutchman going to be fired, not if he will be fired. And there are four potential candidates who are lined up as his replacement: Xavi Hernandez, Roberto Martínez, Andrea Pirlo, and Marcelo Gallardo. For Barca supporters, there is no dilemma that their former hero Xavi is the best possible solution.I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t knowA former midfielder who came from the youth ranks, Xavi is the ‘Barcelonian’ by definition. The current Al Sadd coach has a gentleman’s agreement with his employers that he is free to go if Barcelona comes calling. But, his former teammate and a friend thinks it’s a bad idea. “The issue between Koeman and Laporta is an internal war that is starting to affect the players. I don’t think that today, tomorrow or the day after is the time to take the team. Xavi is intelligent, he knows the club’s difficulties and must wait for the right moment. He has ex-teammates at the club that he will have to make decisions with and it’s going to be difficult. It all depends on how the season ends, the project and everything else. Of course, I see him as very qualified as a coach, but he must wait until they give him the possibility of being as great as a coach as he was as a player” said Luis Suarez in an interview with Diario Sport. (1.95) ATLETICO MADRID (3.50) BARCELONA (4.40)The Uruguayan still keeps his friendship with people from Barcelona, so he knows the situation within the club even thou the club treated him badly, he doesn’t like to see his former teammates in such a state. “Obviously, as a professional, as a colleague, it hurts to see friends like this, head lowered, a difficult situation that the club is experiencing, and you are not happy about that, because one has feelings towards the club as I have towards Liverpool, towards Ajax. I worked for many years at Barcelona but starting today, as we are thinking about Saturday’s game, and I am going to defend and my job is to love Atlético today, I love my job, and I’m going to try to do my best so that Atlético does well” said Suarez.
