Summit at the Sports City to Analyze Present and Future

The coaching staff and sports management held extensive discussions on Wednesday morning. The main focus was to analyze the current situation in an effort to improve the team’s performance. Laporta becomes emotional when talking about Xavi: “Barça fans can be proud of the coach we have.” FC Barcelona returned to training on Wednesday afternoon to prepare for Monday’s clash against Real Sociedad, a match in which the Blaugrana side desperately needs a win to keep their hopes alive for finishing LaLiga in second place. For Xavi Hernández, it was an intense day at the Sports City, as he had already been there in the morning. The reason: a summit with the sports management to discuss the situation, both present and future.

According to SPORT, the coaching staff, Deco, and even some other influential figures in the club met on Wednesday morning to discuss and analyze the team’s reality. For the club, finishing in second place is crucial for economic reasons, as if they end up in third place, Barcelona would not qualify for the next Spanish Super Cup. One of the topics discussed was the team’s current form, which, after a strong first half, collapsed in Girona after the hosts leveled the score at 2-2. Among other things, the objective of the meeting was to analyze what happened in Montilivi with the intention of boosting the players’ performance in the remaining matches, especially in the upcoming Barça-Real Sociedad match. While the focus is already shifting to next season in the environment, the club urges everyone to focus on the next two or three weeks to end the season in the best possible way. Failing to finish second would only fuel rumors and the tense atmosphere among the fans.

The summit, which lasted a good while, also served to further refine the planning for the upcoming season. Xavi and Deco have already had many hours of conversation in recent days regarding what the next squad should look like, but today’s meeting, also with the coaching staff, had even more significance. Overall, the priorities for strengthening the team are clear, but financial fair play constraints mean not everyone can be accommodated. These meetings, with exchanges of opinions, help to clarify the team’s priorities for better competitiveness next year.