Barcelona suffered a heavy setback at Montilivi against Girona (4-2) and Xavi, already in the press room, admitted to being "very sad" and "disappointed" because he considered that his team gave the game away.
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez admitted to being "very, very sad and disappointed" after Saturday's 4-2 defeat in Girona because his team showed "two sides of the coin in one match", with a "brilliant" first 60 minutes and a final 20 minutes in which his men were not "at the level required to be a Barcelona player".
The "angry" Barca coach said that Barca have been "superior" in the two games against Madrid and in the two games against Girona, but without a prize. The coach said that he has the feeling that his team "give away the games" and argued that his team played well in the first part of the game.
But the second half of the match was "the summary of the season", because the lack of effectiveness "kills" Barca, because of their lack of effectiveness and consistency", and because of the "punctual" and "individual" mistakes that cost the match when they were "very dominant". The coach spoke of mistakes "that do not correspond to this level of players or club".
According to Xavi, his team gave away the three home goals in the second half. "We have to improve a lot, especially on a mental level, because any hard blow costs too much," he admitted before appealing to "the immaturity of many players". However, he ruled out that the defeat at Montilivi and the image shown by the squad could reopen the debate surrounding his continuity.