FC Barcelona’s head coach, Xavi Hernández, has been criticized for his comments about big data: “We could be leaders” after his team’s 2-1 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday. ing.
The Blaugrana led 1-0 by half-time thanks to Robert Lewandowski, but a few minutes after the interval Iago Aspas’ shot was deflected past goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen by Jules. – Kunde played it and surrendered the lead.
The match ended in a controversial manner, with Lewandowski scoring a penalty in the 97th minute against Balaidos, reducing Real Madrid’s lead against the Catalans to seven points.
Asked in the post-match press conference what he thought of his team heading into Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 first leg against Napoli, Xavi said: “Yesterday they gave me some statistics from the big data. According to it, if we won, we would become the leader.” We can use everything we produce. His final third lacks that “clairvoyance.” ”
See replies to posts on X where a journalist is attending a press conference shared a commentand there is no end to Clerc and Real Madrid fans who ridicule Xavi for this reason.
Many are tired of the legendary midfielder’s excuses, or even the bright side of appearing to have been deceived in his press conference, in a season that is likely to see Barca end without a title. I just want to get results on the field.
Gijantes FC reporter Luis Bow Morella We were able to track down the data that Xavi was referring to.
In terms of expected points, Barça are indeed at the top of La Liga, leading Madrid by a narrow margin of 50.65 to 49.67.
But in reality, Xavi’s side were 10 points behind Carlo Ancelotti’s side before kick-off. And although, as mentioned above, the number of goals conceded has been reduced to seven, Madrid can extend their lead once again by defeating Rayo Vallecano in Spain on Sunday at 2pm kick-off.
But don’t think Xavi is worried about Napoli. The coach, who will retire on June 30, said he had a “good feeling” about Barça’s trip to Italy because of their “positioning” and “way of defending”.
“The first half was good, but the second half wasn’t so good,” he reflected.
