ORnai Emery does not doubt the conditions of tomorrow’s rival coach, Xavi Hernández, to lead Barcelona. The yellow coach did not hesitate to praise the Catalan’s abilities since he hopes that his team will be reunited with its best version. For Emery, it will be key that his team is more effective in both areas to have a chance of victory.
Duel against Barça: “We face it with great enthusiasm since playing games of this level in the league and in the Champions League, like the one we played against United, motivate and challenge us. We play at home against a great Barcelona, to which the change of coach has given a boost at the level of motivation, safety or is what I perceive seeing the deployment of the players in the field of juice. We want to give continuity to what we do well and make improvements so that the results fall on our side. We have merits but we have to improve in both areas. “
Find balance: “We must find a balance, we are facing great teams, each with its own peculiarities. We are playing with a team that is looking for an identity again and that is getting it in the last games. He is going to demand a lot from us, he presses up and has a lot of possessionWe must defend well and win as many duels as possible. We want to be very present with our qualities for 90 minutes. It will be a very nice game for the fans and we have the responsibility to do a good job from an idea that we want to reinforce “
Mood situation of the team: “We are building a team with a clear identity and a style that makes us feel comfortable, strong and winners. We continue in that process. In the league we are lacking better results and that is for something. We are working to improve. We want to find regularity and a stable base. Beyond thinking about winning, we want to think about how we want to be, and how we are capable of being closer to winning, even though it has sometimes generated certain problems for us. We are going to continue with the good things, we come from two good games, we have not won, but we have done very positive things. And we are also self-critical to improve what has not been done well. “
We come from two good games, we have not won, but we have done very positive things
Players touched: “Tomorrow Saturday we are going to do a morning training session and we will see how all the players are. Gerard is with the group and we will mark the steps well after having had a relapse. After playing last Tuesday, 24 hours are very important to decide how he is people with discomfort “
Make a great game: “We want to have a great game. The ultimate goal is to win, but sometimes you win without being well and it makes you hide shortcomings that are there. We want to be a team that plays well and transmits, that’s what I want. Barcelona arrives with a greater expectation after the arrival of Xavi. There are very important players who arrive at a very high level, in the case of Busquets, Piqué or Alba, whom I see in a great moment. I like to live the day and enjoy the road, and a day like today is very beautiful. “
About Xavi Hernández: “I know him little personally, but I have references and that is, he is a soccer man. He was very aware of everything, he liked soccer, knowing if the grass was in good condition, what rivals he had … All that remains very much within And he wants to take off in another facet. He has experience with the best coaches, surely he already thought as a coach when he was a player. He has been preparing himself and the steps have been correct and fair. He has to show how to bring out all the talent he has. The first impression is good, and there are young players who because of how intelligent they were on the field, in their case such as Xabi Alonso, Raúl or Guardiola at the time, a priori have a talent. In two games you see certain things that they call the attention in a positive way as well as the energy and the illusion that it transmits and that it is the ideal person to transmit them “
The ultimate goal is to win, but sometimes you win without being well and it makes you hide deficiencies that are there
A dominating Barcelona: “Xavi has lived a very dominating Barcelona, who from the positions had a very high possession. They have young players, who are still so well known to us, but who are called to be the new players who in a few years mark a style and a tremendous history in Barcelona. I have the certainty that he wants to experience it again with his style. They will want to have the ball and get it back soon. The difference between good and excellent Barcelonas has been the defensive phase, where with players like Iniesta or Xavi, they did it. If he is able to give that to Barcelona, he will be on the path of that excellence “
Keys to the match: “Many things can happen, there will be times when we have more presence and others do not. We must be able to minimize errors that are not important, and find an efficiency that we are lacking in both areas. Barcelona is finding a good dynamic more of the game than of results, so it will be a very demanding match “.