Almeria v FC Barcelona: Xavi Speaks On Vitor Roque, The Transfer Window & Squad Rotation

➡️ The end of the La Liga season is fast approaching and Barcelona have three more games to play in the final 10 days of the campaign as they look to finish as runners-up, and their next challenge is away from home against bottom of the table and already relegated Almería.
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[@WalidBarca.]

We need to win tomorrow no matter what FORCA BARCA💙❤️

[@vicallday3325]

Walid LEGEND

[@WalidBarca.]

@@vicallday3325 Haha thanks.

[@gowonclasp7249]

there are 4 players im hoping to stay at the club next season and that's araujo,lamine yamal,raphinha and most importantly Vitor roque

[@MikeyBarca02]

Idk I’d count cubarsi, gavi, pedri in too

[@xxxxdddddss]

hope sergi roberto and ferran will start, they are so good

[@RoodBull_SAMA]

Roberto just needs to NOT f up, otherwise he is a solid midfield sub given the injuries.

[@dogarecute6677]

@@RoodBull_SAMAtrue. He’s actually aite in midfield. Just cut out the errors. Tbh a lot of players have been making silly mistakes.

[@pq9076]

​@@dogarecute6677that's what makes us human

[@donottouch2392]

This is the reason why we fail. Because we have fans like this

[@donottouch2392]

@@dogarecute6677no players should makes mistakes!!! You get put off the field if you do . Your not a professional fif you di

[@valamolamb]

What makes you think any of those clubs want to have Xavi as their coach? 😂

[@IceCool97]

He is just delusional, thats it

[@officialkahtoon9345]

Vamos Kevin, keep up the good work man.

[@cedrickjr.8979]

Great job bro.....

[@geetpurohit8089]

I tried in FC24 without financial takeover I managed to buy: Lionel Messi, Jamal Musiala, Xavi Simmons, and right now in 2027 season I have front 3 of Julian Alvarez, Mbappe and Halland still have pedri gavi and our defense is mostly the same with scholtterbeck added right now I have a budget of 1Bn euros after winning 2 trebles and 1 double, hattrick of champions league and laliga can't imagine what we could do irl with better finances

[@Certified_Futbolero]

Yup. That sums up what Kevin is

[@TahsinShahed-mp1ih]

lmao

[@dragonmz9514]

Lol Pedri is only great and valuable in FCxx

[@Thegreat-md1bo]

It’s “ this season should just end” type of tiredness

[@jameszhang7336]

2:04 bruh. I thought its messi for a sec

[@phaniprashanthmuppana5409]

Xavi feels that his influence on player selection in the transfer market is virtually non-existent. His primary requirements are a proper winger and a central defensive midfielder. However, the club provided him with Félix and Romeu, while spending significant funds on Roque, who doesn't address the current team needs. Xavi's tactics started to click when Gavi was available, allowing for proper rotational strategies. Nonetheless, the absence of versatile midfield profiles has prevented his tactical plans from fully materializing, causing the team to suffer. Xavi’s approach is not flawed; rather, the issue lies in the composition of the players. They are either exceptionally talented or third-rate, one-dimensional players who struggle to adapt without compromising tactical control. This inconsistency is why Xavi experimented with multiple tactics throughout the season to accommodate different player combinations, prompted by rotations and injuries. The less adept players often got confused by these frequent tactical adjustments, leading to lapses in concentration and increased opportunities for the opposition. Xavi is a tactical mastermind, but the bench strength is failing him. Any other manager would likely face similar challenges over a long season without adequate backups. Barcelona needs a reset in their mentality, shifting from their super-team standards to a more realistic approach aligned with their current capabilities. President Joan Laporta appears more concerned with his public image ahead of the upcoming elections than addressing the on-field problems. Although he brings in money and works hard, he seems disconnected from the actual issues affecting the team. This situation highlights a miscommunication between the director, manager, and players. Barcelona must place their trust in Xavi, who is fully committed to the project. He should be given complete control over the team and the academy for at least three more years, similar to the support Jürgen Klopp received at Liverpool. With Xavi’s guidance, academy players will develop into proper bench options with suitable profiles through adequate game time. Only with this long-term strategy can the team hope to achieve success over a prolonged season. Xavi’s game awareness and tactics are top-notch, recognized by analysts, professionals, and players, even if they are not immediately apparent to the average fan. Esteemed pundits like Pep Guardiola and Thierry Henry acknowledge his tactical acumen. The failure to execute these tactics is not due to Xavi but because the players have been unable to replicate them. Therefore, Xavi’s reliance on academy youth players for these critical positions is a deliberate strategy to develop them into the right profiles over the years. By providing them with proper game time, Barcelona can build a cohesive and effective team capable of sustained success.

[@NkoblaZili]

What a toxic club I have chosen to fall in love with

[@majestyjnr7843]

You’re the toxic one here everytime complaining

[@NkoblaZili]

@majestyjnr7843 What do you mean "every time" you don't know me

[@andersonbin265]

The fans are even more toxic

[@majestyjnr7843]

@@NkoblaZili cry bro you can build a football club and sign roque yourself if the club is toxic for not playing roque imagine this rubbish talking as if Barcelona is a charity home because we are broke you people thing you can just be trash talking the club anyhow You’re a bastard 😡😡😡

[@philippeb4126]

@@NkoblaZilievery body toxic

[@done6i720]

I love your videos Kevin visca Barca ❤️💙

[@Jlangdon92]

Learning on the training ground and not on the pitch is like learning to drive a car in an empty car park and not on the main road, how are you meant to adapt and build confidence when you’re never on the pitch?

[@richlaw3658]

I am reading Xavi your fav boy facing sacking, looking forward to it

[@chubyroo]

Can you check you mic settings because every video I watch of your is a little distorted 😢

[@amarecudjoe9501]

But in case of roque in the little time he has played its not even to say he hasnt done anything he has 2-3 goals as a sub one of them came in a very crucial game while playing out his position just give the guy some minutes at least if we have the game in the bag tommorow

[@adebolaagunbiade2225]

So Vitor Roque isn't leaving. Thank God. Barça need the three points today. Barça Barça Barça

[@nashathibrahim705]

Barca need to win 2 of 3 to be safe. Or win one and draw 2

[@user-xf1dv2nz2i]

I just wish all barca fans are like you we have very toxic fans

[@assansanneh6679]

Kevin, Vitor Roque should play all these last three games.

[@Gojoismydad]

Playing Vitor against small teams will not make look good he need space Lewa has the playstyle for small teams

[@vodkastani4649]

Nothing about "They are one point above relegation zone..." Almeria is last in the table and doesn´t fight for anything but honor! Of course they are going into second division!

[@adrianpolak8296]

raphina will not play in almeria game , becase he have yelov card after penalty gol

[@RoodBull_SAMA]

This whole Roque situation has blown up waayyy past proportion, even if he goes on loan, it is fine, he needs european exp and people thinking he will bench Lewa are dreaming, his prestige alone guarantees him a spot and Barca are paying him an arm and a leg, he better play ! 😂

[@MichiganAviation135]

Yeah but Roque should be playing at least 15 minutes. He isn’t even playing.

[@mimismile5948]

We are asking for minutes not replacing, ,,

[@Gilanka3832]

I don't think Xavi is good for Barcelona a ahead coach because there are some matches we lost as Barca it all because of Xavi wrong fixture, that's the truth, look at Real Madrid they don't underestimate any teams whether they are big team's or not they used to brought in all their good players, if they wins fine if they don't wins too they know that games is like that

[@seanmsane2668]

The fan position😂😂replace them😂😂

[@wizlb]

Xavi must get Fired today

[@manmythandlord2371]

More of Ferran? Bro……

[@BarcaBasto]

we can work with that oh yeah Xavi-Nico-Yamal what we gonna do fam? soon Xavi *Loan* Nico 50M Messinho 60M Kimmich 35M [loanswap fekir > torre ?] 2025 : Zubimendi + Wirtz superstriker needed moukoko? #lewaswap 2026 : Kvara #raphinhaswap

[@BarcaBasto]

j-araujo swap frimpong [f-mendy?] OR garcia+ferran swap saka !!!

[@sharadmohip6536]

It’s it normal to stop supporting your team because of the hurt they cause you

[@rogerroopchandsingh2919]

Roque should go to PSG and not waste anymore time with Xavi and Barca because honestly come next season Barca might not even be in UCL because they are going to rely on Lewandowski as our only CF for the whole season.

[@ChrispiChicken]

Did you really just say psg?

[@rogerroopchandsingh2919]

@@ChrispiChicken yes I did because Barca and Xavi are doing foolishness especially when it comes to talented players imagine Lewandowski starts every game for Barca and is so predictable that he hardly scores Aubameyang has more goals than him. Barca wants to sell Raphinha when he's been great but didn't want to sell Dembele who hasn't played one full season.

[@Visca__Barca_Visca_cules]

The sell of roque is important while he’s still hyped 🙏🏼 don’t matter what club he’ll go to if the coach says he isn’t a quality player for Barca I believe him . If Xavi is good at 1 thing as a coach is spotting young talent and knows what players are ready for Barca

[@rogerroopchandsingh2919]

Nope that's rubbish because he asked for Ferran and what has Ferran done? He asked for Lewandowski and what have he done Aubameyang who was at Barca before Lewandowski has more goals than Lewandowski as we speak.

[@rogerroopchandsingh2919]

Also again to have one CF that's 36yrs for a whole season makes no sense and Barca has no money to buy a next CF

[@barca-vibe]

Girona will be out of top 4 next season Football heritage!

[@xxxxdddddss]

i think they will be top4 with atletico above them

[@ZER-or2sr]

3-0

[@bruh21697]

what’s with the meat riding on xavi 😂😂

[@divinecomedyt.v6253]

Toxic fans will never understand this

[@eldadchisenga2824]

I hate it, what xavi is doing to vitor rogue

[@mrNaworek]

Almeria is last in the table with no mathematical chances to stay in LL

[@manisanker1261]

Rahinia is not bossing left wing 😂😂

[@danielayar3599]

2:20 why do you always do this lmao wtf are you talking about with almeria being 1 point ahead of relegation???

[@brunoearth69]

Almeria are already relegated

[@DrDiabolical000]

The night is darkest before the dawn. We will rise up once again. Madrid fanbase is scared. Next year is gonna be our season. They can sign whoever they want, it won't change the reality for them. FORCA BARCA! 💪💙♥️

[@theworkingwordtv191]

He did the same to Riui Puig. He gave him a false hope so he rejected teams that were willing to sign him. In the end, he locked him to the bench. Victor should advise himself and leave. He should go far from anything related to Barcelona if he wants a good football carrier

[@user-zq7vi8lm4z]

Puig fate got sealed with gavi rising into the team. The one that destroy puig career is koeman whos refuse to rest pedri and play puig as pedri sub.

[@theworkingwordtv191]

@@user-zq7vi8lm4z my brother, it is not true. During Komen’s time Puig was willing to leave but Xavi assured him to stay because he has a plan for him. He stayed hoping Xavi will help the matter but he did the worse. This is why Puig till date dislike Xavi. You are telling me that Xavi couldn’t manage two rising talents? Then he doesn’t deserve to be a coach. He completely relegated him to the bench. In as much as we all love Xavi, he lacks managing players. Is he telling us that Victor was brought to just train? The league is over yet he can’t give the young player even 5minute. Can you imagine what this young talent will be going through?

[@user-zq7vi8lm4z]

@@theworkingwordtv191 its true. Under koeman barca main midfielder are frenkie, busi and pedri. Before gavi rising puig had the biggest chance to grow but his chances never given. When gavi promoted puig are dead last in pecking order so gavi existence sealed his chances to play for barca. Now xavi did same thing to vitor roque. I dont expect roque to come in become a starter benching lewa and bagging goals. What i expect is xavi develop him and give him some minutes on the pitch because the kid had talent. Meanwhile what xavi does are playing ferran as striker.

[@dragonmz9514]

Puig turns to be better than Pedri and Gavi nowadays, go figure.

[@user-zq7vi8lm4z]

@@dragonmz9514 unproven. as good as he is he play at mls.

[@yasminguzman6143]

Los fanaticos de barza nunca vimos jugar a victor roque un partido para juzgarlo una verguenza para xavi deco y los directivos es tan malo o xavi es toxico

[@morrisonsifelani]

Think Xavi can coach Liverpool! They wouldn't downgrade😂

[@matthewaustin6495]

Xavi would do better at Liverpool you people really don't know ball and it disappoints me so much

[@CJVP99]

Kevin….i get you you love Barca we all Iove Barca this is our club but please stop having rose colored glasses for our club you are unintentionally promoting mediocrity here this isn’t us we are a club that wins

[@rizz45yui]

A player develops on the pitch. Not just in the training ground.

[@titascorporation2670]

xavi was offered form chelsea newcastle and ajax but still he stayed with barca . respect ++

[@iragire3696]

We do not xavi to be the coach next season we better leave the club he’s not able to manage the team

[@xxxxdddddss]

roque is going to be loaned, xavi will play ferran torres as nr9, i will want to kill myself watching that

[@ikechuwufinnian6382]

Lol Ferran is a goal scorer He's our second highest goal scorer after lewandowski if I'm not mistaken.. Roque is not ready, his first touch alone is so poor

[@xxxxdddddss]

@@ikechuwufinnian6382 yes ferran very good player world class dont sell under 100m

[@manmythandlord2371]

@@ikechuwufinnian6382Ferran has the same g/a (14) as a “finished” Ansu Fati last season in identical minutes (He might have even more). I’m not even mentioning how he was even worse last season as he had only 10 g/a. Ferran is actually awful. I can’t this is his “best and shark” season at Barca. He doesn’t deserve to be here. If it weren’t for us amortizing him, then he would’ve/should’ve been given the boot last season.

[@clashgamer9725]

@@manmythandlord2371 ferran was injured for like 3 months🤌

[@dragonmz9514]

I don't want to see either one of them to be honest.

[@dr.chidori96]

Xavi is the perfect example of die a hero a live long enough to see yourself become a villain

[@user99641]

XAVI HATES VITOR ROQUE.

[@reallifepolitics]

bro trust me he cares about roque

[@pq9076]

​​@@reallifepoliticsthese type of fans they don't want to understand the situation bro.....

[@pq9076]

They always blame xavi when it's not even his fault

[@reallifepolitics]

@@pq9076 your totally right they love to just bully this club but fans like us have to think positively and realistically

[@Visca__Barca_Visca_cules]

Blame deco not Xavi . As the coach he did not request an attacker he asked for a cdm.

[@SimplySmythe]

Roque is soooo incredibly mid

[@Diego-hh8do]

I’ve had enough of this paella fraud

[@106.]

hope we sign Romeu on a permanent. Romeu - Roberto - Simons will make top clubs in europe piss their pants

[@mr_j9207]

LoL

[@dragonmz9514]

and give Rogue No. 10 shirt...

[@salvitoleorebelo5533]

Girona budget is much lesser than barcelona . If they can do why not Barcelona.

[@alhajeribarzilbarca911]

Is Ferran Torres better than Rocky? Of course not. The coach is biased towards the Catalan and Spanish players, and unfortunately the coach and club president will destroy the team with this mentality. Torres played many more matches and many more minutes than Roque and did nothing. Also, Victor Roque is 18 years old and he says he is young, and he plays players younger than that and gives them more matches and minutes. Also, Barcelona does not have an attacking player who is currently 34 years old and Torres is of no use. I am with the coach in that he plays Caperci and Lamin Yamal, but also Vitor Roque, in my opinion, he deserves to fire the coach for his biased mentality and racism, and also he does not understand anything in training, and the talk goes on for a long time. We, as Barcelona fans, know the good player and the player who is useless, like Torres and Firmen, if the president and coach continue in the same way. This mentality will destroy the club and the Barcelona fans. We have despaired of the actions of the coach and the club president. Do you want us to support Real Madrid?

[@michaelmaxwell8668]

WTF, Xavi should start a player that have not fully adapted, so that ya all can ruin his career with bully???? Fuck he is adapting to the club, he fucking came from a Brazilian league, vini was bossing before he came to real, he spent 3 yrs to adapt. Let's all wait for him to adapt and let the beast himself unleash. Ferrante was a Spanish player before going to man city, he has proven himself on a bigger stage, though he is an average player, but he has that experience over Roque

[@Andyria]

What’s more intelligent? Toxic Barca fans or a dog?

[@fejejdjs948]

the dog fisting your mom

[@Certified_Futbolero]

My dog is smarter than Barcelona

[@Visca__Barca_Visca_cules]

The selling of roque is important now . I think Mbappe is going under everyone’s radar 👀 the selling of roque could be used as a signing bonus for him and they can cover his salary if they sell frenkie , when the stadium opens they’ll generate half a billion per year in tickets , vip sections and sponsorships, I don’t see mbappe playing with vini and rodrygo 👀🔴🔵

[@IceCool97]

Jisus Christ pls stop, stop with those stupid things, we have no money, we will have no money!!! Tebas told media few days ago that Mbappe is coming to Real, it is fact, it was always a fact he will go to Real, only question was when

[@dragonmz9514]

I wish it could happen, but Barca has just been so dumb wasting money on bunch of mediocre

[@Visca__Barca_Visca_cules]

@@IceCool97 Barca will go back to the 1:1 rule after Nike gives them their bonus next week that’ll allow Barca to use every income on transfers . When the stadium opens they’ll generate half a billion per year 🤫🔵🔴 Barca are not broke and they’re about to shut half the world up next season , the player has not confirmed anything where he’s going to , tebas could be saying a bunch of bs he’s a vardrid he would give Barca 0 hopes for anything that’s Perez side chick

[@Visca__Barca_Visca_cules]

@@dragonmz9514 nothing is impossible we just have to sell frenkie he’s making about 30 mil per season which is what mbappe will be making at vardrid

[@IceCool97]

@@Visca__Barca_Visca_cules dude, its done, he is going to Madrid, it was always madrid, dont make fool of yourself with these type of comments, every single manager in the world when asked about Mbappe is saying “we all know where he is going”, i hope we go back to 1:1 rule and can actually sign some world class players, bcs players like Ferran and others are not Barca level, and i hope we shut the whole world as you are saying, but i just dont see that happening, especially with coach like Xavi

[@jewchapomba2926]

bro you love xavi blindly

[@user-vp6ip2jo9e]

Bro you know what xavi says abut almria 😂😅way his afraid from this team 👎😂 Xavi: "Almería is a tough opponent. They have high-level players and they are in form.😂😂😂bro almeria is 20 in laliga 😅"

[@gabrielchanongwa9444]

Barking people....do they end up being dog.???... lot of talking unnecessarily stories... Almera can get a way through Araujo 😂😂 Summer transfers is just an assumption ... Barca is building a fantasy team...in reality no money and our players are poor money injectors... let's wait for 2030 ... Maybe things will be better

[@David-yo2mh]

Kevin you can't sulk when people think your assessment of barca is clueless, because it is clueless, but you blame it on being a toxic barca fan .. grow up and accept you might be wrong and these so called toxic barca fans might might right ..

[@truth__608]

Stop d riding xavi and stop looking at previous stats of barca for current fixtures our play is so unpredictable we even loose matches even when we are having lead