Xavi’s Confidence Soars: Barcelona Manager Believes Team Can Stage Comeback In Title Race

After Real Madrid thrashed Barcelona last Sunday in the Spanish Super Cup final, Xavi’s team has come in for heavy criticism.

“We are optimistic, we know these seven or eight points we can make up,” Xavi told a news conference.

“Tomorrow we will try to play our football, using our idea of the game, there’s the whole second half of the season to go and we have the most hope possible.”

The coach said he was extremely positive in life, even though many around the club and in Catalonia typically have a more negative outlook.

“(Positivity) is what’s lacking most, but I counter that,” continued Xavi.

“Catalans, the club, its history, we are sufferers … I see (these tough games) as an opportunity.

“As I’ve been a player and won a lot, I am calmer, but I also lost a lot — Barcelona have not always won.

“The level of demand on us, we accept, but a lot of the time positivity is lacking.”