“Dear fans, my time on the Barça bench will end on Sunday. It is never easy to leave the club of your life, but I do it very proudly, after two and a half years at the head of a dressing room that has been like a second family.
I want to thank the support and affection of the fans, who have always been by my side and have always shown me the same love as during my time as a footballer. From Sunday I will be one more culer in the stands, either now at the Olympic Stadium or in a few months at the Nou Camp Nou. Because before I am a player or a coach, I am a Barcelona fan and I only want the best for the club of my life, which will always have me at its disposal.
I have worked with a group of fantastic players and with a spectacular staff. Thanks to all of them, we have been reaching the goals set, culminating last year with a League and a Super Cup. This season things didn’t go as we wanted, but we put our heads together and helped grow a new generation of young footballers from La Masia who inspire all of us Barcelona fans.
Many thanks to all. To the fans, the players, the staff, the club employees, the President, the Board of Directors, the sports directors, the media and everyone with whom I have shared the journey throughout these two seasons and half
I wish the best to the club that I carry in my heart.
Long live Barça”
Thanks for everything Xavi. The League title is a massive win and we will be rooting for you wherever you go.
Never gave you an LW or a DM yet the board expected him to beat this Real Madrid.
Au Revoir Xavi 🙏
Who is cutting onions 😭
Thank you, Legend
Legend of the Game 🥹
Barcelona start the crumble after neymar leaves.
Thank you Xavi, I and the the fans I’m pretty sure are devastated with the way you are departing, thank you for bringing back hope and a number of generational talent to the forefront, also thank you for being such a professional, poor that the board isn’t as much of a pro that you are. Thank you for everything. Visca Barca Gracies Xavi
Can’t believe the disrespect this absolute legend faced from the authorities.
This club just has no idea how to properly part ways with their legends. Just embarrassing
Why is everyone so upset, didn’t Xavi announce he was leaving months ago?
I can only hope Laporta lessens his sins by personally inviting Xavi back as a guest to the new Camp Nou’s first match.
Hope he succeeds in whatever he does next and gets to come back once we’re an actual club and not a clown show.
Best coach.. did so much with very little resources.
The juxtaposition of his two most recent instagram posts is telling of the circus
I hope Xavi gets hired by Chelsea or Man U
Thank you, legend.
I have been a Barcelona fan ever since I saw their game against Valladolid back in 2000 where [Rivaldo scored this memorable overhead goal ](https://youtu.be/gCzPb3Wyduo?t=471)and Barca won 4-0. I have been with the club through the good and through the bad. I’ve experienced the joy of watching Ronaldinho play, Messi’s magic and all the other wonderful Legends our club had over those years, but I’ve also seen us lose Pep (who made us into the best time there ever was and probably ever will be), disrespect Koeman, blindside Messi about his contract renewal and lose him as well. Sure, we can blame some of it on Bartomeu, but not everything. The absolute media shitshow that we subject them to is insane, the lack of support, all the backstabbing, pseudo fans who act like “football experts” complaining about everything possible and blaming everyone. But the straw that broke the camel’s back for me was this saga with Xavi. He came to us when we needed him, got us a title despite the fact that he wasn’t getting the players he requested, cause fucking Deco has his own vision and for some insane reason a split like that was allowed without board’s and Laporta’s intervention. Now everyone allowed Xavi to be subjected to this insane circus where he had to find out play-by-play about how he was being fired from his position from the media, after agreeing to stay with the club when he quit and then everyone begged him to stay. Fired for a sentence said to the media that Laporta didn’t like…
That’s unforgivable and I’m done supporting this club. This feels painful to write as I’ve been a fan for almost a quarter of a century but how can I support a club that lost it’s values so much? Més que un club? Empty words at this point. I can only hope that one day this club will find it’s way again and maybe then I can consider watching football again, but I know that I will find no joy from it now.
You can agree with me or you can disagree, that’s just my views on the whole thing and I wish you all luck, because as things stand? This club will need it.
“From Sunday, I’ll be one more culer in the stands”
💔Fucking hell
Thank you Xavi, won super Cup, won la liga, didn’t complain much about finances, let’s not forget the behaviour of refs in Xavi’s time. Promoted la masia talents, playing Ferran when not needed, not giving mins to roque and Subbing out lamine in cl
There are both goods and bads but we love you forever Xavi.
Visca Barca 💙❤️
😭😭😭
We won the league against Madrids black magic with one of the best defensive records with him, and for the first time since Messi left. Over 2ppg in 140+ matches, with a 62% win rate. He wasn’t a bad manager. In fact, he was probably the best we could afford at a time when everything was going wrong. He will be missed dearly.
Why am I tearing up
I would wish that farewell would be written by Laporta.
as much as i wanted him out… man i feel sad. sorry Xavi
Quite frankly we didn’t deserve him. Highly doubt Flick would’ve won the league last season
Y’all in this sub are the most hypocritical assholes on the planet. No wonder our fanbase is a laughing stock. The same people putting their cutesy “we will miss you Xavi 🥹” here are the same people who were calling for his head, saying he has no tactics, is a shit manager, and that he was never good to begin and thought they knew more than the coach.
Can somebody translate the IG post into English please? I don’t have IG and I can’t translate it in the post section.
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https://i.redd.it/e3omqlas4e2d1.gif
“Dear fans, my time on the Barça bench will end on Sunday. It is never easy to leave the club of your life, but I do it very proudly, after two and a half years at the head of a dressing room that has been like a second family.
I want to thank the support and affection of the fans, who have always been by my side and have always shown me the same love as during my time as a footballer. From Sunday I will be one more culer in the stands, either now at the Olympic Stadium or in a few months at the Nou Camp Nou. Because before I am a player or a coach, I am a Barcelona fan and I only want the best for the club of my life, which will always have me at its disposal.
I have worked with a group of fantastic players and with a spectacular staff. Thanks to all of them, we have been reaching the goals set, culminating last year with a League and a Super Cup. This season things didn’t go as we wanted, but we put our heads together and helped grow a new generation of young footballers from La Masia who inspire all of us Barcelona fans.
Many thanks to all. To the fans, the players, the staff, the club employees, the President, the Board of Directors, the sports directors, the media and everyone with whom I have shared the journey throughout these two seasons and half
I wish the best to the club that I carry in my heart.
Long live Barça”
Thanks for everything Xavi. The League title is a massive win and we will be rooting for you wherever you go.
Never gave you an LW or a DM yet the board expected him to beat this Real Madrid.
Au Revoir Xavi 🙏
Who is cutting onions 😭
Thank you, Legend
Legend of the Game 🥹
Barcelona start the crumble after neymar leaves.
Thank you Xavi, I and the the fans I’m pretty sure are devastated with the way you are departing, thank you for bringing back hope and a number of generational talent to the forefront, also thank you for being such a professional, poor that the board isn’t as much of a pro that you are. Thank you for everything. Visca Barca Gracies Xavi
Can’t believe the disrespect this absolute legend faced from the authorities.
Xavi should run for club president someday
https://preview.redd.it/7ukuv7hg9e2d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28c311004a32152c25a39a00d1f6a3dad640342d
This club just has no idea how to properly part ways with their legends. Just embarrassing
Why is everyone so upset, didn’t Xavi announce he was leaving months ago?
I can only hope Laporta lessens his sins by personally inviting Xavi back as a guest to the new Camp Nou’s first match.
Hope he succeeds in whatever he does next and gets to come back once we’re an actual club and not a clown show.
Best coach.. did so much with very little resources.
The juxtaposition of his two most recent instagram posts is telling of the circus
I hope Xavi gets hired by Chelsea or Man U
Thank you, legend.
I have been a Barcelona fan ever since I saw their game against Valladolid back in 2000 where [Rivaldo scored this memorable overhead goal ](https://youtu.be/gCzPb3Wyduo?t=471)and Barca won 4-0. I have been with the club through the good and through the bad. I’ve experienced the joy of watching Ronaldinho play, Messi’s magic and all the other wonderful Legends our club had over those years, but I’ve also seen us lose Pep (who made us into the best time there ever was and probably ever will be), disrespect Koeman, blindside Messi about his contract renewal and lose him as well. Sure, we can blame some of it on Bartomeu, but not everything. The absolute media shitshow that we subject them to is insane, the lack of support, all the backstabbing, pseudo fans who act like “football experts” complaining about everything possible and blaming everyone. But the straw that broke the camel’s back for me was this saga with Xavi. He came to us when we needed him, got us a title despite the fact that he wasn’t getting the players he requested, cause fucking Deco has his own vision and for some insane reason a split like that was allowed without board’s and Laporta’s intervention. Now everyone allowed Xavi to be subjected to this insane circus where he had to find out play-by-play about how he was being fired from his position from the media, after agreeing to stay with the club when he quit and then everyone begged him to stay. Fired for a sentence said to the media that Laporta didn’t like…
That’s unforgivable and I’m done supporting this club. This feels painful to write as I’ve been a fan for almost a quarter of a century but how can I support a club that lost it’s values so much? Més que un club? Empty words at this point. I can only hope that one day this club will find it’s way again and maybe then I can consider watching football again, but I know that I will find no joy from it now.
You can agree with me or you can disagree, that’s just my views on the whole thing and I wish you all luck, because as things stand? This club will need it.
Goat midfielder
Class
Thank you Xavi
https://preview.redd.it/nx1x0p64je2d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f7c23de2346f75e6744e021bd6f9edb3ecf4685
“From Sunday, I’ll be one more culer in the stands”
💔Fucking hell
Thank you Xavi, won super Cup, won la liga, didn’t complain much about finances, let’s not forget the behaviour of refs in Xavi’s time. Promoted la masia talents, playing Ferran when not needed, not giving mins to roque and Subbing out lamine in cl
There are both goods and bads but we love you forever Xavi.
Visca Barca 💙❤️
😭😭😭
We won the league against Madrids black magic with one of the best defensive records with him, and for the first time since Messi left. Over 2ppg in 140+ matches, with a 62% win rate. He wasn’t a bad manager. In fact, he was probably the best we could afford at a time when everything was going wrong. He will be missed dearly.
Why am I tearing up
I would wish that farewell would be written by Laporta.
as much as i wanted him out… man i feel sad. sorry Xavi
Quite frankly we didn’t deserve him. Highly doubt Flick would’ve won the league last season
Y’all in this sub are the most hypocritical assholes on the planet. No wonder our fanbase is a laughing stock. The same people putting their cutesy “we will miss you Xavi 🥹” here are the same people who were calling for his head, saying he has no tactics, is a shit manager, and that he was never good to begin and thought they knew more than the coach.
Can somebody translate the IG post into English please? I don’t have IG and I can’t translate it in the post section.