Has Xavi changed his mind? Barca boss is set to stay after all

Xavi has reportedly agreed to stay on as Barcelona coach, despite previously saying he'd quit at the end of the season

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00:00I think we have a problem in terms of the demand for this position.

00:06I think there is a problem because, first of all, you don't enjoy it, it's not quality of life,

00:09and then it seems that you risk your life here at every moment.

00:13It doesn't happen in any club. That's why I say it's Kurel.

00:16He has lived moments as a player where we have had complicated situations,

00:32then we have achieved great things, with a great team we have not won anything,

00:38and then we have won everything by playing very good football.

00:42He knows perfectly well what to do, and you have to give him time and confidence.

00:48Barcelona has to go up.

00:50In addition, the talent there is of the more veteran people,

00:53together with the generation of young people we have,

00:56well, I'm optimistic, yes, but we'll see.

00:59For me as a coach, it means a lot.

01:01I'm a rookie in this, and winning 0-4 at the Bernabéu reinforces me a lot.

01:06For sure. It reinforces the project, the idea of the game, the model of the game,

01:12and there is no doubt that Barcelona has to compete by playing in this way.

01:17I insist, I think we have saved a season that could have been catastrophic.

01:21It would have been catastrophic not to enter Europe,

01:23it would have been catastrophic at a sporting level.

01:28For me personally, if you ask me, it gives me a lot of credibility.

01:32It happened to me a bit as a player, which was difficult at the beginning,

01:36they believed in me, and as a coach practically the same thing has happened.

01:41So this title gives me credibility, it gives me stability.

01:46I think the club needs a change in dynamics, and above all as a club,

01:51thinking about the club, thinking about the players' well-being,

01:54thinking about them, I think they will also free themselves.

02:22They can only become stronger, that's why I think Xavi, yes, I would have loved him to stay.

02:29In my opinion, when you make a decision like that and you say it so openly in public,

02:34it's because you've really thought about it and you've made your mind up.

02:39I don't think he's the type of guy who changes his mind like that.