Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez, sings of his young player Pedri Gonzalez, after beating Athletic Bilbao 4-0, on Sunday evening, in the Spanish League.
Barcelona managed to beat its guest Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in the match that was held at the Camp Nou in the 26th round of the Spanish League.
And Xavi made statements after the end of the match in which he fought: “Pedre knows what he’s doing and understands the game well, he knows how to move between the lines, he reminds me a lot of Andres Iniesta, he’s great, I haven’t seen many talents like that.”
And the Spanish coach continued: “In terms of talent, I have not seen a player like Pedri in the world, there is no one, I do not say this to praise him because he is a player who does not like to be praised. There are players with different characteristics such as De Bruyne or Modric, but not with his talent, he reminds me of Iniesta.” The one who bridges the gap, if we talk about pure talent, is definitely the best in the world.”
On the victory over Bilbao, Xavi said: “We were very good at getting the ball out… and in light of the pressure after the defeats, this is what we are working for, and we have to continue to work humbly.”
And he continued: “We’ve seen Dembele what we want and what he can do.. Will he continue? This is no longer a matter for me.. I have always said that he was very professional.”
Xavi stressed, “We are in the fourth place, and we will go to the third and then the second… and if we reach this position, we will strive to reach the top… But we have to be realistic, and we just continue to work day after day.”
Barcelona reached fourth place in the La Liga table with 45 points, based on the goal difference from Atletico Madrid, while Athletic Bilbao’s balance stopped at 37 points in eighth place.