{"id":125290,"date":"2023-11-29T13:15:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/29\/barcelona-president-offers-support-to-xavi-after-drop-in-form\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T13:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:15:42","slug":"barcelona-president-offers-support-to-xavi-after-drop-in-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/29\/barcelona-president-offers-support-to-xavi-after-drop-in-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona president offers support to Xavi after drop in form \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Barcelona dropped points against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga at the weekend<\/li>\n<li>Barca have been largely unimpressive in recent weeks, leading to speculation about Xavi\u2019s future at the club<\/li>\n<li>Joan Laporta has discussed the manager\u2019s job security at the club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Barcelona president Joan Laporta has rubbished rumours that Xavi Hernandez could be sacked as a result of the club\u2019s recent poor performances.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with\u00a0<em>TV3<\/em>, the Barca president has come out in support of the under fire Xavi following a disappointing\u00a01-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano\u00a0at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe close ranks with the coach and his coaching staff,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have full confidence. I have always said that he is our coach and that we are with him. We have complete trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The draw with Vallecano was yet another off-colour outing for Barcelona during what has been a rather difficult month for the club.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/01hgbkzhg5r8b7hqaz2n.jpg\" alt=\"Joao Felix of Barcelona and Kike Perez of Rayo Vallecano...\" title=\"Joao Felix of Barcelona and Kike Perez of Rayo Vallecano...\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Another poor performance \/ SOPA Images\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Since their defeat to Real Madrid at the end of October, Barca have dropped points in La Liga to Vallecano and lost a Champions League game to Shakhtar Donetsk. Even in games they\u2019ve won, La Blaugrana have been notably unimpressive, with their performance in the win over Real Sociedad being labelled \u201cunacceptable\u201d by Xavi.<\/p>\n<p>Despite said showings, Barcelona\u2019s higher-ups are seemingly fully behind Xavi \u2013 the manager who ended their four year wait for a La Liga title last season \u2013 with sporting director Deco also showing his support for the manager in a recent\u00a0interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is the best coach for this project,\u201d Deco said. \u201cHe is the coach who agreed to come at an important moment to build what we are building. He has gone through many difficulties and continues to learn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurely, he, more than anyone, wants to play better. He has been a midfielder, like me, and we always want to play well. Xavi knows the responsibility he has and knows that when we are not well, it is tough. Both for him and for everyone. 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