Former Barcelona staff member makes explosive claim about treatment of Xavi Hernandez: 'We were not appreciated' | Barca Universal

""Xavi is head and shoulders above everyone else, both personally and professionally. To me, he's a top-class manager." The ground reality The conversation then shifted towards the difficult reality of working at Barcelona during one of the club's most unstable periods in recent years."

""The pressure is immense. You're at one of the biggest clubs in Europe and you have to win and play well all the time. You feel it even as an analyst." Despite acknowledging the sporting demands that come with Barcelona, Prats suggested the most painful aspect of the experience was the criticism aimed at Xavi and the coaching staff - criticism he believes was unfair and left unanswered internally."

""What hurt me most was the unfounded criticism directed at us, especially at Xavi. "He didn't deserve it; they were unfair to him. And what's more, we weren't protected from within." Defending Xavi"

""For me, it was very unfair. We arrived at a very difficult time for the club. "We managed to get the team into the Champions League, then we won La Liga and the Super Cup. "I think that's a huge achi"

David Prats, formerly on Xavi Hernandez’s coaching staff at Barcelona, defended Xavi as the biggest football influence in his career. Prats described the club’s environment as extremely pressurized, requiring constant winning and strong performances, even for analysts. He said the most painful part was criticism directed at Xavi and the coaching staff, which he viewed as unfounded and unfair. Prats added that the staff were not protected from within the organization. He also defended the results achieved during a difficult period for the club, stating that the team reached the Champions League and later won La Liga and the Super Cup.

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