La Liga
Xavi: “There is no argument with Gutogan, his culture is different”
Blaugrana coach Xavi and club sporting director Deco put an end to the scenarios that caused Barcelona’s relationship with Ilkay Guidogan to falter.
Clouds had formed over Barcelona’s relationship with him Ilkay Gintoganafter the Turk’s reaction to the Real Madrid derby and his attempt to no longer appear in the Blaugrana team photo at the Ballon d’Or gala.
The former Manchester City player had criticized his teammates for their handling of the 2-1 defeat against Real Madrid, saying:All They’re disappointed in the locker room, but especially after such a big game, I want to see more frustration and anger. And this is the problem. You have to react, get angry“.
Internal unrest appears to spell the end of the organization, and the sporting director, Decorationto note that the Ilkay Gintogan case is considered closed after discussions in the dressing room, while in the same vein was the Barcelona coach’s report, Xavion the subject.
“There is no internal problem with Gintogan’s words. He just wanted to make it clear that we all agreed with the team. It’s a winning mentality“, he said comparatively, before adding that his reactions were due to the Turk’s different culture.
Source: sport 24
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