The Barça coach decided there is no step back as the leadership changes hands in the dressing room.
More than a sporting decline, we are witnessing the biggest change in the hierarchy in the Barça dressing room in the last decade.
The benching of Alba and Pique is not only to do with meritocracy but also with a new distribution of influence within the club.
Xavi’s merit is that he has had the courage to do it with players who were his teammates and friends for many years before he returned as coach last season.
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