Which footballers will leave Barcelona because they don't fit into Xavi Hernandez's philosophy of the game?

Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, made the decision to terminate Ronald Koeman's contract as coach of the culé first team after the defeat he suffered at the hands of Rayo Vallecano for matchday 11 of LaLiga de España. After appointing Sergi Barjuan, Barcelona B's technical director, as the interim replacement for the Dutchman, the boss of the Catalan cast targeted Xavi Hernández and finally reached an agreement to be the new coach of the team.

After 17 seasons in Barcelona, Xavi left the club in 2015 for Qatar, where he played 4 seasons with Al-Sadd, before becoming the team's coach in May 2019. Since then, he has already garnered more than half a dozen domestic titles. and he also managed to stamp his stamp on the team. By watching Al-Sadd play, one can get a glimpse of how Barcelona might play if it ultimately ends up hiring the 41-year-old former footballer.

"The most important, the most beautiful, the most precious thing in football is having the ball, going on the attack and dominating the game with the ball." This phrase with which Xavi's class begins works like a manifesto. One of the main characteristics that Guardiola's Barcelona had, with Xavi as its axis, was the possession of the ball, and that is what he now proclaims as a coach.

"I am obsessed with possession of the ball. But not to have it to have it, but to attack, generate chances and hurt the opponent", he clarifies, in an obvious declaration of intent. In the possession phase, for Xavi Hernández the most important thing is to widen the field, as open as possible and as deep as possible. How to achieve that possession? Through numerical superiority.

The truth is that it is still too early to determine which players will not be taken into account by the brand new coach, but without a doubt, they will have to accommodate and adapt their style, depending on the will of the new coach.