Xavi agreed to remain as head coach of Barcelona after saying in January he'd leave at the end of the season
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00:00I'll try to be brief and explain the main reasons for this change of direction, this change of decision.
00:08Well, you know I'm very Barcelona fanatic, thanks Preci for the words.
00:14I always try to do my best for the club, I'm a man of the club, you know me.
00:19And the most important thing is to think about the entity.
00:24Yesterday, when we met with the president, well, you know I put the job at his disposal,
00:32always thinking about the priority as a man of the club.
00:37But well, I show a lot of confidence from the president, from the board, Rafa, from the sports area,
00:48thanks a lot to Bojan and the whole board.
00:54It has also been very important to take this change of direction,
00:58the complicity and support of the players, of the footballers,
01:03have made me see that this project has to continue.
01:07As the president has also said, we believe in the stability of the club,
01:11this is a project that I have now seen that is not finished,
01:15that we have to continue, we are working well,
01:17although this season we will probably not get any title,
01:21but it is already a winning project.
01:23And from here, the illusion of the Barcelonistas,
01:26the fans have also made me see that we have to continue,
01:29that we have to keep working, we have to keep fighting.
01:31And therefore, these are the main reasons for the change of decision,
01:35not the change of direction, and above all, that I see myself with strength.
01:39I see myself with strength, I see myself with capacity,
01:42the staff has also made me see it, and ultimately for the good of the club.
01:47I think for the club, I think better for the club,
01:49so I understood in January that the best thing was to decide to leave,
01:53for a change of direction, the dynamic was positive for three months,
01:57and from here we sat down with the president,
02:00and in two or three minutes we understood each other perfectly.
02:03Therefore, he is as much a Barcelonista as I am,
02:06and what we try is for the good of the partner, for the good of the club.
02:10I am very grateful, I think it is the best decision,
02:13and from now on I will work with all the enthusiasm of the world,
02:16with this stability, and I am content and grateful.
02:19So, thank you all very much.