“He has a lot of confidence and personality” – Xavi lavishes praise on Barcelona defender who ‘never ceases to amaze’ after win over Elche × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football La Liga 2022-23 News

He has a lot of confidence and personality – Xavi lavishes praise on Barcelona defender who never ceases to amaze after win over Elche

By Apratim Banerjee Modified 18 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Xavi Hernandez heaped praise on Alejandro Balde Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez showered his praise on left-back Alejandro Balde for his impressive performance against Elche. The 18-year-old bagged two assists as the Catalan club earned a 3-0 win at Camp Nou. He has now played in five games for the club this season and has provided three assists to his teammates. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post Balde's emergence has seen Jordi Alba being on the bench for the majority of the season so far. Alba made the left-back position almost his own for the Blaugrana as he was the first-choice player for that role for almost a decade after his arrival from Valencia. Marcos Alonso's arrival on the deadline day of the transfer window didn't help his case either. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post Xavi raised many eyebrows when he decided to field Balde ahead of both Alonso and Alba. Here's what the Barcelona coach had to say about his choice (via Diario Sport): "I have seen that they did a lot of individual marking and Balde can generate superiorities inside and ou. It never ceases to amaze me that an 18-year-old boy is at this level. He has a lot of confidence and personality, he has a great physical condition and he’s going to give us a lot.” Barca have now won five straight La Liga matches this season. They currently have 16 points on board from their six games. The Blaugrana are leading the league table at the moment. However, Real Madrid are yet to play their sixth league game of the campaign.

Xavi Hernandez discusses Barcelona s win against Elche

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez Barcelona suffered the first defeat of their season against Bayern Munich midweek at the UEFA Champions League. However, they made a strong comeback in their latest game. Xavi decided to bring in some new faces to the team for the game against Elche. Memphis Depay, Frenkie de Jong, and Frank Kessie were given starts alongside Balde. Here's what Xavi Hernandez had to say on the same: "In the end we are a very broad squad, everyone is training well and performing well. It is an atypical year, in which the calendar is more compressed. We need the whole group, everyone must be prepared. Whoever plays is up to the task. We are in good dynamics, in terms of results and play. We have a choice and the squads are the ones that win the titles, not a starting 11." Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Akshay Saraswat × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी