Barcelona midfielder Xavi says he would appreciate the chance to coach the club one day like Pep Guardiola.
Xavi replaced Guardiola on the pitch as the midfield playmaker having been promoted to the first team by then coach Louis van Gaal and now with his playing days coming to an end he would jump at the opportunity to coach the Catalan club.
Bayern Munich coach Guardiola took over the reigns at Barcelona in 2008 and won three La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues in four years while making tiki-taka, their quick passing football, famous.
“My playing days are numbered, that is clear. I can feel it in my body as it is difficult for me to recover and I need to measure how much effort I am putting in,” said Xavi.”I don’t have the same sharpness to play every three days any more.”Xavi has been a key player in a golden generation for Barcelona and Spain but he says it was not easy at the start being compared to Guardiola.
Xavi retired from international football after Spain’s disappointing group stage exit at this year’s World Cup and says he had planned to go after La Roja won back-to-back European titles in 2012 but coach Vicente del Bosque changed his mind