Barcelona - Success as a player did not quite make Xavi Hernandez satisfied. Xavi was determined to follow in the footsteps of Pep Guardiola who shone as a player and coach.
Xavi has been since 1998 uniformed Barca where tens and hundreds of appearances trophy acquired along the Catalan club.
With already 34 years old and his role in the team began to decrease, Xavi started thinking to end his professional career as a footballer.
Arguably the next few years may Barca fans will not see again Xavi action on the pitch. Although not yet announced when he will retire, Xavi had already had a plan when he could no longer play football.
Being a coach is a dream and Xavi also want to be successful as its predecessor, Guardiola, whose legend as a player and provide 14 trophy for four years as coach.
"Hopefully I can follow in the footsteps Guardiola and even more so in my house here (Barca)," Xavi told El Pais said as quoted by Reuters.
"What is clear career ended a short stay again. I could feel my body has been difficult to recover quickly and I now have to measure the energy that I use when playing," said Xavi.
"My condition is no longer allowed to play every three days."
"Everyone says that I will be a new hero and it was very difficult. It makes me different from the others, because I actually wanted to be myself while others say that I was a new Guardiola."
"As a footballer everything goes quickly because you are always assessed at any time and it often happens when you are still young," said him.
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