Xavi

Qualities Evaluation

XAVI   (Spain)

25 January 1980
Regista
1m70
68 Kg

 

 

Wikipedia

Xavier "Xavi" Hernández i Creus (born 25 January 1980), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national football team.


Overall


Exceptional playmaker. Master to play in Spain and Barcelona. He is one of the main architects of their many trophies.


Steadiness


Regularity
He is for many years  a pillar of the Spanish team and Barcelona who has never had a slump.

Shape
Always at the top level this season, his stats are in line with past seasons.

Offensive skills


Short pass game
He is one of the best short pass players that never misses a pass. He knows how to create mismatches with his short game.

Long pass game
His long passes are extremely accurate. He has no difficulties to find his attacking partners in their respective lanes.

Stricking ability
This is the only point where he does not excel but it is not detrimental to the playing style of Barcelona and the Spanish team.

Offensive movement
He is a key player to organize the offensive movement.

Creativity
He combines his excellent passes with a sense of the game incredible because he sees the game faster than other players.

Pace
He likes to touch a great number of balls.



Defensive skills


Pressing
Like all players of FC Barcelona, ​​he presses when his team loses the ball.

Ball Recovery
His ball recovery skills are not the best.

Tactics

Tactical thinking
He was trained at the Masia and this is an example of tactical mastery.

Adaptability;
He can play several positions, we can not really know if he adapts well to different tactics because he often operates in the same register.


Mental


Experience
His experience is matchless because he participated in all the victories of Spain, in the UEFA Euro and the World Cup and those of Barcelona in the Champions League.

Aggressiveness
His aggressiveness is positive. He puts the commitment in his game and his duels and fights for the conservation and recovery of the ball.

Team play
He has never created problems in his teams.

Influence in the team
He is very influential in Barcelona in which he is also the captain.

Big games
His experience and habit for this type of game enable him to always be at the highest level for this type of meeting.

Assurance
From his experience, he has a very strong self confidence.


Physical

Speed
He lost speed this recent years.

Acceleration

His way of playing doen't need acceleration.

Physical impact
He is not very powerful because of his size.

Stamina
Age decreased his endurance.

Fragility
Some injuries during the last years.