体坛英语资讯：Xavi explains reasons for turning down Barca job
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 16-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="Xavi">Xavi</span> <span word="Hernandez">Hernandez</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Ernesto">Ernesto</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Camp">Camp</span> <span word="Nou">Nou</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span>.</p><p><span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Xavi">Xavi</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Supercup">Supercup</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Atletico">Atletico</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qatari">Qatari</span> <span word="club">club</span>, <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Sadd">Sadd</span>, <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="club">club</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qatari">Qatari</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="final">final</span>, <span word="Xavi">Xavi</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="added">added</span>: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sport">Sport</span>, <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Abidal">Abidal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span>, <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="Grau">Grau</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="rejecting">rejecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>.</p><p>"<span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Sadd">Sadd</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Sadd">Sadd</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Xavi">Xavi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Lugo">Lugo</span>, <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Palmas">Palmas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Betis">Betis</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Quique">Quique</span> <span word="Setien">Setien</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Xavi">Xavi</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="backing">backing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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