Barcelona centre-back Inigo Martinez received written instructions from coach Javi Hernandez in the 58th minute of Barcelona’s match against Real Sociedad, which gave the Catalans a deathly win with a clean sheet.
Martinez joked to reporters after the match, “Me and others had instructions for my teammates, and I don’t even remember what I said…and I don’t know what to say. To my teammates.”
This player took on the role of coach and took the task entrusted to him seriously, until the 70th minute when he was released from the card, he was not released from the role of “coach”.
🗣️ Inigo Martinez: “There were so many things written on that paper that I don’t even remember. I didn’t even know what to say to my teammates.” #fcblive pic.twitter.com/mwquM4ntNf
— FC Barcelona Exclusive (@fcbexclusive) November 5, 2023
In a press conference after the match, Xavi explained, “The short card was due to a tactical problem, because with the changes we made there could be doubt in the positions.”
Xavi’s written instructions came immediately after the Spanish coach made changes in the 57th minute, replacing Firmin with Petri and Robert Lewandowski with Ferran Torres.
Not only did Barca’s performance improve in the final half-hour, but Inigo Martinez seemed to have communicated his instructions well to his teammates as they won the match in the 92nd minute of the match with a dangerous goal by Uruguayan Ronald Araujo.
The video-assisted refereeing technology was fair to the Catalan team as the referee decided to award the goal after disallowing it for offside.
Barcelona have increased their score to 27 points and are in third place, 4 points behind leaders Girona and one point behind second-placed Real Madrid.
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