Within instances of the ball arriving at his feet, Xavi Hernandez looks around him, takes in what runs his team-mates are making and then moves the ball on. It is a simple process yet, within a team of the ball playing ability of Barcelona, it is also a devastating one; capable of ripping to shreds the best laid plans of most teams.
Few players embody Barcelona’s style of play as much as Xavi. His ability to pass through bigger and more physically imposing players mirrors his team’s favoured way of winning games. It is difficult to determine what is more impressive; whether it is the fluidity or the speed at which all of their attacks are created. No matter how tight opposing teams try marking Xavi – or his teammates, for the matter – they always seem to find a way through.
The main reason for this is that Xavi is a fantastically talented player, one who can see the game in a way few in the world can.
Why is that the case, however? What is it that makes him so special?
Those are the questions that Geir Jordet has been trying to answer and answer in a very specific method: by looking at players’ faces during games.
The rest of the article can be read on Blueprint for Football.
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