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title: "2 Combine Quotes By Xavi"
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> [You pressure, you want possession, you want to attack. Some teams can't or don't pass the ball. What are you playing for? What's the point? That's not football. Combine, pass, play. That's football - for me, at least.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/you-pressure-you-want-possession-you-want-to-attack-some-teams-can-t/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/xavi-19356_attack_you-pressure-you-want-possession-you-wan_2362662.png)

> [Some teams can't or don't pass the ball. What are you playing for? What's the point? That's not football. Combine, pass, play. That's football—for me, at least.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/some-teams-can-t-or-don-t-pass-the-ball-what-are-you-playing-for-what/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/xavi-19356_balls_some-teams-can-t-or-don-t-pass-the-ball_3138315.png)

## More by Xavi

> [To me Paul is a role model. He is the best midfielder I've seen in the last 15 or 20 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/to-me-paul-is-a-role-model-he-is-the-best-midfielder-i-ve-seen-in-the/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [I would loved to have played with Scholes. He plays the game the way it should be played and at his peak he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/i-would-loved-to-have-played-with-scholes-he-plays-the-game-the-way/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [Like so many of the players, I started at La Masia at the age of 11. I can't ever imagine not playing for Barcelona,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/like-so-many-of-the-players-i-started-at-la-masia-at-the-age-of-11-i/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [In futsal, you see whether a player is really talented. You notice the small details in quality, class and tactical understanding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/in-futsal-you-see-whether-a-player-is-really-talented-you-notice-the/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [Ibiza is a popular vacation place for a lot of the players in Spain. If you go in the summer, there are some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/ibiza-is-a-popular-vacation-place-for-a-lot-of-the-players-in-spain/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [There are a lot of teams that don't want to play, that only want to defend against Barcelona, and that makes it difficult. We're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/there-are-a-lot-of-teams-that-don-t-want-to-play-that-only-want-to/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [England really is the birthplace, the heart and soul of football. If Barcelona had Liverpool's fans, or Arsenal's, or United's, we'd have won 20…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/england-really-is-the-birthplace-the-heart-and-soul-of-football-if/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [It will be difficult to finish my career here. I don't know if I am going to end it at Barcelona, although I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/it-will-be-difficult-to-finish-my-career-here-i-don-t-know-if-i-am/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [I like to read the papers. I make my living from football, and I like to know what's going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/i-like-to-read-the-papers-i-make-my-living-from-football-and-i-like/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [ Leo \[Messi\] is the best player of all time - better than Pele, Maradona or Cruyff. There have been some great teams in history… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/leo-messi-is-the-best-player-of-all-time-better-than-pele-maradona-or/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [Iniesta is easily Spain's most complete player. He has everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/iniesta-is-easily-spain-s-most-complete-player-he-has-everything/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. You live football over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/i-ve-no-regrets-at-all-but-i-still-think-at-times-that-i-would-have/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [I think Barcelona and the Spanish national team have been good for soccer because there are a lot of teams that come up playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/i-think-barcelona-and-the-spanish-national-team-have-been-good-for/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [I don't actually watch many shows. I will either watch movies or football. I enjoy to watch games in the Premier League and will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/i-don-t-actually-watch-many-shows-i-will-either-watch-movies-or/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

> [In football, the result is an impostor. You can do things really, really well but not win. There's something greater than the result, more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/in-football-the-result-is-an-impostor-you-can-do-things-really-really/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

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