Barcelona loanee sheds light on interaction with Xavi: “He doesn’t talk much with the players”

Pablo Torre moved to Girona on loan in the recent summer transfer window hoping to accumulate more minutes under his belt. His spell at Barcelona was spent largely on the sidelines, after all.

Despite making the switch, Torre is far from a regular starter for the La Liga team. He has yet to start a league game for Michel’s side and averages just under 20 minutes per game.

Word has it that both Xavi and Michel agree on the youngster’s weaknesses being his defensive output and ball-handling.

Speaking in a recent interview with Radio MARCA Torre elaborated on his time in Catalonia, the struggle for minutes, and his relationship with various people at the club.

He began by explaining how he handled the difficult situation at Barcelona and the positive takeaways from the same. When asked if he got desperate at Barça due to his situation, Torre said:

“Not at all. I knew it was a difficult scenario, you just have to look at the players in all parts of the field. I looked at them a lot and, despite not having many minutes, it was a good time for me.”

The young midfielder went on to describe his fight for minutes under Xavi Hernandez and revealed that he was prepared for the worst.

“I didn’t get desperate at Barça because I always had the mentality to keep improving, knowing from the beginning that it was going to be difficult.”

Torre described his relationship with Xavi Hernandez, the rest of the coaching staff and how the management kept a close eye on his development at Girona.

“In general, he doesn’t talk much with the players either. It is true that his brother and the team were very close. I know that both they and the delegates are aware of what Eric García and I are doing in Girona.”

Finally, the 20-year-old was asked who his closest companions were in his present team, to which he said:

“Jordi Alba was a kind of godfather at Barça and now we end up getting more young people together.

“Miguel Gutiérrez, who came from Madrid (smiles). He was one of the first to welcome me and, when Eric García came, I tried to integrate him.”