Celta Vigo's Oscar Mingueza tackles the Vinicius Junior incident, Xavi Hernandez's future and Celta Vigo's survival

Celta Vigo defends Oscar Mingueza he backed the Galician side to survive relegation this season, and even praised it Xavi HernandezThe work of Barcelona.

Os Celeste are only three points above Cadiz in the drop zone, and recently fired Rafael Benitez to appoint the coach of the B team Claudio Giraldez. Mingueza was adamant that if he was comfortable, or went straight to the death, his side would suffer together.

“Changes are always a motivating factor for the team, everyone wants to show their quality and play. We want to dominate the games with the ball and I'm very happy,” said Mingueza Sport.

Regarding the exit of Rafael Benitez, Mingueza explained that the strategy has changed since the beginning of the season.

“I think we had bad luck. At the beginning, we planned the games to have more of the ball, but we don't get points to play in a way that puts you further down.”

As for Xavi's Barcelona, ​​Mingueza was full of praise for his former coach, who ultimately led to his exit.

“The team is very well trained, there is a very clear idea and he is a very good coach. It is very difficult to control and win all the games, but they win titles after going without winning for a while, and having Barça that beat in the Champions League, it's back to what everyone wants. I think that to say that he leaves was something of a relief for the team and I hope for a good demonstration in the Champions League.”

The two players that Mingueza would have above everyone else at Barcelona were Frenkie de Jong and Lamine Yamal, but he recently came up against Vitor Roque during Barcelona's 2-0 win at Balaidos.

“Maybe with the ball it wasn't his best game, but with his runs it was very difficult (smiles). He kept trying and it's good.”

Meanwhile Mingueza was involved in an altercation with Vinicius Junior when Celta visited the Santiago Bernabeu in March, something he played on.

“He was given more attention for everything that came out in the press. The only thing I wanted to tell him was that the slap was not necessary, that he just wanted to stop it, and that's it. I also understand Lucas, Nacho, knowing that there are those who try to distract Vinicius from the game… but it was not my intention. It was heated and that's enough, it's a topic that is closed.”