The low-key master, Xiva

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Let's turn the clock back to May 23, 2015, when xavi, 35, ended his 17-year career at Barcelona. With deportivo la liga and finish in the 85th minute, Xiva was iniesta substituted, he handed the captain's armband to andres iniesta, but is unable to restrain himself the sadness of parting, sitting on the sidelines, Xiva's tears flow out, the moment he seems to have not hear and nearly thousands of fans for his nou camp offer applause, all thoughts with the rush to memory, opened the doors of time. It was the same summer 17 years ago that Xiva, who was not 18 years old, stood nervously at the door of his office. Van gaal, a handsome man with a serious face, beckoned him over. The Dutch people seemed to have a little more kindness and hope in their eyes.

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The art-filled town of Teresa is the birthplace of Xiva, Spain's famous Teresa music college and medieval remains of the stone church of SAN perre are the city's landmark buildings. And with only 30km from the centre of barca, football and art are intertwined in the city of terassa. Under the guidance of his father, who is also a professional player, Xiva's football talent was soon discovered. At that time, La masia youth training camp rejected Xiva once because of his age is too small. Xiva in just 11 years old finally smoothly become a member of the La masia youth training camp where his talent was quickly digging, he is a genius, an artist, he accepted Louis van gaal, in a short span of seven years into the Barcelona first team.

Van gaal gave xavi his first team debut against mallorca on August 18, 1998, Xiva scored his first barca goal despite Barcelona's disappointment. In contrast to the rest of the world, when xavi was a young player, although he has shown his talent, his vision and his core style in a limited time, the Barcelona midfield of that time was for guardiola. Until guardiola retired, xavi became Barcelona's absolute main midfield.

This may be a kind of destiny, Barcelona football and soccer temperament concept on Harvey's perfect embodiment, of course, at that time, Harvey's talent is also impressed by the Spanish coach camacho, camacho took 22, Harvey in the stage of 2002 FIFA World Cup, but at the beginning of his World Cup experience for Harvey associated with regret and loss, only two years later the euro Harvey tasted the bitter taste, same until frank rijkaard as Barcelona coach, Harvey really ushered in the time of his career.

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In the 2004-2005 season, under the coach of frank rijkaard, barca finally won the Spanish title which they had not won for six years. More importantly, under the leadership of rijkaard, Harvey's core position is fully established, whether edmilson, van bommel, or Davis, mota all around Harvey attack and defense, barca quicksilver like art football under the command of Harvey has been embryonic.

While on the stage in the same year World Cup in Germany, the matador is still in a supporting role, but his low-key and diligence Harvey won more recognition, in both Barcelona and in the national team Harvey is the lowest one, he didn't sparkling like ronaldinho, nor as carrying too much looking forward to fernando torres, but Harvey is indispensable forever, until 2008, when the matador at the time the real at the top of the Europe, people really found the value of Harvey, every time you touch is so elegant, your each foot pass so artistic, aragones tactical system, Spain is averaging more than 60 per cent of possession per game, suggesting that xavi is the real brain and commander of this team.

Since then, xavi in Barcelona and Spain national team have experienced the most brilliant years, in that glorious years, engraved with barca six titles can not be surpassed as great, engraved with the Spanish dynasty to dominate South Africa, king of the glory of the world. Of course, it also marks our best memories of a low-key midfield maestro like xavi. In memory, the bernabeu fell silent and you directed the 6-2 victory with four assists. Memories of the football city, you use your unique football philosophy interpretation of the most beautiful fairy tale in South Africa winter; In memory, the fans of the nou camp worship you, you and iniesta formed a double core to support Barcelona red and blue dream; Memories of xavi setting up alba and torres to help Spain defeat Italy and complete the European championship title. In the memory, time is slipping away, you are getting old, can not stop the old.

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Time has taken away your last glory. You are getting old. In the heavy rain in el Salvador, Brazil, xavi bid farewell to the World Cup and his national team career with endless regrets. A year later, at the age of 35, xavi said goodbye to the nou camp in tears, and you left behind more trophies for Barcelona's red and blue days. Xavi lifted his fourth champions league trophy for Barcelona in 2015, leaving behind 25 titles, 767 games, 58 goals, 113 assists and a legend that is hard to replicate.

In fact, as early as 2014 Harvey has reveals the idea of leaving Barcelona, just under the retention of enrique you decide to stay for a year, a year time to rush past, Harvey said: "it may be time to leave, in this moment I used to try to control their emotions, but it was not possible, thank you, you let me become the happiest person in the world."

Since that farewell, European football has been free of your freehand passes and graceful turns. After that farewell, you travel to Qatar, where a somewhat distant and unfamiliar place bid a final farewell to the world's fans.

Now the memories seem to be returned to the origin, that was the summer of 21 years ago, Harvey is under the age of 18 nervous stood at the door of the office, a face of serious iron coach Louis van gaal waved him in the past, seems to be much a few minutes in the eyes of the Dutch love and hope, the story about you since that day, the end of the memories of you in this moment.

You modestlife in their own world, but let our memories brilliant.📷