Xavi has a number of problems to sort out at Barcelona

It is far, far too early to judge Xavi, so let’s get that one out of the way straight off the bat,

However, we can critique his early performances in the Barca hot-seat, and the 96 minutes against Elche neatly encompassed his tenure so far.

Once again there were some surprising and interesting decisions.

Starting with Ferran Jutgla could’ve backfired, though fortune often favours the brave as was the case on Saturday night.

Jutgla did his chances no harm and in the absence of Memphis has certainly given Xavi some food for thought.

Unless the club are thinking in terms of getting rid of the Dutchman, which wouldn’t really make too much sense at this juncture, then the youngster needs to be content with a handful of cameo appearances this season.