I think the ups and downs that occur in a team are very normal. Barcelona has to accept the bitter reality this season because they are completely unable to bring home any trophies. Xavi should not be the person to blame for the decline in performance, but it must be remembered that he is the figure who was able to return the Blaugrana back to competition since the team experienced a quite drastic decline in performance several seasons ago. For this season, if Barca is able to finish as runners-up then that will be quite good and in my opinion their performance is not that bad. Barcelona management should give Xavi time without accusing him so that he decides to resign as coach. I think it will be even more difficult for El Barca next season if it is handled by a new coach, because it is not easy to manage a team as big as Barcelona which has fans who have very high demands.
This season is one season Barcelona fans wants to forget in a hurry as this season have been one of their down seasons coupled with the financial issues of the club. Club’s finances is always a big worry especially as it’s not going to help the club be able to get the proper signings they need. This is one challenge the club has faced this season and as such have had to manage with the injured players and the available players.
Managing with both sets of players seems to be real tough and this can be troublesome especially for the coach. And i feel because of the trouble and all Xavi decided to depart the club at the end of the season. The win against Mallorca was a boost for them especially as they were headed into the UCL game against Napoli but they just weren't able to scale through up to this moment. You can see how they’ve managed to fight all hard with their injury crisis.
Xavi has been a good manager at the Spanish side, even though they've had some shaky situations, they've just found a way to cover up lapses and make necessary coverings to the loopholes. It's very much good that they were able to put in good effort regardless of what they lacked to good team building. Nonetheless, Xavi would have still done better than he's already done.
Well, his days with the team are technically numbered and he's got some commendations which he definitely deserves. I don't know what to say about his intended replacement but all I'll say is Barcelona as a team has work to be done and I'd love to see the new Barcelona in seasons and games to come. It's just too late for Barcelona to draw back up to the right track.