In 17 years with the first team, Xavi won 25 trophies.
Discipline. Rules. You should order. There is sacrifice.
These are not the words you would expect to hear from a new Barcelona coach when he returns to his old club with the aim of restoring lost glories.
You might think that Xavi would come with a lot of promises of free-flowing, exciting, attacking football.
Instead, since replacing Ronald Koeman earlier this month he has been laying down the law by implementing a series of strict off-the-pitch rules.
The goal is that these demanding habits will lead to a similar sharpening of focus on the pitch. Before Tuesday's must-win game with Benfica, it is necessary to look back at the first game between the teams to understand why Xavi believes his strict measures are necessary.
In Lisbon, the Portuguese team scored with their first shot on target and proceeded to wrap up a three-goal victory as Barcelona failed to score a goal for the first time this season.
The most worrying thing about that capitulation is that it was not new. It was the latest in a long line of heavy defeats suffered by Barcelona in the last year in the European competition: 0-4 against Paris Saint-Germain, 0-3 against Cagliari, 0-4 against Lazio, 0-4 against Manchester City, 1-8 against Hoffenheim, and 0-3 against Sevilla.
They have been too easy to play against for a long time because they have been unable to find a compact shape and leave big holes in the middle of the field for opponents to exploit.
It is no small task for a club legend who won 25 trophies in 17 years as a player. Barcelona haven't won a European title since 2015, they're in a battle for qualification for the knockout stages of the competition, and they're limited by a lack of finance.
Xavi's biggest challenge is to make his team competitive in the physical sense of the word. He knows that the on-the-pitch discipline begins with off-the-pitch discipline, which has been missing in the dressing room over the last few years.
The old guard of Busquets, Alba and Pique should be included in the new regime. According to a report, the new boss believes that the trio can only play one game per week at the required physical level.
In the medium-term, their places are not guaranteed as Xavi looks to shape a more mobile team, but in the first game of the season, they all started, and may again on Tuesday, because of the must-win nature of the game.
The medical department is an issue that needs to be addressed, with the team missing six players for the game against Benfica.
It was a coincidence that Ansu Fati, Ousmane Dembele, and Pedri all injured themselves this season, so there were no complaints when Xavi elected.
This is part of Xavi's quest to bring a more focused and serious approach to everything about the squad and the surrounding environment, in all areas of their activities both on and off the pitch.
We should not expect Xavi to be a defensive-minded coach. One of the biggest criticisms against Koeman was that he was timid and passive in the performance, and that is one of the reasons why Xavi is joining.
The new Barcelona boss has strong footballing principles that were influenced by the same school as his former team-mate and manager. Xavi will insist on the same style of play.
It is often overlooked that a possession-based game requires a huge amount of work, both mentally and physically, to deny the opposition space and hunt down the ball whenever it is lost.
Xavi covered more ground than any other player in Barcelona's victory over Manchester United in the 2011 European Championship.
Xavi's game was built just as much on running without the ball as it was on passing.
Over the last few years, that kind of commitment to sheer physical effort has been missing from the make-up of Barcelona. The message to his players is clear: the hard work starts now.
