Friday landed in Barcelona after getting a great goal with his team, USA, in view of Costa Rica in the momentous qualifying match for the World Cup in Qatar. Just 48 hours later, Serginho Dest, and despite the wear and tear due to the minutes accumulated with his country and the long trip, he started on the eleventh of Ronald Koeman to be measured at Valencia, in the first of the three decisive duels of the week for the future of the Barça and even more in that of his coach. And the former Ajax player did not disappoint the confidence of the coach who opted for his signing at the Camp Nou.
For the first time, Dest He acted as a winger, a position in which he is most comfortable and from which he came to triumph with his team. In the 87 minutes he played, serginho gave a total of 31 passes, won 7 duels, completed 4 successful dribbles and gave 3 crosses, numbers that certify that the Barça found in him a new way to intimidate the opposite, in this case, Valencia. Dest took the baton from Alba, the great offensive argument of the Barça in recent years coming from behind on the left.
Dest found in Memphis to his main ally. The American connected up to eight times with the Dutch striker, and after him, he looked for both Busquets What Frenkie de Jong, to which he gave five passes each. On the contrary, who most sought Dest it was Sergi Roberto, who yesterday acted sideways in the same lane, and who gave 11 passes to Dest. After that of Reus, the one who most looked for serginho it was Frenkie de Jong, which gave him a total of 8 passes.
His meeting before him Valencia He was one of the best that he is remembered since he arrived at the Barça last season and it may be a turning point to certify that, right now that Alves is available again, Serginho Dest He was the ideal footballer to definitively close the debate as a replacement for the Brazilian.
Dest’s stats this season
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