Koeman has not yet given minutes to anyone from the subsidiary

Iñaki Peña, Arnau Tenas, Konrad de la Fuente, Óscar Mingueza and Ramos Mingo are the players of the Blaugrana subsidiary who have established themselves in the first team, at least in the dynamics of work in training, since the arrival of Ronald Koeman to the bench . All of them have also been called up in a game -In the case of goalkeepers, Tenas and Peña, assiduously, since it can take up to 23 players in a call-. But this situationn has not been subsequently reflected in the matches: none of them have been released at the beginning of the year.

While it is true that the Dutch coach has been able to give the alternative and minutes to players like Pedri, who have not yet turned 18, or Ansu Fati himself, the truth is that has not yet given ball to any player from the subsidiary.

The Fati's injury right now opens the door to the possibility that Konrad, which debuted with the United States on Thursday, be one of the alternatives in attack. If not to be a starter -Coutinho's recovery is on the right track and he is expected to be discharged for the game against Atlético de Madrid at the Wanda on November 21-, yes at least to have a few minutes, as a possible resource in the final stretch of a game.

Neither does the central Óscar Mingueza has been very lucky in this regard, getting injured just when the team was more deficient in centrals, especially considering that the other central defender of the subsidiary, Ramos Mingo, cannot play the Champions League, having not yet completed the two years that UEFA requires.

Everything indicates that It will not be until the team enters the Copa del Rey, when the range of players from the subsidiary opens to play in the first team. But there are still two months to go before the first tie in which Barcelona is already incorporated; Until then, we will have to wait to see if Koeman, finally, also bets on the 'other' young people of Barça.