Koeman lines up a 19-year-old lead on average in his first friendly

What Ronald Koeman He is always looking for players in grassroots football to nurture the first team is something that could already be seen last season when he gave minutes and opportunities to both Óscar Mingueza and Ilaix Moriba. Y in the first friendly of the preseason has remained faithful to its principles when it comes to betting on young people, although in this case more forced by circumstances – it only has seven first-team players available and none of them are strikers – than of their own free will.

In any case, in his first line-up of the season he bets on an attack as promising as it is smiling, formed by the team's players, Peque, Jordi Escobar and Yosuf Demir. The latter is the great hope of this season at the subsidiary, since he is an Austrian striker, signed from Rapid Vienna, and who has an unbeatable calling card, endorsed by Hansi Krankl himself. Escobar is also another addition this summer, on loan from Almería this season, while Peque just signed a few days ago to extend his contract with the subsidiary for one year after his assignments to Olot and Poblense. In any case, between Peque (20), Escobar (19) and Demir (18), the average of the Blaugrana attack this afternoon does not exceed 19 years.

In defense and in midfield, the players of the first team share practically all the cake, With the exception of the left back, who will be covered by the very young Balde. Under the sticks will be Neto, on the right side, Dest, and as central, the couple Piqué and Umtiti. In the midfield, Pjanic will be cited, as a defensive pivot, flanked by Sergi Roberto and Riqui Puig,

In principle, everything indicates that the team will go out against Nàstic with a clear 4-3-3, although we will have to wait for the start of the game to finish specifying the system that Koeman will bet on in his season premiere.