What has Riqui Puig done to deserve this ?, by Xavier Bosch

The Getafe-Barça match where what had to happen happened, few footballing conclusions can be drawn. A clear one is that watching play Riqui Puigis still less understood than Koeman y Xavi You have been wasted in this way. With the hatching of Gavithe return of Pedrithe omnipresence of Busquets and the category of frenkieit’s normal that Riqui do not be the owner But between playing little, being the last in line behind Nico and get to make strange line-ups like against Celta, and change the system, to let Riqui out of eleven, it is surprising.

In the 36 games with Xavi, Riqui He has been a starter on 3 occasions and, on two of them, he was the best player of the match: in Mallorca and in Getafe. On the other hand, in Linares, in the Cup, something happened so that the midfielder was relieved at half-time and he has practically not been seen again until the many casualties have brought him back to the team. Riqui He showed in Getafe that he has Barça’s touch, that he offers himself well to receive, that he gives a strong pass, that he turns on himself to change the direction of the game. For some time now he has learned to risk less and, therefore, loses fewer balls in transition. His football has two things that the team has been missing: joy and unpredictability.

But none of this seems to serve to play for Barça. Nor the one of Koeman nor that of Xavi, which resemble a chestnut like an egg. It will be time, then, to seek life abroad. Incomprehensible that it be renewed Sergio Robert and get rid of it. A shame