Categories: Football

Xavi’s first decision

Xavi recovered this Wednesday afternoon from a stroke to his last round of internationals: Ronald Araújo, Lenglet, Balde, Frenkie de Jong, Coutinho, Demir, Coutinho and Memphis. For now, they are all healthy. For a long time in Barcelona nobody waited with such expectation for an eleven as Xavi’s first, which will mean many things. But that has some problems.

Xavi promised extremes upon arrival, but he has none because Dembélé will not arrive on time, at least to be a starter. And there are no more wing players unless I place Abde or Ilias in the eleven. Bucket is a side, like Dest, so whatever it takes to put either of these two players in will be a patch.

The logical thing is that the Terrassa coach recoils and, when he has taken a look at what he has, he has verified that the best he has are midfielders. Not only in quantity, but also in quality. As is Barça, It is very difficult to think that Xavi is going to do without Busquets, Frenkie de Jong, Nico and Gavi. We will have to wait to see how he organizes them in the field. Logic invites us to think that the Andalusian will act as a false winger in one of the bands.

Xavi’s first eleven has nine safe players, except for last minute improvisation. They would be Ter Stegen, Piqué, Eric, Alba, Busquets, De Jong, Nico, Gavi and Memphis. There is a doubt in the right back (Dest, Mingueza and Sergi Roberto) and in one of the extreme theoretical. Normally, the chosen one should be Philippe Coutinho, but Xavi is aware that he does not have the best relationship with the Camp Nou, so he may not want to cloud the atmosphere of the derby. That’s where the coach’s touch of genius comes in. For the bad, as it happened to Cruyff with that historical alignment of Lucendo. Or for the good, like Guardiola with Pedri and BusquetsPlayers who were raised from the reserve team to the first team without warning and stayed there for a lifetime. Ilias, Abde or Balde have options to be the surprise of the new technician. According to Sport, Pedri will not be able to play because he has not recovered from the injury he suffered in Lisbon. It is also difficult for Ousmane Dembélé, who was injured two days after his reappearance in Kiev in a new sign that he is not a reliable footballer, no matter how much Laporta, Xavi or Daniel Alves himself have put him through the roof these days. This Friday, starting at 3:00 p.m., there will be new tracks. Xavi will speak for the first time as Barça coach in the preview of a match that represents a new time. “The team needed a change; at the end each one tried to solve their own ”, explained Mingueza yesterday on TV3. Now, it is up to the coach and the players to keep up the illusion that has been generated.

Gabby Barker

Gabby is someone who is interested in all types of sports, she loves to attend watching matches live. Whenever there is a match being played in her city, she makes sure to get the tickets in advance. Due to the love for sports, she joined Sportsfinding, and started writing general sports news. Apart from writing the news, she is also the editor for the website who checks and edits every news content before they go live.

Recent Posts

Natalia Figueroa and Manuel Martos arrive at the hospital to visit Raphael

Accompanying Raphael at all times since he was admitted to the 12 de Octubre Hospital…

5 mins ago

Guillem Pujol and Mireia Belmonte star in the 115th Nadal Cup

MADRID, Dec. 25 (EUROPA PRESS) - The traditional Barcelona Nadal Cup, a historic swimming event…

1 hour ago

Is Charles III close to abdication in 2025? His speech comes between scandal and poor health

The British Royal Family announced eleven months ago that King Charles III of England had…

2 hours ago

Manchester City opens a bitter Boxing Day

Liverpool, leader of the Premier, will receive a needy Leicester Arsenal will close Friday at…

3 hours ago

“Carlos’s sister (Marín) doesn’t care if he ends up lying in the street like a dog”

Geraldine Larrosabetter known in the artistic world as Innocence, intended to spend the holidays in…

4 hours ago

Exclusive: Carmen Borrego’s daughter is Carlo Constanza’s lawyer: everything stays in the family

A holding company is an economic organization that consists of a group of several companies…

5 hours ago