That gesture in Pamplona –he touched his nose, addressing Xavisaid Lewandowskibut Gil Manzano didn’t understand it that way– it cost him three match banIt will start this Saturday with the derby against Espanyol at Camp Nou. This gesture opened a new scenario for the Barca coach. find an emergency ‘nine’ among four of his five forwards: Ferran, Ansu, Memphis or Dembélé. Raphinha is the only one who can’t take the role that forces Xavi to find a quick solution to such a big problem.
have to live without Lewandowski, the most determined player of his team (13 of 33 goals in the league, 39.30%). A man who can’t find a reliable substitute because Barça doesn’t have a reserve nine. Xavi has four options to disguise himself and take on this role, but without any experts. The true size of the Pole is measured not only by goals (he has 13, the other five only add up to 12), but also capacity to intimidate and deter in the competitor. Espanyol, Atlético (January 8) and Getafe (22) will determine whether Barça will survive the absence of their most determined and valuable player.
Dembele was shaken
Xavi fills him with compliments publicly. Y adores him in his private lifeAdds actor and coach, as revealed by the Amazon Prime Video documentary, where he goes so far as to say he has never seen anyone as talented as the Frenchman in his 25-year career. However, Dembélé arrives shaken by what happened at the World Cup.
He had Deschamps’ absolute confidence until the final came (he started six of seven games) and, fed up with his poor performance, made a tough decision. In the 40th minute, he took off with Giroud in an unprecedented way. Now it’s Xavi’s turn to rebuild it. First in the air (Dembélé arrived at training earlier than expected) and football. He didn’t use it as a ‘nine’ in any game.
Ansu Fati, second most influential
The striker who has the best relationship with the goal. Additional 3 goals in 461 minutes. Ansu is the second most effective, after Lewandowski, who scores a goal every 82 minutes, and Ansu scores every 153 minutes. Third is Dembélé, who scores a goal every 218 minutes. But Xavi He never used Ansu as a center forward. because he prefers to lie on the left wing, where his entry into the team is progressive.
Like Luis Enrique did at the World Cup, where the young forward now has a role. Without playing a minute in the first two games, Ansu became the substitute. He then played against Japan (23 minutes) and then in a tragic farewell (again 23) with Morocco, but left no trace of his quality and idyll with the goal.
Ferran Torres, irregular
The center forward that Xavi used to rest against Viktoria Pilsen on the last and already barren match day of the Champions League. And he scored two goals while bidding farewell to the European elite. Ferran arrives injured from the World Cup in his favorite position: right wing. But, Like Spain, long gone.
He scored two goals, including a win against Costa Rica, in his exciting debut, but later It had no influence on Luis Enrique’s drawing., even forced to take his place in the conflict with Morocco. A year has passed since his arrival at Camp Nou and he has not been able to establish himself as a regular, now being threatened more than ever by so many forwards that Xavi has not stopped defending him and is convinced that his end is imminent. exploding because regards it as the “top of the world”.
rapinha, missed
other than that He came injured from the World Cup. Tite gave him the Brazilian offensive right flank and formed an offensive trio with Richarlisson (nine) and Vinicius. He started in four of the five games. But he went out. No goals, no assists. He is the only striker Xavi has, who is accustomed to playing on the Brazilian wing, who does not have the profile to act as a nine.
prefer the right, but this area belongs more to Dembélé on the left. He even went so far as to tell Xavi that it would be better if he chose another left winger if not for the right wing. However, they’ve had some tough months adjusting to the Barça ecosystem, but his last distant memory is the decisive goal Xavi scored in Pamplona to lead his team. This was Raphinha’s second in four months. Too little for him.
Memphis, the least used
He hasn’t played for almost four months. A party with Barça. This is the other ‘nine’ used in Cádiz by Xavi, who returned to the Dutchman to rest Lewandowski and played the final minutes of the game. Memphis’ last rendezvous as a blaugrana dates back to September 17. He was at the Camp Nou and against Elche. He played 58 minutes and scored one goal. Later, injured by choice Van Gaal, where he reappeared in the middle of the World Cup.
With many physical problems, he has played more in the Netherlands this season (six games, five in the World Cup) than in Barça, where he played only three: Vktoria Pilsen (16 minutes), Cádiz (56), at Camp Nou. ‘nine’ and served as Elche (58). Then it disappeared.
That gesture in Pamplona –he touched his nose, addressing Xavisaid Lewandowskibut Gil Manzano didn’t understand it that way– it cost him three match banIt will start this Saturday with the derby against Espanyol at Camp Nou. This gesture opened a new scenario for the Barca coach. find an emergency ‘nine’ among four of his five forwards: Ferran, Ansu, Memphis or Dembélé. Raphinha is the only one who can’t take the role that forces Xavi to find a quick solution to such a big problem.
have to live without Lewandowski, the most determined player of his team (13 of 33 goals in the league, 39.30%). A man who can’t find a reliable substitute because Barça doesn’t have a reserve nine. Xavi has four options to disguise himself and take on this role, but without any experts. The true size of the Pole is measured not only by goals (he has 13, the other five only add up to 12), but also capacity to intimidate and deter in the competitor. Espanyol, Atlético (January 8) and Getafe (22) will determine whether Barça will survive the absence of their most determined and valuable player.
Dembele was shaken
Xavi fills him with compliments publicly. Y adores him in his private lifeAdds actor and coach, as revealed by the Amazon Prime Video documentary, where he goes so far as to say he has never seen anyone as talented as the Frenchman in his 25-year career. However, Dembélé arrives shaken by what happened at the World Cup.
He had Deschamps’ absolute confidence until the final came (he started six of seven games) and, fed up with his poor performance, made a tough decision. In the 40th minute, he took off with Giroud in an unprecedented way. Now it’s Xavi’s turn to rebuild it. First in the air (Dembélé arrived at training earlier than expected) and football. He didn’t use it as a ‘nine’ in any game.
Ansu Fati, second most influential
The striker who has the best relationship with the goal. Additional 3 goals in 461 minutes. Ansu is the second most effective, after Lewandowski, who scores a goal every 82 minutes, and Ansu scores every 153 minutes. Third is Dembélé, who scores a goal every 218 minutes. But Xavi He never used Ansu as a center forward. because he prefers to lie on the left wing, where his entry into the team is progressive.
Like Luis Enrique did at the World Cup, where the young forward now has a role. Without playing a minute in the first two games, Ansu became the substitute. He then played against Japan (23 minutes) and then in a tragic farewell (again 23) with Morocco, but left no trace of his quality and idyll with the goal.
Ferran Torres, irregular
The center forward that Xavi used to rest against Viktoria Pilsen on the last and already barren match day of the Champions League. And he scored two goals while bidding farewell to the European elite. Ferran arrives injured from the World Cup in his favorite position: right wing. But, Like Spain, long gone.
He scored two goals, including a win against Costa Rica, in his exciting debut, but later It had no influence on Luis Enrique’s drawing., even forced to take his place in the conflict with Morocco. A year has passed since his arrival at Camp Nou and he has not been able to establish himself as a regular, now being threatened more than ever by so many forwards that Xavi has not stopped defending him and is convinced that his end is imminent. exploding because regards it as the “top of the world”.
rapinha, missed
other than that He came injured from the World Cup. Tite gave him the Brazilian offensive right flank and formed an offensive trio with Richarlisson (nine) and Vinicius. He started in four of the five games. But it went out. No goals, no assists. He is the only striker Xavi has, who is accustomed to playing on the Brazilian wing, who does not have the profile to act as a nine.
prefer the right, but this area belongs more to Dembélé on the left. He even went so far as to tell Xavi that it would be better if he chose another left winger if not for the right wing. However, they’ve had some tough months adjusting to the Barça ecosystem, but his last distant memory is the decisive goal Xavi scored in Pamplona to lead his team. This was Raphinha’s second in four months. Too little for him.
Memphis, the least used
He hasn’t played for almost four months. A party with Barça. This is the other ‘nine’ used in Cádiz by Xavi, who returned to the Dutchman to rest Lewandowski and played the final minutes of the game. Memphis’ last rendezvous as a blaugrana dates back to September 17. He was at the Camp Nou and against Elche. He played 58 minutes and scored one goal. Later, injured by choice Van Gaal, where he reappeared in the middle of the World Cup.
With many physical problems, he has played more in the Netherlands this season (six games, five in the World Cup) than in Barça, where he played only three: Vktoria Pilsen (16 minutes), Cádiz (56), at Camp Nou. served as ‘nine’ and Elche (58). Then it disappeared.
Source: Informacion
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