Alejandro Balde the fittest left back in Spanish football. There is little doubt about that. Luis de la Fuente respects him immensely and has already taken him to sub’21 in October, just before the World Cup.
But, blaugrana does not have a left-handed lane guaranteed by the presence of José GayàIt is a football that the coach also respects very much.
The idea is to replace both in two games against Norway this Saturday and ScotlandTuesday in Glasgow. Gayà could be the chosen one for La Rosaleda The coach has in mind to give the Valencian a fair reward. After his controversial disposal of the World Cup in Qatar.
Gayà dropped out of concentration due to a minor injurywhich prevented him from playing as much as he could in the first stage. Luis Enrique did not want to take the risk and refused.. Bucket was just his emergency backup.
This decision was a heavy blow for the Valencia captain and De la Fuente wants to save him for his cause. He understands that he is a full back with a lot of balance in defense and offense and deserves to gain confidence after his unexpected return from Qatar.
Pedro Porro’s thorn
Coming to the right, Dani Carvajal starts out as a favorite because of his experience ahead of Pedro Porro. However, it is also expected De la Fuente split the minutes between the two games.
Pedro Porro also didn’t have a good experience with Luis Enrique.. The current Tottenham side have only played one match against Asturian. He was in Georgia and had a tough time against Kvaratskelia, the current European football sensation in Naples.
Porro was substituted in the second half. Marcos never played with Llorente and Red again. Despite not participating, he returned to the Nations League Final Four squad.