VALENCIA ARRIVES VERY JUST
The big problem of Valencia to try trace back to the Barça
Published:7/02/2018 - 00:32h
Updated:7/02/2018 - 01:37h
Valencia CF has a big illusion to be in the final of the Glass of the King 2017-18 deleting to the FC Barcelona, but sometimes this does not suffice. The calendar has cebado with the 'chés' these last days, and the fatigue could do mella in Mestalla
Although it is true that that "the parties win in the field", and that the small rivals have always his arms to equalise the talent of the big clubs of Europe, the reality is that in a long-distance race as they are the long seasons, the staff that form to the best teams of the planet have an advantage added when they confront to clubs of lower entity.
Splitting of the base that Valencia is not a small club, neither much less, the true is that it does not have the same depth of staff that a FC Barcelona that in the two last markets of signings has renewed the plantel with the arrival of young players and of an enormous talent, facilitating like this the juxtaposition of footballers strengthened and veterans with the presence of young promises with many win to show.
Valencia also has an enormous talent in his rows, but the whims of the destination have wanted that these last weeks have confronted to Rea Madrid and Athletic of Madrid in LaLiga Santander 2017-18, and to the FC Barcelona in the gone of semifinals of the Glass of the King after having had to defeat to a combativo Alavés that carried him until the penaltis in the eliminatory previous.
It does not do lacking to be a genius to darse that, with the lower depth of staff that have the 'chés' in comparison with the FC Barcelona, Marcelino García Toral will have problems so that his keep the same big level of performance, this Thursday, with which have marvelled during the first months of competition this season 2017-18.
The second unit of the FC Barcelona, key
Some basic pieces of Valencia are mermadas physically by the fatigue accumulated, or lesionadas as in the case of Andreas Pereira. The Barça also has drops, is true, but the basic wardrobe will allow to Ernesto Valverde keep the good competitive level on the lawn with the presence of second swords like Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembélé, Aleix Vidal or Nelson Semedo. The second line of the FC Barcelona could be key so that, this Thursday to the edge of the twelve, the Barça reach the final of the Glass of the King 2017-18.
