Recently less than a month, the FC Barcelona lost to one of his key players in the centre of the field: Arthur Melo. The Brazilian suffered an injury in the sóleo during the gone of the semifinals of Glass of Rey and, since, had not been able to go back to play of start. This Saturday, recovered the titularity.
And it did it, curiously, against the same rival against which lesionó: the Real Madrid. The Brazilian already went in in the announcement for the party of turn of Glass of Rey and could play some minutes at the end in Santiago Bernabéu. Ernesto Valverde decided in this occasion not risking betting by him to title to reserve him of face to the Classical second.
In LaLiga, Arthur recovered his place. The FC Barcelona needed it since, in the duel against the madridistas of the past Wednesday, the culés threw in fault his presence. This serenity and security that transmits the Brazilian when it receives the balloon is key so that the team have the control of the centre of the field, something that lost in Glass.
In few months, the ex of the Grémio of Carry Cheerful has won a privileged place in the plans of Ernesto Valverde. His adaptation has been cinnamon in branch, since his profile futbolístico fits to perfection with the philosophy of game of the FC Barcelona. Seeing him without knowing his past, could confuse with a perla gone out of the Masia.
In the decisive part of the season will arrive the most complicated test for Arthur. These big parties in which the mediocentro goiano will have to show that it is equal of sober and clarividente when it plays in duels complicated. Santiago Bernabéu is one of these stages and Valverde looked for with him recover the control.
The substitutes of Arthur have not finish to convince
After the injury of Arthur, Ernesto Valverde has had to improvise solutions to cover his drop in the centre of the field, but any of the alternatives has done to forget the importance purchased by the Brazilian in the team. Neither Arturo Vidal neither Sergi Roberto have worked so well like him, by what now the Barça himself can complete his eleven of gala.