Ernesto Valverde desvela the physical problems of Arthur Melo

If something have learnt after almost two complete seasons with Ernesto Valverde in the bench is that the technician extremeño does not marry with anybody and does not have what call 'eleven of gala'. The 'Txingurri' is used to to adapt his alignments in function of the players that are in better form and of the style of game of the rival.

In the party of gone of the semifinals of the Champions League against the Liverpool contested in the Camp Nou, the technician extremeño bet by the titularity of Arturo Vidal in the centre of the field, that displaced to the bench to a footballer that had been fixed headline until the moment: Arthur Melo. 

The titularity of the Chilean above the Brazilian carried out by two reasons. The first was the style of game of the Liverpool, a very physical team and that takes out the maximum split of the contragolpes thanks to the speed and skill of his two players crashes: Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané. With Vidal in the field, equalised the strengths and the medullary culé won packaging.

The second reason were some physical annoyances that Arthur carries dragging from does time and that, by caution, did that Valverde did not range the Brazilian neither gave him neither an alone minute in the party. Like this it desveló the Txingurri in the previous press conference to the party against the Celtic of Vigo, in which himself gave him options to play in Balaídos and Anfield.

"Arthur comes suffering some physical problem from does time. It is well for Balaídos and for the Tuesday, afterwards already will see if it participates or no", commented Valverde in the room of press. The explanations given by the technician give even more logical to the suplencia of the Brazilian in front of the Liverpool, although it could recover the place in Anfield.

Arthur, with options in Anfield

In the party of gone, Ernesto Valverde bet by Arturo Vidal, but the eleven could suffer variations in Anfield. In front of the Liverpool, missed the pause and the control that contributes Arthur, by what could recover the place in the eleven. In fact, neither it is at all descartable that the Brazilian and the Chilean play together with Sergio Busquets and Rakitic, propiciando a change of system to 4-4-2.