Xavi's plan with Christensen to give Oriol Romeu a rest

The exits of Nico González and Franck Kessié left to the FC short Barcelona of variants in the centre of the field for this season. At least in what to pivote refers . Oriol Romeu and Frenkie of Jong have beginning very well the season, but for the moment the one of Arkel is the only alternative to the Spanish and vice versa. To give rest to both, Xavi Hernández no descarta test to one of his head offices in this position.

In this context, the elected can be Andreas Christensen. The arrivals of Iñigo Martínez and Joao Cancel leave very covered the saga and, once return Ronald Araújo, the Danish aims to go out of the eleven, since the 'charrúa' will return to the centre of the defence beside Jules Koundé intocable up to now for the egarense. The ex defender of Chelsea was accustomed to play like líbero in the line of three that was used to to implement the group 'blue', by which the position of pivote is not him totally unknown.

Xavi already tested advancing to Eric García the past season

The fault of defensive pivote already carried to Xavi to test with Eric García as '5' in the final stretch of the 2022/23. The Spanish left to the Girona in search of more minutes and this leaves to Christensen like only alternative for this function, although the same Joao Cancel also can throw a hand in the containment if it requires him . The own can do Sergi Roberto, although no like born pivote.

It is as well as to Xavi reduce him the alternatives and, in front of the demanding European calendar, is clear that so much Oriol like Frenkie will need rest. Like this the things, for the míster of Terrassa, the international Danish can be more useful in this function, taking for granted that so much Iñigo like Marcos Alonso are qualified to relieve to the pair Koundé-Araújo when it do lacking.

The continuity of Christensen is not in doubt in the Barça

Although the name of the defender of 27 years was one of which sounded like one of the possible transferibles before the beginning of the market estival, the technical body does not have doubts on the importance of Andreas in the staff. The one of Lillerod has been headline in the four first days of LaLiga, although only it played the 90 minutes in front of the Osasuna. Xavi knows that, while it was healthy, the ex head office of Chelsea is a guarantee in the saga and his polivalencia can be his main attribute this season.