Xavi's great mission at Barça after the World Cup

To the World-wide of Qatar remain him very, very few days. With the crash between Morocco and Croatia by the third place and the big final of the Sunday in which they will cross Argentinian and France, the Glass of the World will go down the curtain and, with this, will return the football to level of selections, that has been arrested person by more than a month. The FC Barcelona takes action on 31 December, with a derbi Catalan against the RCD Espanyol.

Xavi Hernández will recover to the majority of his players in the next days to prepare the clash against the 'pericos', that will be vital to keep in the highest of the classification of LaLiga Santander and keep the difference of points with the Real Madrid (two, up to now). The trainer egarense will have to be very attentive to diverse factors in the next days.

Although it is true that the Barça has not been victim of injuries in this World-wide (although it was the team that more players contributed), yes will have a lot of footballers with physical wear, especially Ousmane Dembélé and Joules Koundé, that practically have played it everything with France in the World-wide (and will be in the final). Will have very few days of rest, place reincorporarán to the trainings on 26 December, five days before the party against Espanyol.

That is one of the cases that Xavi will have to attend, but no the only. The trainer egarense will have to be very attentive no only to the players that played it everything, but also to which did not have a lot of opportunities or happened unobserved in Qatar with his selections. Without place to doubts, is a very hard hit that they will have to assume and, especially, leave backwards to surrender with the Barça.

It is the specific case of Eric García, that did not see minutes with Spain in any and the four parties, or of Ansu Fati, that only contested 44' (of 390 possible). The Barcelona head office remained 'backwards' in the plans of Luis Enrique after having reconverted to Rodri in head office, to the one who accompanied with Aymeric Laporte or Pau Torres. Eric saw the World-wide from the bench and, probably, has been a 'bajón' in his confidence after being indisputable in 'The Red'.

With Ansu, the expectations were very high and, although it showed -once again- that it is a player with magic, follows without having the necessary regularity to be able to be determinant on the terrain of game. It arrived to the announcement 'in extremis' and in the friendly previous to the World-wide had left good feelings, but remained in a want to and can not. Xavi will have to find the formula for his takeoff.

Forced to more

Recently, it has done upsetting in that there are a few players that have to take a step forward after the World-wide, like this have not participated. It is moment that the Barça have a staff in which it was possible that the absences do not notice and that the acting give the face, as much as the indisputable. Here, they go in the names of Héctor Bellerín, Franck Kessié or Memphis Depay.

It is not a secret that the right side has not given the size and that from the club are openly looking for a new player for this position. Bellerín Has a career against the time to show that it can be important. Kessié, by his part, has to give sufficient reasons so that Xavi 'think' the possibility to choose it by in front of his centre of the indisputable field (Busquets, Pedri and Gavi/Of Jong).

With Memphis, finally, will depend on if it remains or no. It has received offers, but everything seems to aim to that will exhaust his agreement until June of 2023. The Dutch is the natural relief of Robert Lewandowski, but between the injuries and inconsistencia has happened, practically, unobserved. It has to show a bit more.