Arthur Melo has had a season of more to less in the FC Barcelona. In the start of the campaign that recently finalised, the Brazilian knew to take advantage of the opportunity that offered him the injury of Ousmane Dembélé with the consistent overtaking of the position of Philippe Coutinho to turn into usual headline.
Nevertheless, in the final stretch of season Arturo Vidal has eaten him terrain and has snatched him the place in important parties. In some recent statements collected by several media, Arthur has ensured that playing with Brazil feels more comfortable that in the FC Barcelona, since has more freedom.
"The main is that I participate of the construction of the game more advance in the Barça. In the selection have more freedom to retreat and build the played. I think that that is the greater difference. Tite Gave me more freedom to look for the balloon further back", said, in a reflection that sounds to pulla for Ernesto Valverde, that does him play of interior instead of as mediocentro.
"I do not have so much freedom. There I receive more between lines and have to arrive more to the attack", argued the midfield player to justify that with the Selection of Brazil was recovering his best version. After the arrival of a player like Frenkie of Jong, it will be necessary to see where situates the Brazilian the next campaign.
It expects a lot of Arthur
Recently less than two years, Robert Fernández, previous technical secretary of the FC Barcelona, detected in the Grémio of Carry Cheerful a youngster mediocentro that placed the virtues of the profile of game of legends like Xavi Hernández or Andrés Iniesta. It treated of the own Arthur, that fichó by the Barcelona team the past summer and that enamoró to the fans from the beginning.
During this season, the Brazilian has showed that in the staff does not exist a footballer that possess his qualities for a room of machines to which gives balance to base of possession, efficiency in the pass, tactical sense and defensive effort. The Brazilian has a brilliant future by in front in the Barça beside 'peloteros' as Frenkie of Jong, Riqui Puig or Carles Aleñá.