Jordi Alba is one of the players that has had to reinvent because of the change of diagram that has implanted Ernesto Valverde in the game of the team. The Catalan side, however, is showing his best version in the present campaign, since it has of total freedom to go up to the attack by the left lane. Something that contrasts with Marcelo, the side of the Real Madrid that has turned into the big signalled.

To his 28 years, the side of L'Hospitalet lives the most brilliant moment of his career regarding performance. The 'Txingurri' has achieved to squeeze all the juice of the skills of Jordi Alba to turn into it one of the big arms of the team by the left lane of the attack of the FC Barcelona, without forgetting his defensive tasks.

The zaquero Catalan has posited as to the most offensive defence of LaLiga Santander. And it is that practically it happens more time attacking and offering desmarques of split that defending to his markers. The defensive commitment of the players of the centre of the Barcelona field give to Jordi Alba the possibility to go up to the attack with players that save him the back at all times.

In previous seasons, the demarcation of extreme by the left was occupied by Neymar, something that subtracted him depth to Jordi Alba and that forced him to be much more attack to the defensive coverages. Nevertheless, the drop of the Brazilian and the decision of Valverde of not planting to a fixed attacker in the left flank does that Alba have the possibility to win depth with his incursions.

Alba, the face; Marcelo, the cross

If Jordi Alba has turned into the face of the offensive sides, Marcelo has turned into the cross. Till lately, the Brazilian was considered the best left side of the world. However, few months afterwards, has become the big signalled of the madridismo by his fault of blood and his little compromisso defensive in front of the Celtic of Vigo. The sides are an essential argument in the modern football and, while Jordi Alba has turned into a fundamental man in the Barça, Marcelo happens his worst moment like madridista.