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SIGNING OF LEVEL FOR THE BARÇA

The FC Barcelona goes up the defensive level with Lucas Digne

Published:31/10/2016 - 11:48h

Updated:31/10/2016 - 11:48h

The numbers do not deceive. With Lucas Digne on the terrain of game, the FC Barcelona has not fit goals this season 2016-17 to exception of the meeting in front of Valencia CF in Mestalla. The French side follow adapting to the team

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Jordi Alba is a drop stood out and of big importance for the FC Barcelona, but the good movements of the club in summer to give depth of bench to the Barcelona staff allowed the arrival of Lucas Digne, a left lateral youngster of 22 years that, in spite of recognising that it still is not of the all adapted to the discipline culé, is contributing a good performance like relief of Alba.

"Yes, I am happy to have minutes and to be able to help to the team, but the first is not the individual performance but the team can win the parties, this is the most important", has commented in an interview conceded recently to "MD".

"It is important that the team surrender, and win thanks to went it collective"

It gladdens to be enjoying of minutes. "For me it is very important can add me to a team in which there is big players like Alba and all the other. Can play with this team simply is a pleasure", says, fixing always in the very common. "It is important that the team surrender and are showing that we are winning thanks to the strength of the community, and that in spite of the absences are achieving the victories".

Elogia Also the very that has fit his compatriot Samuel Umtiti in the defensive saga of the FC Barcelona. "I know it very well, from it does long, since we have shared changing room in the inferior categories of the French selection. To me it does not surprise me at all, has a linear evolution, always is progressing, is a big worker and therefore I wish him the best".

"Although it speak more than the offensive game, also there is a big defensive work"

Lucas Digne recognises that it still is not of the all adapted to the discipline culé. "No, still no, still I am not adapted to the one hundred by one hundred. This is something that works each day, deal to learn all the details and to follow improving, between other things have to learn to speak better in Spanish, that also is something important to facilitate my adaptation".

And the numbers in defence do not deceive. With Lucas Digne, the Barça has not fit goals against Sporting, Sportive, Manchester City and Granada this season, although yes it fit two in Mestalla in front of Valencia. "A lot of people fixes only in the offensive and think that we spend the day us attacking, but also is necessary to work a lot in defence, many times have to face adverse situations of one against one. Although it speak more than the offensive game, also there is a big work of the defensive game and of the pressure that make", values Digne.

Now, only it thinks in winning to the Manchester City in Champions League. "We are well, the feelings are good, at the end in front of the Granada attain another victory, keep a good series of results and what it is necessary to do is to keep this good line".

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