SERGI ROBERTO WOULD BE THE LATERAL AGAINST BETIS
The return of Ronald Araújo will allow Xavi to leave Koundé in the center of defense
Published:20/01/2024 - 23:02h
Updated:21/01/2024 - 01:12h
FC Barcelona, and specifically Xavi Hernández, will have to juggle to put together a defensive line against Real Betis. The physical mishaps suffered by several of their players have left the culé team with few alternatives to form their defense
The FC Barcelona has been clearly azotado by the injuries in the last time. To day of today, the Barcelona cast sum more than seven drops, and these, to his time, have concentrated in a specific zone of the field: the defence. Of the seven 'KO' that has the Barça in his square, at least four are in the defensive line, what, in consequence, poses a debate around how will be the preparation by part of the defence by Xavi Hernández for the next meetings.
Centring it in the nearest commitment, in front of the Real Betis in LaLiga, the picture culé will arrive to Benito Villamarín with a clear incógnita around the armed of his defence, and this is born from that the club will not be able to have Andreas Christensen and Iñigo Martínez both absent by physical problems. What leaves to the staff only with two natural head offices of the first team: Ronald Araújo and Jules Koundé, and one of the quarry, the promising Pau Cubarsí.
Nevertheless, the debate grows from the drop of Joãor Cancel. With the Portuguese 'KO', already was Koundé or Araújo, any of the two, those who already have experience in the right band, could cover this demarcation. However, send to one of the two to the side, tentativamente the charrúa, would leave a square to occupy in the saga that, by natural profile, to give this stage would have to be Cubarsí, except that the egarense decide to bet by an alternative a bit riskier and unlikely as in the commitment against the Cádiz CF, when it used to Frenkie of Jong like defender.
Sergi Roberto could make possible the pair Araújo-Koundé in the saga
Now, also it is the possibility to range to the polyvalent Sergi Roberto, the one who already showed that it can be a name to take into account to cover the right side, as it did it in the past meeting of Glass of the King in front of the Unionistas of Salamanca (1-3). In this stage, would seem more likely the addition to the 11 headline of the pair Koundé-Araújo in the saga.
The less viable option, but an alternative of emergency with which could explain the one of Terrassa, would be the incursion of Héctor Fort. The Barcelonan is the only right side natural that is at present in the staff, but his role seems to be more to give him depth to the position.
