Xavi's plan to 'take care' of Vitor Roque's progression

The name of Vitor Roque is, without any doubt, one of which has produced more expectations in the City Condal. In spite of his short age (18), the native of Timóteo already showed that it can be a big goleador in a so demanding football like the one of Brazil, where converted 34 annotations in 97 commitments. His arrival to the FC Barcelona has generated a big illusion, especially because they needed reinforcements in the position of centrodelantero, since Robert Lewandowski was not going through a good moment goleador and the only alternative was Marc Guiu (17).

'Tigrinho', has cost him to the club around 30 M€, although this figure could arrive to 61 M€ if they fulfil some variables. Probably, it is one of the biggest investments that the Barcelona square has made in the last times, by what of course all the looks are put in him and in what it can attain in his new adventure like player culé. According to several sources, the ex of the Paranaense has faced this opportunity with humility and an attitude very receptiva, being conscious of the work that has by in front to develop like a forward of elite.

In this sense, the confidence in Vitor Roque has been immovable from the first day in the City Condal. Xavi Hernández, from the beginning, has been accompanying it in his process of adaptation and learning, and in fact, has given him more than an opportunity in parties complicated so that it go purchasing experience. The Brazilian had his debut on 4 January against the UD The Palms (12') and has added minutes in other parties against the UD Barbastro (26'), Unionistas (8'), Real Betis (27') and Villarreal (13'). In front of this, 'Vitinho' only has not seen action in the commitments of the Supercopa in front of the Osasuna and the Real Madrid and in the one of Glass of the King in front of the Athletic.

The plan of Xavi and the Barça for 'take care' to 'Tigrinho'

In the club have clear that 'Tigrinho' has a promising talent that it has to be taken advantage of. Therefore, the called generate seem to be to the patience, remembering that this is his first experience far of Brazil, in some new surroundings and sometimes complicated like the one of the Barça, where the pressure for obtaining results is constant. The Barcelona cast understands that it would be contraproducente demand him too much to somebody of his age.

In the Barcelona are betting for giving him minutes of quality, although apparently no is him demanding that it annotate goals of immediate way, but rather that it show intensity in the game. Up to now, the '19' has showed to have this impetus in the minutes in which it has played, presionando the exit of balloon of the rivals and showing active in attack, running all the balls and leaving clear that has many win. In fact, it has been very near to mark his first goal like culé in several occasions, but has been saved by the rival goalkeepers, as in the hand manually that had with Filip Jörgensen in the party against the Villarreal, where the guardameta 'groguet' did a big cut across, or by his own fault of puntería, as in his debut against The Palms, where failed an almost safe opportunity to annotate.

From the changing room has the belief that if they allow him grow of gradual way, without presionarlo prematurely and having patience, can turn into an important player for the Barça. Even it has compared his situation with the one of Vinicius and Rodrygo in the Real Madrid, players that arrived like big promises from Brazil and with high costs, but comprised that his development was to half and long term. At present, both players have turned into key pieces of the diagram merengue after a necessary period of adaptation and of pulir some appearances of his game.