'CLUES' OF XAVI'S PLAN
The 'novelty' that Xavi will bet on in Celta-Barça
Xavi Hernández could 'gather' three FC Barcelona centre-backs again in his XI against Celta de Vigo to continue his bet on Andreas Christensen as a pivot
The visit of the FC Barcelona to Balaídos antoja like a special occasion, because the Catalans are in a position in which they do not have allowed to commit errors. Xavi Hernández has insisted, in reiterated occasions, in the need of 'scare' the ghosts that have pursued to the team in the last parties, especially in the defensive section, and against the RC Celtic will try to begin the 'corrections'.
In the alignment of the Catalans to confront to the vigueses there will be a change with regard to the one of the crash in front of the Granada. Ronald Araújo will go back to direct the axis of the defensive saga and everything seems to indicate to that it will be Pau Cubarsí the big sacrificed. It will go back to form couple with Iñigo Martínez to try give consistency to the enquipo in the low zone.
Of the same way, is predictable that the trainer of Terrassa bet by Andreas Christensen like pivote, to the equal that in the last two parties (against Alavés and Granada). Although there are appearances that pulir, to Xavi likes him the work of the Danish as '5' and wants to give continuity to the idea, especially because it frees to Gündogan and Pedri of the defensive obligations and can dump to the attack. Especially with the Teutonic has noticed the difference, put in the last two presentations has delivered two assistances and marked a goal.
The formula to avoid the bloodletting goleadora?
It will be the first time that Araújo, Iñigo and Christensen coincide on the lawn. In paper, are the best defenders of the Barça and there will be a species of triangle that can be key for 'deliver' the works in the retaguardia. It is not a secret for anybody that, in this new role, the Danish is used to to play in a more delayed position to give exit to the balloon and 'reinforce' to the two head offices. Xavi trusts that, with the three, will control the worrisome bloodletting goleadora.
The big problem of this Barça is being the number of goals fit. In what it goes of 2024, they have received 23 targets in eleven parties that have left in 'swim' the mejoría of the team in his offensive facet. The culés are annotating much more, but also have showed a fragility in own area that finishes them condemning. In LaLiga is where more has felt the 'impact', because they happened of 20 goals against in the 38 parties of the past campaign to fit 33 in 24.
