Barça continues to be 'vulnerable' on the left side

The Barcelona has closed the month of January breaking his own record of more incorporations inside a same window of traspasos to half of season. With four new pieces to disposal of Xavi Hernández, the Catalans will have how present a better version in the offensive part of the team. However, the saga continues without 'receive help', without mattering that it have been one of the positions that the egarense asked to improve.

More specifically the left side, where Jordi Alba presents like the only option that the technician takes into account, since Alejandro Balde, the one who is his natural spare, does not have still his confidence. The main alternative was José Luis Gayà, but his bond with Valencia made impossible his exit. Nicolás Tagliafico and Alejandro Grimaldo also were big candidates for the club, but neither the Ajax neither the Benfica gave eases in the negotiations.

With all the second half of season by in front, the first team continues unprotected in his bands, having only to Sergiño Dest, Alba and Dani Alves like real variants in the plans of the trainer. Added to this, for the Europe League will not be able to be inscribed all the players that landed in the Camp Nou in the wintry market, by what Alves, of 38 years, could remain out of the list. Besides, Balde will be of drop by indefinite time by an injury of ankle that suffered in the tie (2-2) in front of the Real Madrid Castilla in the First Division RFEF, and will not be in the bench for the míster. The left lane, once again, suffers.

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? The proofs made confirm that the player Alejandro Balde suffers an injury in the sindesmosis of the right ankle. His evolution will mark his availability#ForçaBarça ?❤ pic.twitter.com/ak5vkbelw0

— FC Barcelona B (@FCBarcelonaB) February 1, 2022

​Dest, allocated to take part

The North American has seen his leadership affected by the injuries and the arrival of Alves, being opacado, by the moment, in the right band. In spite of this, presents like a variable that can exert like spare of Alba to be necessary. One of his virtues is that it can play by both bands, and already Ronald Koeman used him by the left in repeated occasions. With 21 years, his polivalencia could serve him in case that Xavi have complications in this sector. In important highlight that already the American has been in the ramp of exit, although it did not contemplate to abandon Catalonia.

Another less viable solution would be a change of system inside the alignment of the team, using a line of three deep down with three head offices and a medullary more populated. Nevertheless, the Barça expects that his defenders can keep healthy and recover of his injuries the before possible not to resort to a style of game 'improvised'. The season is long and the culés still those who compete in the League and in the Europe League.