Christensen, the big loser: Iñigo Martínez makes a 'turnaround' in Barça's defense

Andreas Christensen was one of the big protagonists of the FC Barcelona in the season. It arrived without doing noise, like free agent, from Chelsea and very soon did with a fixed place in the defence of Xavi Hernández, accompanying to Ronald Araújo in the pair of central whereas Jules Koundé was displaced to the right side. For the Danish, in this course, the history has changed a lot.

In spite of that it is a player that goes in constantly in rotation, in the last parties of the Barça has lost a lot of leadership. It has coincided with the 'takeoff' of Iñigo Martínez, quen has won the confidence of the technical body and has turned into the third head office of the team. It has showed a very solvent version and has contributed security, in addition to having a very good exit of balloon and be 'specialist' in the changes of orientation.

The important change in the Barça

In what it goes of season, the central Danish has participated in in 13 parties, with 913 minutes of action, with the peculiarity that it has remained in the bench in the last two of LaLiga, something that seemed unthinkable does a year. Likewise, it has not completed the clashes in six opportunities by wear, tiredness or tactical changes of Xavi. One of the big 'reasons' is being the presence of Iñigo that is assuming chevrons in the last presentations.

It has been in eight crashes (534'), with the novelty that, since it played against the Athletic after the stop of selections of October, has been headline in all the parties of LaLiga, in front of Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Sportive Alavés (90' in each one), in addition to his presence in the crash against the Shakhtar in the Champions League, in the party of the first turn. In this opportunity, played 82'. Only it remained in the bench in the visit to Hamburg.

Xavi 'raisin' of controversies with Christensen and Iñigo

The key in the good performance that is having the ex of the Athletic is the confidence that has him Xavi Hernández. In press conference, before the visit of the Barça to the Ray Vallecano, left to fall the change of role between the two head offices in this last month: "I See very well to Iñigo in this moment and therefore it has played less Christensen. But Andreas goes to be important. Have to four head offices of a lot of category", commented. In the next parties it will be necessary to see who wins the game and if Xavi goes back to bet for playing with three head offices.