Xavi's experiment with the 'double lateral' Alba/Balde did not work

The problems of Xavi Hernández with the left extreme this season have done that the egarense have opted by a system of four mediocampista, especially in the second part of the course. This has included that as 'false' extreme has fallen Pedri, Gavi and even Sergi Roberto. For this Sunday was the turn of Alejandro Balde, returning to a position that many times was his in the inferior categories of the Catalan club.

The technician of Terrasa surprised in front of the Getafe with the canterano and Jordi Alba like headlines, although some still expected that the '28' would leave to the right side. Once it began the meeting remained clear that there would be 'double' lateral by the left and the more youngster of the carrileros left-handed would have the work to be the extreme in front of the Madrilenian, although finally it did not work.

An experiment that has not given the best performance

The failure of the proposal of Xavi with Balde like extreme arrives in a moment in which the Barça has difficulties to attack with depth and do goals, two things that did not remain resolved in Alfonso Pérez. It is true that any of the two footballers did a bad party, but as it could expect neither were able to understand too well in a role that was the first time that exerted together.

Alba always has characterised for being a side that arrives until the rival area of constant way, but for this party had to do it falling much more inside in front of the presence of Balde, the one who of natural way fell by the same sectors that the second captain culé. Besides, the ex Valency could not be precise in his passes and finished being little effective when it added to the attack.

Good things that finally did not give resulted

Of the side of Balde, the one who expected that it took advantage of his speed in a zone of the much more dangerous field, simply noticed uncomfortable. It fell offside a pair of times, surely caused by not being habituado to split from so advance in the field. Besides, had a very clear opportunity with the almost empty goal and with his natural foot defined of way little clear and finished sending to the stick a balloon that had arrived him precisely from there after a definition of Raphinha.

The advantage in the classification in front of the Real Madrid will allow him to Xavi make this type of tasks before it finish the season, as it already happened with Eric García of mediocentro does a pair of days. However, it does not seem too hopeful that the míster try to resolve his problem of goal and generation of game with the possibility to add to two left sides on the field in a party in front of the Getafe.