22 PASSES BETWEEN THE TWO MIDFIELDERS
Gavi and Kessié stage the big problem of Barça without Pedri
Published:16/04/2023 - 21:42h
Updated:16/04/2023 - 21:42h
If something characterizes FC Barcelona is its midfield and its possession game, however, injuries have taken it away from its best version in that area and this Sunday it was very clear again.
The new tie of the FC Barcelona surely have to the imprecision like the best word to describe what went the meeting of the culés in front of the Getafe. The ones of Xavi Hernández could not acclimate to the party practically in any moment and the figures of his mediocampistas reflect precisely this. 22 effective passes between Kessié and Gavi, a very far figure to what needs the Barcelona football.
The absence of Pedri and Frankie of Jong has left to the Andalusian and the marfileño like the attendants to create offensive game for the Barça, beside Sergio Busquets that went back to suffer the little available space of half of field to forward. So much the canterano like the ex Inter hit only 11 passes during the minutes that were the the field, explaining like this a bit the fault of goal of the Catalan entity.
Numbers that do not convince neither do to win
Although Raphinha was the best attacker of the Barça, in the case of Lewandowski there were not too many clear balloons so that the '9' could do present in the marker. 73% of precision in the passes for Kessié and 65% for Gavi, are numbers very move# away of what Xavi needs to the hour to expand the field and give depth to the team, especially like visitor.
Although the characteristics of both are very marked and can not exert a profile with which simply do not explain, both players were far of his best level this Sunday. All this does not do more than staging the drama that lives the Barça when his best mediocampista, Pedri, is not on the lawn, and of this already has happened a lot.
It has to have on the field a distinct player
The Canarian will fulfil already two months to have lesionado in front of the Manchester United in the Europe League and during this time Xavi has not been able to find a form to cover his absence. Three defeats in less than two months, in addition to three meetings followed without marking, leave to the Barça with the clear need to have another 'magician' or with taking care much better to Pedri so that it was present in the crucial moments of the course.
