When the FC Barcelona fichó to Samuel Umtiti the technicians and the sportive office knew that it did with a defender thought to be headline sooner that late. The last two meetings in the Eurocopa of France 2016 of the defender Frenchman like this confirm it, as it has done with the titularity in fourth and semifinals of a France that aspires to be champion. But all this does that an indisputable headline in the last years can not having so safe his place.
It treats of the fourth captain of the team Javier Mascherano. The "jefecito" has not had real rivalry by the position of head office from the exit of Carles Puyol. It is thus that it will be the first time that the one of Saint Lorenzo can see more split of the expected in the bench… Unless Luis Enrique remedy it.
As the Asturian seems that it will listen the plegarias of the "fourteen" in the last months and already poses his evolution of the central to the mediocentro of the team culé. "I struggle" it thinks in Mascherano like one of the spares that will have Sergio Busquets this course. The pre-season will serve to advance in concepts and advance his position. "Busi" Will have more rest that never and like this will be able to be to perfection in the important meetings and "Masche" will fulfil one of his requests.
The best parties of the Argentinian with the albiceleste gave in this position in the last important championships (World-wide of Brazil 2014, Glass America Chile 2015 and Glass Centenarian America U.S. 2016). Mascherano Will have long to adapt to the requests of this defensive pivote in the Barça and also will help to that the integration of Umtiti was of the all perfect. The evolution of Mascherano will be key, therefore, for the FC Barcelona in this 2016-2017.