The arrival of Joao Cancel to the FC Barcelona has been one 'nightmare' for Sergi Roberto. Although it has assumed his role and understands that it is by behind the Portuguese right side in the plans of Xavi Hernández and the team, in general, the one of Reus is living a dramatic situation in the start of this campaign. It has turned into a fixed in the bench and has had to exert of captain only in the changing room.
From the party in front of the Royal Amberes have not had signals of Roberto. It played the last 14 of the clash in front of the Belgian and has not appeared since. It had remained in the bench in front of the Real Betis and, later, in front of the RC Celtic, RCD Mallorca and this Friday in the crash against the Seville in Montjuïc. For the trainer egarense, Cancel is an intocable in the right side and understands that neither there is hollow in the centre of the field, in spite of the drops of Frenkie of Jong and Pedri González.
Sergi Roberto, disappeared in the Barça
The first captain of the Barça has contested, to date 174 minutes delivered in four parties: 11' in front of the Cádiz, 90' against the Villarreal, 59' in the visit to the Osasuna and 14' in the debut in Champions against the Royal Amberes. In LaLiga great four suplencias followed and is part of the new role that has in the Barça. It does not be necessary to overlook that it had left performances little remarkable and that there was state very signalled in the parties that played.
It is not the first captain that is not indisputable or that has become acting. It is one 'need' that remain in the bench because to day of today resulta impossible do without the services of Cancel, the one who has fallen of foot in the City Condal and is being a bullet by the right band. It is unlikely that contest all the minutes, by what Sergi Roberto will have his opportunities along the campaign, without place to doubts.
New role for Roberto in the Barça
As it comes informing in the last days, is not a big problem for Sergi, the one who has assumed the new role that has in the staff and has showed absolute commitment with the team. After the exit of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, the one of Reus has turned into one of the big leaders of the changing room and 'example' for the youngest footballers. It is evident that would wish to be important in the lawn, as any player, has known to understand that it is a season in which it is key to give step to the 'new blood'.