10 SEASONS LIKE TITLING
The interminable research of a left-handed side for the Barça
Published:30/10/2021 - 22:03h
Updated:30/10/2021 - 22:06h
Sergi Barjuan went out of the FC Barcelona in 2022 and Jordi Alba went up to the first Barcelona team a decade afterwards, and between half, occupied the left-handed lane Sorín, Gio, Sylvinho or Abidal
Sergi Barjuan fulfils a dream this Saturday: seat in the local bench of the Camp Nou. It was the owner of the left lane of the first team of the FC Barcelona during nine seasons, of 1993 to 2002. Now, will have under his orders to another left side also of characteristics very offensive. Jordi Alba fulfils his tenth season in the first team practically without competition in a position that always gives that speak.
Without canteranos
Between Sergi Barjuan and Jordi Alba happened of 2002 to 2012 -the time between that goes out of the Barça the one of Them Franqueses and goes up to the first team the one of L'Hospitalet- several carrileros of renown, but that did not attain to have the longevity of his predecessor neither the one who is having Alba in the actuality. An eternal fight by the position until it went again a canterano the called to do with the place.
In fact, Sergi was not the headline in his last season, but the Italian Francesco Coco, that played 23 parties by 18 of the Catalan. To the following campaign, the 2002-2003, Juan Pablo Sorín (15 parties) and Fernando Navarro (13) shared the titularities in the lane, until the arrival in 2003 Gio go Bronckhorst.
The Dutch kept an interesting duel by the left side with Sylvinho, that arrived a season later and although the Brazilian was culé during four campaigns, never attained to do with the place to title, as after Gio arrived Eric Abidal and the French conquered fast the place.
What thinks Sergi of Jordi Alba
Digne, Miranda, Cucurella and June commissioned to be the competition for Alba in the last years. And all finish for going out without achieving oust it of the team title. This season has gone up Alejandro Balde of the filial, but clearly needs to win experience and Jordi keeps on being a fixed.
It was insustituible for Ronald Koeman and intuye that also it was it for Sergi, the one who in February of 2019, when it was training to the Zhejiang Greentown Chinese and played a party in the Mini Estadi in front of the Barça B, ensured that "Jordi Alba carries years to a big level that has improved with the experience. From it does years backwards up to now notices the importance that has in the first team".
