Raphinha's 'new' role, De Jong's return, Gavi... Xavi speaks clearly about Barça's current situation

The FC Barcelona will return to LaLiga this Saturday visiting to the Ray Vallecano (14:00 hours) and in the previous of this meeting Xavi Hernández went through the room of press to give the novelties on the last hour of the Barcelona staff. As it could not be of another way, the egarense explained how will affect to the team the drop of Gavi. "It is an important drop, a misfortune, is a player insustituible by the passion, win them and the prowess that puts", sentenced.

"It is a player that contributes us a lot of and the one of morning is a party where precisely would need to Gavi. Vallecas Is always a very complicated field and in the last times have not been able to win. We recover players and with the mentality and win them to see if at last we win to the Ray", highlighted Xavi. Likewise it wanted to emphasize that "we have noticed the drop of Frenkie when it has not been, as the one of Pedri. It is to 100%, already carries days with the group and is available", ensured.

Xavi has very clear the current state of the staff of the Barça

By the absence of Gavi, one of the possibilities that has the Barça is to use like interior to Raphinha, a role that the Brazilian already fulfilled in a pair of parties this course. With regard to this, Xavi explained that "has a lot of mobility and goes very well to the space and here can it take advantage of with entrances from second line, has good shot, last goal, pass... Playing inside or by band can mark a lot the difference", ensured.

Another proper name touched by the technician culé has been the one of Ronald Araújo, the one who comes to surrender very well like side with Uruguay. "Ronald have used it of side and without going more far gives us the victory against the Real Sociedad, going in of lateral as it did Dani Alves or any side. Ronald has this capacity, can adapt , is versatile. Like this we have used it and we will use it more times", explained the míster egarense.

Finally it has left an especially fixed analysis of the XI, Robert Lewandowski. "Robert needs to the team and the team needs to Robert, is fundamental, is goleador, marks differences. In the last party did a golazo that empataba the party. Always it is here helping, is altruistic, a natural leader and is fundamental to have it well", resolved the Catalan trainer.