The paper that Ernesto Valverde has reserved for Arthur in the FC Barcelona

It was the first signing of the summer and many situated him like successor of Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta, and although it still needs time, Arthur is leaving big feelings in his first months in the FC Barcelona. With 22 years and in full phase of adaptation, the intention is to protect to the footballer of comparisons and requirements and give him margin so that it go growing, and Ernesto Valverde is trying it moving him away some metres of his usual position.

The one of Goiania stood out in the Guild of Carry Cheerful playing of steering wheel, but for the Barcelona group could not being of the all ready. In spite of that has left details of his quality and of his big reading of game, the technicians demand him more to tactical level –is important that plant very very- and physicist –has to resist 90 minutes without desfondarse-, in addition to an atrevimiento that was missing him in his first apparitions and that will go winning with time and confidence. At all that it do not cure to base to accumulate parties.

But to protect him of criticisms and even so keep him enchufado, the trainer has tested an alternative, and is insisting in awarding him the place of mediocentro. With fewer kilometres that visit, the Brazilian can go growing, and some metres further back follows involved in the game. Situated between the central can enjoy in the zone of creation, although it lose an arrival and a shot that the youngster began to exhibit in turns it American.

The intention is not another that go maturing to a footballer that fits better in a double pivote, and that over time could shine of interior in the 4-3-3 that again propose the culés. If it wins this point of experience, will be able to help in attack and in defence and direct the operations with the spherical in the feet, something in what it has stood out always and that it can do in several positions. For the moment, it has to go going in and expect his big opportunity, to show that it is prepared to be the heir of the centre of the field of the Barça.

Valverde Has a lot of options for the centre of the field

Although has a lot of options and quantity of alternatives for the medullary, Ernesto Valverde has gone back to repeat that Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic are innegociables in any system, and the third indisputable seem to be Philippe Coutinho. The carioca also can be determinant advancing to play like left extreme, but with the explosion of Ousmane Dembélé, the preparador extremeño prefers to do place to take advantage of the conditions of both.

Waiting for going adapting to pieces like Arthur and Arturo Vidal, already begin to see the intentions of the Txingurri. While it tries that the Brazilian was always very involved in the preparation of game, gives a lot of more freedom to the Chilean, to the that in what it take the physical tone will give more margin to make his football of gone and turn, marking differences in attack but being also important in defensive tasks. With Rafinha Alcántara, Sergi Samper or Carles Aleñá, and Riqui Puig tightening from the filial, do not go him to be missing alternatives.