Although it has been a problem not being able to have the mundialistas during the pre-season, turns it American has supposed new opportunities in the FC Barcelona, in particular for the members of the filial. Many of them have begun to lucirse in front of the attentive look of Ernesto Valverde, and some have caused feeling by his performance on the lawn.
One of these cases is the one of Riqui Puig, that with 18 years has been one of the most positive surprises of the preparation in United States. With a physicist that happens unobserved, the Catalan has attained to leave footprint by his qualities like creator, with a big vision of game, capacity assistant and intelligence to the hour to read the game.
In his last meeting in the International Champions Cup, the one of Matadepera left marvelled to two legends of the Milan, Genaro Gattuso and Daniele Massaro, that surrendered to the feet of "this jovencito that seems a boy and that it could be the new Andrés Iniesta". The Italians hallucinated with the canterano, and resurrected an episode occurred does years that would be a big augurio for a career that finish to begin.
After the Trophy Joan Gamper of 2005, Fabio Capello, then trainer of the Juventus, enamoró of Leo Messi: "Never it had seen to a player with so much quality to this age and a personality with a so important T-shirt". The veteran preparador of the 'vecchia signora' demanded the cession of the Argentinian, that had made the first of a lot of exhibitions on the lawn. It was too late, because the club accelerated with his bet by the one of Rosario and his history began to write in golden letters.
Riqui Puig, centred in the filial and prepared for the first team
For Riqui Puig, in spite of the big expectations, any praise is passenger, and with all what has for contributing, to his way and with his own character, prefers to go step by step. After the duel in Santa Clara, the footballer referred to the comments that has gone listening along turns it, and showed that his maturity begins by the head, with an ambitious but very conscious mentality of his way.
"If it goes back me to call or no, I have to be ready. My team is the B and will do it the best possible to try go up to the team to Second", explained, besides that signal that "with 18 years that have, is something that still remains me very far, but equalise to Iniesta is impossible". Ernesto Valverde also is adherent to brake the euphoria, but what is clear is that to this young midfield player does not be necessary to lose him of sight.