XAVI HAS NOT HAD HIS ENTIRE SQUAD
Barça 'begins' the tour in the United States with three casualties
FC Barcelona is already installed in Los Angeles for the start of its preseason. Xavi Hernández has led his first training session at the LA Memorial Coliseum with notable absences
The FC Barcelona prepares to give the first steps of this pre-season. They are installed in Los Angeles preparing the party against the Juventus, next Sunday 23 July (4:30 hours CEST). Xavi Hernández has directed this Thursday the first training with his complete staff, after the return of the international players of his holidays. It has had absences stood out in the THE Memorial Coliseum.
As they did in Barcelona and also with high temperatures, the trainer egarense, beside his staff technical and doctor, have designed a demanding plan of work that includes two sessions of work this Thursday. The first has completed of successful way, but has stood out the absence of Alejandro Balde, Iñigo Martínez and Jules Koundé. Any of the three was in conditions to jump to the field.
Xavi todsvía does not have to his staff to 100%
So much Balde like Iñigo are recovering of his physical ailments and do not generate worry in the club, place is between the planned terms. In the case of the left side formed in The Masia, has not recovered totally of his problems in the ankle after lesionarse in the end of the past season. It has been working inside the gymnasium to follow his individual plan with which pretends to be totally list in the weeks to come. By his part, the ex of the Athletic is still in his process after the fascitis plant that it suffered.
Already it had announced that Xavi Hernández went him to reserve in the pre-season with the aim that it could be to 100% when it begin LaLiga. It does not be necessary to overlook that the Biscayan lost big part of the season with the Athletic by his physical problems and in the Barça do not want to risk it for 'worsen' his situation. Finally, Jules Koundé could not be in the session to consequence of a problem estomacal that suffered in the last hours.
Julián Araujo, special case in the Barça
Another absence in the training was the one of Julian Araujo, but did not have he this Thursday. The footballer is of rest after having won the Glass of Gold with Mexico, although he did not contest the big final. desconoce If, finally, will work under the orders of Xavi because the club is negotiating his cession to the UD The Palms for the next season and the negotiations are very advanced.
