No only Antoine Griezmann debuted this Tuesday with the T-shirt of the FC Barcelona. The others two new signings of the Barcelona group, Frenkie of Jong and Net Walled, also had of minutes of game in the second half. Ernesto Valverde changed entirely the eleven to the rest, taking into account that it treated of the first party of the pre-season 2019.
Chelsea, an always demanding rival and that arrived to the most filmed meeting that the team culé, put in aprietos to the Barça from the minute one and any of the new signings could shine in the Saitama Stadium of Japan. Frenkie Of Jong contributed his touch and class in the second time, leaving details of his quality and starring some that another vertiginous driving.
Net Walled also had any good intervention from the goal, playing with sense by down and showing safe in the aerial balloons. However, the Brazilian goalkeeper suffered one of the goals of the party, work of Ross Barkley when so only remained some minutes to finish the party.
Any of the three signings could dazzle, although on the other hand this was the expected. Think that the barcelonismo could see them to a high level of game this Tuesday, after so only a week of trainings, was what less an utopia. Chelsea, a very physical opponent and that already carries several weeks exercising physical and tácticamente, put in difficulties to the players of the Barça.
The Barça already looks askance to the Vissel Kobe
The new signings culés, therefore, will have to expect to the party of this next Saturday, against the Vissel Kobe, to try star his first good performances with the Barcelona T-shirt. For the moment, already they have removed the pressure of the debut and safe that will play more freed mentally in front of the group of Andrés Iniesta, much feebler that Chelsea.
Net, Griezmann and Of Jong, to the equal that the rest of his mates, will follow working these next days in Japan to improve his performance and boost the chemistry of team. Sure that to the Barça will serve him much more this defeat, in front of Chelsea, that what had served him a triumph. Now that finish to begin the pre-season, is the ideal moment to improve all what fails and grease the gears.