Barça continues to cross its fingers that there are no more injuries during the national team break. The injury to Ferran Torres and the fear of Lamine, who has been overburdened, complicates Flick’s thinking about what to do next.
The German coach is facing difficulties due to the tight schedule – Sevilla-Bayern-Madrid in seven days – and the fact that several players will be released, but they will be far from their best form.
The consequences of Ferran’s departure
Up front, the loss of Ferran disrupts Raphinha’s style of Flick. In addition, although Lamine’s discomfort is not serious, it is not unreasonable to think that he can rest against Sevilla (20-10) to reach the best conditions for the matches against Bayern (23-10) and Madrid (26-10). ).
One of the big questions is how Flick will handle the starters. -Lamine, Raphinha and Lewy- in three games. The German has options in Ansu Fati and Pau Víctor, and is expected to add wild card Dani Olmo.
Ansu can play up to three positions: left winger, midfielder or strikeralthough so far we have not seen him as ‘9’. Expecting him to continue, at the moment he doesn’t seem ready to play 90 minutes at full speed. Against Alavés he scored a goal and showed that he can have an impact on the game as a supporter.
On Victorfor his part, he can play in all three attacking positions and right now he seems to be the last in the running in front of Flick. In the preseason he showed that he is a good football player and has many goals. Before the break he had a few minutes, although he was in and out of the team.
Gavi, Dani Olmo, Frenkie de Jong and Fermín are training with Barça / FCB
three wild cards
If, as planned, Flick recovers Olmo, Fermín and Gavi for the match against Sevilla, will have several wildcards to attack. At the moment the German is betting on the front wing, but any of the three could act as false wings.
Olmo is, in this sense, a masterbut it’s like midfielders where they speak well. His minutes in this position with Barça have been at the best level in the competition. Fermín and Gavi also know what it’s like to play in that position at Barça. In fact, one of the key technologies of Xavi’s LaLiga was the four-man formation with Gavi on the left..
Fermín’s case is similar to that of Olmo, as he is a midfielder who burst into the Games. Gavi, who also feels good in this position, focuses on the second echelon of Flick’s midfield and it is impossible to prevent seeing him as a midfielder at times.
