Kevin-Prince Boateng makes it clear why De Zerbi would be the perfect coach for Barça

DE ZERBI DIRECTED HIM IN THE SASSUOLO

Roberto Of Zerbi is one of the better technicians valued by the directive of the FC Barcelona to replace to Xavi Hernández in summer. Further of the cost of his exit of the Brighton (has a clause of 15 million euros), the directive thinks that the Italian has the necessary to adapt to the philosophy culé. In this sense, Kevin-Prince Boateng followed suit elogiando to the one who went his technician in the Sassuolo in the first-half of the season 2018/19.

“Of Zerbi is the best in a lot of details, like personnel, like human being, in doing that each player improve and that improve the team”, began his analysis the ex forward of the AC Milan and Sassuolo in a talk with Rio Ferdinand, club that yielded him to the Barça by six months in the winter of 2019. The ex international ghanés hardly played four parties in six months, without contributing at all in the statistical.

The reasons of Prince-Boateng so that the Barça trust Of Zerbi

This season, however, the born in Berlin had begun ‘on fire’ thanks to the Italian trainer, with 3 goals in the first 5 days of the Series To. An injury in the pelvis did him lose a month of competition, but the level showed between August and December carried to the Barça to add him like reinforcement in January. In July of 2019, Prince Boateng was traspasado to the Fiorentina. Two years afterwards remained without team because of his irregularity, until in 2023 announced his professional retreat to the 35 years.

“I already had 32 years when I played for him and did me better, as in each team that was. Each player improved. Locatelli Went to the Juventus and Sensi, to the Inter. It does you see that all what do in the field has a sense”, explained the ex international ghanés. In total, Of Zerbi directed 120 parties in the Sassuolo, adding 43 victories, 36 ties and 41 defeats (45.8 % of efectividdad). In 2021 fichó by the Shakhtar Donetsk and, a year later, arrived to the Brigthon.

The style of work of Of Zerbi that would work in Barcelona

Besides, Prince Boateng detailed the form in which Roberto Of Zerbi is used to to work during the week. “It puts small squared in the field, so that you know that if have the balloon in this square, four squared in diagonal, here will be free the number 8. Each player has six options of pass, is incredible. The distances are important, the position of your body, the rhythm, the foot of contact, everything is important. He wants the perfection and converts to normal players in stars”, puntualizó.

This style of short blocks, high pressure and possession of balloon would fit to perfection with the philosophy culé, since of this form works with the talents of The Masia. Besides, it would improve the creative capacity of players like Frenkie of Jong, Ílkay Gündogan, Gavi and Pedri, commissioned of the generation of game when they are to plenary physically, without explaining to the midfield players that can arrive in summer.