THE FRENCHMAN AND THE BRAZILIAN ARE OUT OF POSITION
Xavi Hernández decided that it had to take a distinct direction to be able to finalise the season in the FC Barcelona in the highest level possible. The negative results of the past month of January carried him even to announce his exit when finalising the season, something that obviously was an important hit for the staff, one that seemed to be being shipwrecked in each party and that now has changed drastically his performance from the past month of February.
And inside this group of players that has grown are two with which Xavi surely had to do an additional work: Koundé and Raphinha. To both footballers has had to do him see that they could surrender perfectly in the right side and the left sector, respectively, something that besides has remained showed in the last weeks, especially in the case of the defence.
Koundé Has known to be a better defence like side
The French has gone up exponencialmente his level in the last month and has done it from the side, a role that follows without being his favourite, but in which yes it seems that it is the one who allows him surrender better, or at least with more confidence. The ex player of the Seville braked in Champions to Kvaratskhelia in the eliminatory against the Naples and in League repeated a similar performance front of the Athletic, having now that confront in April to Mbappé and Vinicius, except that Xavi appeal again to his plan to situate to Araújo in the right-handed lane in this type of parties.
Raphinha Has to show that it can be very valuable for the Barça
In a similar situation is right now Raphinha, the one who although certainly it has not played so much out of position like Koundé, yes that in the party against the Naples showed that it could be very dangerous also like left extreme. The Brazilian finish assisting to Fermín in the 1-0 and in the action of the 2-0 of Cancel was he the one who left the balloon to the Portuguese after his finish to the second stick of Meret.
His new availability to play in new positions, remembering that Xavi also has tested it in the place of interior, opens him a new window of options to the Barça and explains well the good work of the Catalan trainer with his players. The míster knows that it has to take out the maximum of each one to be able to follow litigating LaLiga and dream with being in ‘semis’ of Champions, where has to surpass to the PSG for this. Already it was that it go out when finalising the season or finish changing of decision.
