Barcelona go into El Clasico considerably in need of assets, with a prolonged harm record for Hansi Flick to take care of for his or her go to to the Santiago Bernabeu. The Blaugrana are two factors behind Actual Madrid, and have been struggling to function their urgent system in the identical method as final season.
That harm record consists of Raphinha, Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski, which leaves Marcus Rashford, Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal as the plain ahead line. The one pure ahead on their bench would then be Roony Bardghji, suggesting the Swedish expertise may very well be set to play a job.
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Bardghji arrived in the summertime from Copenhagen in alternate for €2.5m, and has already appeared six instances, exhibiting flashes of his capability. It seems he has settled properly, and he revaled that considered one of his principal helps has been Rashford.
“I’m very near Rashford. We arrived on the similar time, so the whole lot was new for us. We all the time educated collectively, doing the workout routines. Every part was new, so sure, we’re fairly shut. However, I imply, the entire workforce helped me quite a bit,” he informed BeIN Sports activities (by way of MD).
Tomorrow Koundé ought to prepare and he ought to be obtainable for Sunday. @santiovalle
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Bardghji contradicts Hansi Flick message
Because the interview progressed, Bardghji was requested why Barcelona’s urgent, and subsequently its excessive offside line, are struggling to function with the identical effectiveness as final season.
“In the beginning, we’re a workforce that likes to have the ball, so we have now to be extraordinarily good with the ball in assault. And properly, you ask me in regards to the defensive half… that’s not my factor, you recognize?”
“However no, we’ve proven that defence helped us quite a bit final season, and I don’t assume it’s time to alter something. That’s between the defenders, the again line, and the coach. Personally, I don’t know if we should always change something or not, however I belief the defenders we have now and that they will cease any participant. So I simply concentrate on the offensive half; that’s my job. However, in fact, if you face good gamers, it’s important to be extra cautious, that’s apparent. However sure, we’ll see.”
Why Hansi Flick will not be pleased with Bardghji’s response
Pau Cubarsi, Eric Garcia and Pedri have all identified that Barcelona’s frontline haven’t been urgent as arduous as they had been final yr, creating additional points all through the workforce. To not point out Hansi Flick, who has said on quite a few events already that ‘defending is the job of the entire workforce’, and that ‘defending begins with the forwards’. Bardghji’s response means that he doesn’t but have the identical understanding.
It could be unfair to criticise Bardghji too harshly, a 19-year-old who has simply arrived, and has not proven any points with the urgent himself. Nonetheless Flick will certainly wish to emphasize his message to his forwards once more.