The strong emotions of the 2023-24 season begin soon. nothing less than a Classic as the second game of the North American tour of the FC Barcelona. It had to be the third, but the circumstance of the suspension of the match against the Juvethe inaugural friendly, make the Barça-Real Madrid, this year in Dallas, the second. And it comes after the little romp that the Arsenal gave to the azulgranas. With the echoes of the 5-3 still unabated, Barcelona faces a match that they never like to lose. The priority is to get fit Getafe-Barcelonabut this essay before the Madrid I mean it.
No dramatic conclusions should be drawn from the loss to the Arsenal. He Barcelona It is the only team that if it wins a preseason game it doesn’t matter because that’s what it is, a friendly. On the other hand, if it is lost, suddenly that encounter acquires enormous significance. That is why the Dallas Classic (the only match on the tour with a schedule designed in a ‘European’ key) will be watched with a magnifying glass.
After Arsenal-Barcelona, Xavi it still has almost all its artillery. Lenglet y Gavi they still trained on Thursday on their own and Inigo He was recovering from his plantar fasciitis and it is difficult for him to arrive in time for this game. The Barcelona coach will continue to prioritize preparation, of course, but he hopes to see some improvement in the aspects that he believes need to be corrected after the debut against Arsenal.
with four means
Thus, the technician will try playing with Oriole romeo y Frankie Young (midfielders in the first and second parts, respectively, against Arsenal) at the base of the square, with two advanced interiors that can be Gundogan y Pedri, although the German is short of preparation. In this way, the coach would return to the system of the fourth midfielder, since he considers that he provides more control. Pedri would be the medium in the role of ‘false winger’, while Lewandowski y Dembele’s o Raphinha (He was the one who played the first half against Arsenal) would complete the attack.
Defense is the other pending issue, after a game with frequent errors and lack of consistency, which was evident against a Arsenal hard, intense and very involved in the game. Bucket will be from the game after his exhibition against Arsenal and the doubts are in the rest of the defensive line: possible return of Araujo to the side to control Viniciuscon Koundé-Christensen as a central couple. With many defensive errors, nor Dest in Sergi Roberto They passed the test against the English.
Despite the setback, the preseason has been satisfactory for Xavi. The setback of the suspension against Juve had the counterpart of avoiding the stress of a round trip by plane to Santa Clara in the day. Before the Madrid of Ancelottiwhich surely sees the match as a warm-up friendly and not a war, as Arsenal did, expects an improvement.
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