BarcelonaWith more heart and individual talent than football, Barça came back against Celta (3-2) and will remain at the top of the table, tied with Girona and waiting for what Real Madrid will do this Sunday in the Madrid derby against Atlético de Madrid (9 p.m.).
‘Yes, yes, yes, yes, no… on the side.’ Anyone who has played football or followed it for a good number of years will know this traditional maxim: “If it’s worth it, it’s worth it, and if it’s not, on the sidelines”. It means nothing more than that the less talented players were often placed on the wing so that they would – so to speak – be less of a nuisance. But that has long since changed in football. In many teams, especially in those that want to be protagonists with the ball, the laterals also have a prominent role in the construction of the game. Not only for his arrivals on the bottom line, but also when making plays. And Cancelo is much more than a winger, he is also a midfielder and even a goalscorer. Decisive, despite not having his best game. He has acknowledged it himself: “I have made many technical mistakes.”
You have to trust the Barça fans. Despite the large drop in season tickets compared to the Camp Nou and the first games with a decaffeinated attendance in Montjuïc – on Gamper Day and against Cadiz – it has been three days in a row that more than 40,000 fans have attended the Olímpic. Against Betis there was the conditioning that there were many Andalusian fans; also on Antwerp day there were more than 2,500 rival fans. But against Celta – 43,272 attendees – the good entries have continued. The good play shown against Betis and against the Flemish side and an affordable schedule on a Saturday afternoon helped. And this Saturday, a hard-fought comeback to keep the fans excited.
That Oriol Romeu stands out is a problem. Despite being one of Xavi’s changes at half-time, Oriol Romeu avoided bigger problems for Barça in the first half. It is true that, in terms of construction, Ulldecona’s is the least gifted midfielder, but in the defensive aspect he was decisive in preventing Celta from leaving at half-time with a score greater than 0-1. And the fact that Oriol Romeu stands out is often not good news: it means that the defense alarms have been activated. With De Jong having ankle problems, Xavi did not want a double pivot with Gavi and Romeu, sacrificed for Cancelo to be at the base of the square in attack. Without the Dutchman on Tuesday against Mallorca, let’s see how the coach will solve it. He suffered too much against Celta.
Pablo Torre’s ‘ordeal’. After an entire season with Barça, Pablo Torre left on loan in the summer for Girona. It was one of the sensations of the pre-season with Míchel’s team, a coach who loves the ball. But since the start of the League, the young Cantabrian midfielder has not started in any of the six games played by the team from Girona. The reason is that Girona, provisional – and well-deserved – leader of the Primera División is playing so well that Pablo Torre is finding it very expensive to make his place in the team. At the moment, he has logged in four times. In his 20s he needs to play.
2023-09-23 18:30:37
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