Barça will have to 'survive' without De Jong and Pedri, the two best midfielders of 22/23

Frenkie Of Jong will be drop, like minimum, a month with the FC Barcelona, with which Xavi Hernández will lose to his two better midfield players of the past season when the team faces the first complex stretch of the 2023/24. With the Champions already at stake, the technician egarense will have to 'patch' a centre of the field much more cut of spare regarding the past season in the middle of a calendar that does not give break.

In principle, the Canarian would have to return in October, after the next stop of selections, whereas the Dutch awaits by medical proofs that confirm the scope of the injury in his right ankle. In the best of the cases, the one of Arkel also would have to reappear to finals of the next month, although the prognoses aim to a rest by almost two months, in accordance with the initial diagnostic after the party in front of the Celtic.

The Barça loses to two key pieces, at least, for four parties

In the 22/23, Frenkie contested a total of 43 parties (3.283 minutes), adding 2 goals and 4 assistances. In total, lost nine duels by injury in a season in which it began being argued in front of the rumours on his possible traspaso to the Manchester United. By his part, Pedri also was low during month and half by an injury in the thigh that forced him to lose eight parties.

Still like this, the one of Tegueste added 2.715 minutes of action delivered in 35 official apparitions in which it converted 7 so many and an assistance. This season, both began like headlines, being the '8' the attendant to drive the game culé beside Ílkay Gündogan, with Of Jong more comfortable, by moments like pivote and other times like interior, thanks to the defensive work of Oriol Romeu. Now, the ex player of the Girona will have to assume chevrons as '5', whereas Gavi will go on doing the work 'dirty' with his usual physical wear.

The stellar moment of a Gavi 'todocampista'

In this sense, the scarce basic wardrobe of the Barça in the medullary forces to depend more than ever of the of The Palaces and Villafranca the one who, to the equal that Frenkie in the past season, began the 23/24 with doubts on his new role in the team. Xavi seems to have very clear that the best for the team is to keep fixed the 4-3-3 to give more freedom to Joao Félix, but the circumstances have forced to the egarense to throw hand of the Andalusian and east has answered with big performances.

"Gavi Can play everywhere. In the three or four that use usually in the centre of the field. Today if we have to customise in somebody the traced back is in Gavi", said the míster after the victory in front of the Celtic. The '6' has taken out to relucir his class and sacrifice as 'todocampista' and, in the weeks to come, his sacrifice will be key to maintain a balance in the diagram culé. In the bench only is, for now, Fermín López like alternative.