Pau Cubarsi en un partido

SANTI DENIA PRAISED THE FOOTBALLER

Faith intact in Pau Cubarsí despite criticism

Published:26/07/2024 - 21:00h

Updated:26/07/2024 - 21:00h

During his Olympic debut against Uzbekistan, the center-back's performance was highly criticized. However, the team showed its support for the player despite the negative comments. In the locker room they are aware of the player's performance and his potential to play a great role in France

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It does some days, Pau Cubarsí converted officially in player of the first team of the FC Barcelona. In the past course, the central played 24 parties in the team directed in that then by Xavi Hernández. The culés darse of the talent of the defender and therefore they prolonged his relation with the Catalan institution until the year 2027, although with the commitment to lengthen the agreement until 2029 once that it reach the majority of age.

Now, the youngster of 17 years participates in the Olympic games of Paris with the team directed by Santi Denia. However, the debut of the player in front of Uzbekistan was not the best, since it received a threat of expulsion after having seen a yellow card in the minute 7. Later when Spain was winning the party thanks to a goal of Marc Pubill, the rivals approached to the goal in a surprising attack, but Khamraliyev could not finish.

In this moment, the footballer of the Barça made a played that caused that the rival player fell to the floor in front of the goal. Act followed, andl referee reviewed the played in the VAR and determined that Uzbekistan had to make a penalti with which attained empatar the meeting in the minute 44. Therefore, Pacheco substituted to the central after going back of the rest. Nevertheless, in the changing room positioned in favour of the defender.

The footballers elogiaron to Pau Cubarsí

After finalising the first day of the Spanish selection in Paris, the own seleccionador Santi Denia went out to defend to the footballer: "it Plays like the angels and will go on doing it", commented the trainer. Likewise, one of the captains of the team, Sergio Gómez recognised the talent of the defender: "To me it remembers me to Guillamón. It is a player that seems that has ice in the blood. With the card has suffered something more, but the team in general was not comfortable backwards", explained the midfield player from the mixed zone of the Park of the Princes.

The mates of Pau Cubarsí try to encourage it in spite of his performance in the party of the olympic staff. Even, in the training of the past Thursday, all the players of the selection did him a lot of pranks to the canterano culé with the end that it recover his confidence with regard to the next commitments. Now, it will be necessary to expect to see the decision of the trainer regarding the defender in the party against Dominican Republic the Saturday 27 July.

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