THE MADRILEÑO GAINS GROUND IN THE 'XI'
Jordi Alba, even more sentenced after the good premiere of Marcos Alonso
Published:14/09/2022 - 19:36h
Updated:14/09/2022 - 19:37h
Despite the defeat against Bayern, Marcos Alonso has not been out of place in his first game as a starter for Barça. The winger arrives with a lot of ambition, although his brilliance could overshadow Jordi Alba
After seeing action during some minutes in the party of LaLiga in front of the Cádiz and to jump from the start in the Allianz Sand in front of the Bayern of Munich by the second date of the Champions, Marcos Alonso has left good feelings and threat with consolidating in the Barcelona left lane, being able to rotarse with Alejandro Balde, to the detriment of Jordi Alba.
Of this way, the defender would be fulfilling with the role for which has been chosen to reinforce the staff when bringing him from Chelsea. In fact, in the past market of summer already showed the possibility that the one of L'Hospitalet began paulatinamente to lose his place in the Barcelona team in front of the promotion of an effective of relief like which has arrived from London, by what posed his pass to the Inter of Milan, an option that finished by descartar.
The words of an ex trainer of M. Alonso
In recent days, Alejandro Menéndez, the one who was to the control of the bench of the Real Madrid Castilla when Marcos Alonso did his professional debut, has warned that the side can displace to Jordi Alba: "If it put me in the place of Jordi would be a discomfort that arrived a player of so much level (...). No only to Jordi, but to any player".
However, it sustains that it would treat of a healthy competition inside the Barcelona team in the fight by the square, carrying to Alba to take out the best of yes, although the ex player of Chelsea would have the advantage to split with less age: "When have the feeling that we can lose something, are more attention and effort. It will be a good discomfort".
When having a greater projection, Marcos Alonso could finish displace him: "I understand that Xavi no only has thought in that there is an internal rivalry between Marcos and Jordi, that struggle by this position, but Marcos is a player that can do him a lot of shadow to Jordi Alba. Alba goes to have to be to a big level so that Marcos do not remove him the place. No only it is a big player, but on it goes to arrive very motivated to the Barça. His father played there, goes to want to do it well. Arrive to Spain, with his people and show what has showed these years in Chelsea".