New hierarchies and roles: this is the center of Barça's defense

A tie in front of the Ray Vallecano and a victory in front of the Real Sociedad would have served as 'experiment' for the last adjust of Xavi Hernández in the start of his second course to the control of the FC Barcelona. The egarense has showed satisfied with the showed up to now, but is conscious of the need to do modifications to perfect the operation to collective level.

One of them has to see in the axis of the saga. The vertiginous promotion of Ronald Araújo and the arrivals of Andreas Christensen and Jules Koundé suppose a loss of minutes for the second Barcelona captain. In front of this situation, the míster has pronounced after sustaining conversations with the one who went his mate in the Barça in the selection in previous years: "Already I spoke with him before the holidays. Also I was very clear. We carry two parties and can not do assessments. It is a footballer that can help us with another role".

Regarding the new functions that will have Hammered in the team culé, Xavi has indicated that everything will depend on how go evolving along the season, splitting that for any effective of the staff will be easy to do with a fixed square after the last movements in the market: "we will see how it goes, it depends on his feelings and of mine. And of how it compete when have opportunities. There is internal competitiveness in all the positions".

The 'fight' will not be easy for the champion of the world in his attempt for snatching them the titularity to players like Eric García, and the already mentioned Koundé, Araújo and Christensen. In fact, until the moment, his only exit to the field like titling has taken place in the friendly in front of the Manchester City to profit of the advances investigativos against the lateral sclerosis amiotrófica (ELA).

I hammered, near of the retreat?

These movements would suppose the 'sunset' of Gerard Hammered, that could see relegado to the bench, although erigiéndose like a hierarchical figure in the changing room that serve of example for the more youngsters, as it already finished occurring in his moment with Dani Alves, the one who after a brief return to the City Condal, finished leaving. On the other hand, the second captain would have more time to fulfil with his business works.