THE ONE FROM TERRASSA WANTS TO EMPOWER HIS 'TOP' YOUNG PEOPLE
Xavi leaves Vitor Roque, Cubarsí, and Lamine Yamal without 'vacations' to continue 'polishing' them
Published:5/03/2024 - 18:50h
Updated:5/03/2024 - 18:50h
Xavi Hernández summoned several of his most outstanding players in the squad, such as Vitor Roque, Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí, for a specialized training session with the aim of improving different aspects and taking their game to the next level
The FC Barcelona finds to the edge of a crucial week to keep live the illusion to close the campaign 2023-24 of the best possible way. From the next Friday, when they confront to the RCD Mallorca in the Montjuïc by the day 28 of LaLiga, the ones of Xavi Hernández will initiate a periplo in which they also will have to confront to the Naples the Tuesday 12 March to try achieve his pass to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and will finalise with the commitment suspender belt of the Sunday 17 March against the Athletic of Madrid, in a valid meeting by the day 29 of the local contest and where will see the faces with one of the pictures considered like one of his nearer rivals in the fight for keeping in the high part of the table clasificatoria.
Under this premise, does not result surprising that the technician of Terrassa have awarded a deserved day of rest to his players, after having made a session of physical recovery the past Monday, after the duel against the Athletic Club (0-0). Nevertheless, no all the members of the Barcelona staff enjoyed of this free day.
The 'jewels' summoned by Xavi for this session of training
During the day of the Tuesday, varied of the young players of the first team, as Vitor Roque (19), Pau Cubarsí (17), Lamine Yamal (16) and Héctor Fort (17), among others, carried out a specific training with the aim to supervise different appearances related with tactics and physical preparation, as it informed 'SPORT'. It is necessary to remember that, although Xavi Hernández has bet a lot by the youngsters in this campaign, even giving them his place in the diagram title (case Cubarsí and Lamine), because of his youth still there are some appearances in his game that have to pulir.
In this sense, stands out the case of 'Tigrinho', the one who although it has had minutes of game with the Catalan picture, perhaps no so many as it expected initially (198' in nine parties), still needs a bit more than experience to adapt to the style of game and the tactical concepts deployed in the FC Barcelona. Therefore, this type of skilled trainings can be a great help so much to work technical appearances as to keep the rhythm futbolístico.