Jules Koundé puts Barça ahead and 'forgets' his obsession with the centre of defence

Published:21/05/2024 - 15:13h

Updated:21/05/2024 - 15:13h

FC Barcelona have Jules Koundé as one of their starters for the season and hope that this will continue next season, especially since the player himself has understood that he can also deliver great performances at full-back

Jules Koundé communicated him to Xavi Hernández the past summer that his main idea was to go back to be central after having been reconverted in right side in his first campaign in the FC Barcelona. To Koundé cost him accept his role in this first course, but with the step of the current season had to return to the right lane. However, now yes it seems that it has proposed be a top right side.

Like this it explains it 'Sport', signalling that afterwards that during the 20 first days of the championship was central, the irruption of Pau Cubarsí moved it to the band leaving the centre for the canterano and Ronald Araújo, with the alternative also of Iñigo Martínez. From there, the French has forgotten in all the second turn of the season his role like central defence, delivering a greater solidity to the defence culé, especially after the injury that suffered Alejandro Balde and left a gap in the staff.

Koundé Has understood that it has to contribute to the Barça also like side

With this stage, the information aims that Koundé showed his win for improving like side, arriving even to the point to remain after the trainings. The French has wanted to reinforce especially his offensive work, testing centres to the area and doing some works of attack, trying improve his performance, further of the obvious defensive fortress that it can contribute when being a central already consolidated in the elite.

To his 25 years, the defender understands that has a lot of margin of improvement in this position, especially because also in the French selection is an option for Didier Deschamps in this role, one that right now does not have a clear owner. Already in the Eurocopa could go back to be headline in the right-handed lane, as well as it happened in Qatar during the Glass of the World.

Regarding the panorama of the Barça, with Koundé and Héctor Fort the position would be cover, and Joao Cancel could continue in the left, if the club is able to negotiate a new cession with the Manchester City, now having to compete with Balde. Instead, in the centre of the defence all would follow very covered if Araújo does not finish going out, to the equal that Christensen and Iñigo Martínez, added to the return of Eric García.