BARÇA'S POSTURE, FIRM
The final decision on the presence of Frenkie de Jong in the Barça-Alavés
Frenkie de Jong continues in his recovery process, after falling into the infirmary more than a month ago, and at FC Barcelona they are very clear that they will not risk him. For this reason, they have already defined his position regarding his presence against Deportivo Alavés
Frenkie Of Jong will be still in the infirmary, at least, two weeks more. The player denied to the possibility to go in in the list of summoned of the FC Barcelona for the party of this Sunday, against the Sportive Alavés, although from the club had proposed him the option so that it could go adding minutes and go recovering his more effective version on the lawn. They will go little by little and it will be necessary to expect until after the stop of selections to see to the midfield player in action.
Up to now, the Dutch has not been able to participate in any training grupal. Continúa with annoyances after the injury of the sindesmosis tibioperoneal distal of the right ankle that suffered in September in the visit of the RC Celtic to Montjuïc and he same has opted for following recovering to the margin to be able to be to 100% physically before going in in a list of summoned. It will not receive, still, the high medical.
In this sense, the forecast is that Of Jong can take action after the date FIFA, when the Barça will visit to the Ray Vallecano (25 of novirmbre, 14:00 hours). In this moment, already the Dutch will have fulfilled two months in the infirmary, but also will be much more entonado. This week will serve so that it follow testing feelings and can add to some training with the players that will remain in the City Condal in the middle of the international parties.
Change of plan in the Barça of Xavi
'Sportive world' has informed that, in any case, Xavi Hernández had he to receive to the group vitoriano. And it is that, for the party, will not be able to have Gavi by accumulation of cards and also thought in giving him rest to a Ílkay Gündogan that has played it absolutely everything in these last months. Since it rested against the Real Betis (went in in the terrain of game in the 64') has been indisputable in all the parties, so much in the LaLiga and Champions League as in the commitments with Germany.
The Teutonic does not know what is the rest and the initial forecast was that Of Jong could add some minutes. Yes it will be able to have a Pedri González that is called to add his first titularity from August, when it fell lesionado. Already it has left good feelings in the minutes contested against the Real Sociedad and Shakhtar, by what are many the expectations for seeing him on the lawn from the beginning. With Frenkie, by his part, it will be necessary to expect.