The FC Barcelona will receive to Valencia this Sunday, by the day 24 of LaLiga Santander 2022-2023, with an important number of drops, by injury and sanction. They will not be Ousmane Dembélé, Robert Lewandowski and Pedri González, those who are in the infirmary, whereas Xavi Hernández and Gavi will have to fulfil cycle of cards after seeing the fifth, in what it goes of season, the past week in the Power Horse Stadium.
They are two very sensitive drops and, the one of Gavi, will weigh the double because it will go back to coincide with the absence of Pedri, as it had happened before in the visit of the Barça to the Old Trafford in the turn of the playoffs of the Europe League, in which the culés fell in front of the Manchester United (2-1), in which the '6' also was sanctioned by accumulation of cards. Of this party, the staff technical took out a lot of conclusions that, now, will have to go back to put on the table.
A priori, Xavi has two alternatives to cover the drop of Gavi in front of the group 'ché': Ingresar to a natural relief in the centre of the field and give continuity to the approach with four futbolistias in the medullary (although the sevillano finishes playing always like a false extreme, by the left) or, by the contrary, bet for playing with three forwards, as at the beginning of the season.
The most likely is that, independently of the approach that choose the trainer of the Terrassa, in the medullary appear Sergio Busquets, Frenkie of Jong and Franck Kessié that has given steps of giants in the last weeks and begins to win importance in this Barça, in front of the drops. In case that it give continuity to play with four means, Sergi Roberto would be the attendant to complete the list of footballers.
It is worth it to remember that, in front of the Cádiz and with the absences of Busquets and Pedri by injury, already Xavi had bet for jointing to Kessié and Roberto in the medullary, with Of Jong and Gavi. Now it would go in 'Busi' by the midfield player sevillano. In Old Trafford, went out the same cuatros without the '6', in a party in which the culés were not very consistent and, in the second part, finished 'erasing'. In any case, is an approach that gives much more control to the Barça in the parties and that it is beneficial for the shrinkings of the team, because they are much more compact.
Another option, more unlikely by what has seen in this season, is that Xavi decide to give entry to Pablo Tower from the beginning of the party, something that still has not happened in LaLiga. The young midfield player could accompany to Busquets and Of Jong, whereas the place 'free' would contest it to him between Kessié and Sergi Roberto. Although the one of Soto of the Marine is a player that, every time that appears, 'shout' that is for much more, does not finish to give the step in the Barça.
Go back to the 4-3-3 in front of Valencia?
If the technical body of Xavi descarta play with four midfield players in front of the absence of Gavi, the another alternative is to go back to play with three forwards 'natural', an approach that has gone losing the Barcelona group in this 2023. In case that it was like this, the only players escogibles of the first staff are Ferran Torres, Raphinha and Ansu Fati. Of the filial, are available Alarcón and Estanis.
Like this then , the main alternative is that it bet by Raphinha in the right extreme, Ferran Torres by the left and Ansu Fati like leading centre, although the two last could exchange positions depending on how go advancing in the party. It is not a secret for anybody that any of the two feel comfortable playing as '9', by what it will be necessary to see how manages it Xavi.