THE FRENCH DOES NOT PLAY IN HIS NATURAL POSITION
What is Barça's plan? Xavi's crossroads with Koundé ahead of 2023/24
Jules Koundé has occupied the right wing due to the absence of a winger within the squad. However, Xavi will have to make a decision with him for the next campaign
The FC Barcelona of Xavi Hernández has characterised by the polivalencia of his footballers during different stretches of the season. Alejandro Balde has acted like extreme and in the contrary band, whereas Sergi Roberto and Frenkie of Jong have followed suit incursionando in the defence although they are natural midfield players.
However, the modification that more have called the attention is the performance of Jules Koundé like right side. The French in several opportunities has left clear that his wish goes through to play like head office but understands that nowadays it is a 'covered' in front of the absence of a carrilero inside the plantel. In fact, in 16 of the 32 commitments that has contested in the season have been by the side. Xavi Hernández will have to find solution to this situation during the market or will see in a big crossing during the 2023/24.
The role of Koundé is in the air
The season that is concretising the Barça in LaLiga has been memorable and hardly has allowed nine goals in the 29 days that have contested, being the defensive plot the main artífice of this recognition. In spite of this, has remained clear that the fault of depth by the right does notice in the offensive impact.
The Barcelona are accustomed to that footballers like Dani Alves, Jordi Alba, Eric Abidal and Adriano Correia desborden with clarity and complement to the forwards, something that by characteristics can not do Koundé. So it will be question that the club go in of full in the market in search of a side —with Joao Cancel, Thomas Meunier and Alexander Arnold like candidates— or reconvert him definitively to a player by band.
All will keep to the expectation
It would be to expect that the axis of the saga was conformed by Araújo and Koundé in the next campaign, but the good feelings that has left Andreas Christensen could complicate his leadership. Besides, also it adds the possible incorporation of Iñigo Martínez and the presence of Eric García in the plantel, although nowadays his planning would go through to adopt the role of pivote like second of Sergio Busquets.
In the French selection also is considered more a side that a central, what has cost him the place like titling indisputable for Didier Deschamps. It will be necessary to see what occurs with him during turns it of pre-season and in the first months of season, taking into account that the aim goes through to compete by all the titles and with the Champions League like main challenge.
