Ilkay Gündogan Is the big 'bargain' of this summer. The FC Barcelona has carried his signing, like free agent, and will reinforce and go up the level of the centre of the field of Xavi Hernández. It foresees that will turn into the 'brain' of the team in the next years and will carry the reins of the team, as it already has done in the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola in these last years. His precision, polivalencia and capacity to situate in the place indicated in the precise moment will come him like ring to the finger to the trainer egarense.
The signing of the Teutonic is not a whim, all the contrary. The footballer of 32 years arrives in the best moment of his career after leading to the picture 'citizen' in his triplete. In the sportive direction knew that, with his incorporation, would be achieving a player todoterreno that it can be key in this season, especially in the challenge to compete in the Champions League.
Xavi 'receive' to a player formed by Klopp and Guardiola
Xavi Hernández receives in the Barça to a player 'molding' by two of the best trainers of this Century: Jurgen Klopp, with the one who worked in the Borussia Dortmund, and Pep Guardiola in his go through the Manchester City. It has turned into one of the most brilliant midfield players, complete and with capacity to adapt to different contexts of party and, especially, distinct functions in the field. Especially in the Etihad Stadium saw him rotar between positions, assuming functions of pivote, of interior of position or more llegador. It has done it all and, in his attempt, has stood out always.
Gündogan Is a midfield player with a technical level above the usual, that prints pause to the played, but that also speeds up when it requires . It reads what needs the team and, especially, takes out gold of where there is bronze. His technician, driving, capacity to send with both legs have carried him to another level. It is not casualidad that Guardiola wanted to retain him and, now, Xavi will have to play very well his letters to take out him more shine.
The polivalencia, key of the best Gündogan
The big advantage with the German is that it can 'stroll' by the four positions of the centre of the field and adapt to the different drawings that Xavi want to test, although the most likely is that him of a fixed task. In any case, does not be necessary to happen unobserved the defensive dowries of Gündogan, that have allowed him feel comfortable playing from the most delayed position of the centre of the field and be a machine to recover balloons. Play of pivote is an option for him, although it is not where more takes out to relucir his virtues.
Where more played in the past season was like interior. Has a catalogue of passes and interminable combinations that can be vital for the blaugrana. With his reading and understanding can carry the baton of the team and could go rotando from a less offensive position to one with a lot of more arrival to the rival area. It is a lethal weapon arriving from second line and has a lot of goal in his boots, something that no 'leftover' in the current midfield players of the Barça.
The arrival from second line, key of the 'better' Gündogan
Freed of the obligation to defend and with a more advanced position, Gündogan can be a referent in the diagram of Xavi. Would have more than clear that will not have to demand him more than the account to the hour to arrive to the area, because it does it of natural way. The Barça already had a lot of problems and left to lose a lot of opportunities because it cost him arrive from second line. The Teutonic can be the antidote and solution 'definite', if it is very taken advantage of.