Which will be the role of Mascherano in the Barça of Valverde?

Published:22/06/2017 - 19:12h

Updated:22/06/2017 - 19:14h

The arrival of Ernesto Valverde to the Camp Nou is forcing him to take a lot of decisions and one of them does reference to the defence. Javier Mascherano has lost the titularity in the FC Barcelona but is had to struggle for winning a place

The course of Luis Enrique of the FC Barcelona left some good news, and one of them was the consolidation of Samuel Umtiti like the best couple for Gerard Hammered, closing the doubts in a position that habia been argued during long in the Barcelona team. But one of the big victims was Javier Mascherano, that although it arrived to play in the centre of the field, finish revealing as a big head office.

To his 33 years, and with the World-wide of background Russia, Mascherano does not want that in the Barça leave him backwards, and if they do it, will pose seriously look for an exit. The footballer is conscious that his performance is not the one of does some years, but neither wants to accommodate like acting, and more when it considers able to litigate by the titularity.

Like this, the Argentinian is encouraging to the maximum to recover of the injury that left him out of fight in the final of the Glass of Rey, with the aim to arrive in full form to the day 12 July, when it will begin the pre-season and will be in his hand convince to his new trainer, Ernesto Valverde.

Marlon, more competition?

Although for the moment it has not confirmed his definite promotion to the first team, Marlon Santos also is a reinforcement for the payroll of head offices of the Barça and a competitor more than Javier Mascherano. To day of today, the one of Saint Lorenzo splits with an advantage, and is his community passport, that would leave free one of the gaps of the team explaining that Luis Suárez and Neymar occupy the others two.

In spite of everything, at the end will be Ernesto Valverde who decide like managing to four valid head offices and that they are part very important of the operation of the team. Explaining that there are not more entrances and exits in this position, is the Txingurri the one who has in his hands the future of Masche, that already has left clear that if it remains , is to play.