How http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are facing a defensive crisis (Part 6)
On the other hand, Andreu Fontas still has to show that he is the best option available for the Catalan Giants. He has not been tested by Josep Guardiola in any of the big games. He was played in the last fixture which was against Real Sociedad and he partnered
up with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048. Both the players showed that they were too vulnerable in the defence and that is the reason why, despite taking a two goal lead in the first half, Barcelona still managed to draw the game 2-2 in the second half.
Barcelona are currently suffering with a lot of defence crises. With three major injuries striking them in the form of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique and Eric Abidal, Josep Guardiola’s men are finding it hard to defend. It is hard for Barcelona to cover up for
such extraordinary defenders and the two other available centre backs, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Mascherano-c18071 and Sergio Busquets can simply not work out for the Catalan Giants. None of these two players are naturally centre backs as both of them are originally holding midfielders.
However, in case Josep Guardiola has to chose between Sergio Busquets and Javier Mascherano in terms of defending, Guardiola will opt for Mascherano as he has shown that he can actually play in the centre back position. He has played in that position during
the UEFA Champions League final – one of the biggest stages in European football.
With a lot of action lined up for Barcelona in the coming weeks, the Catalans need their first choice defenders desperately. The recovery made by Carles Puyol is simply a blessing for the Catalan Giants. With Carles Puyol coming back into the first team,
Javier Mascherano can always join him in the centre back position and the two can easily form a good partnership. However, in case the Catalans want a solid back line, they definitely require the services of Gerard Pique and Eric Abidal in the centre back
and left back position.
Currently the Spanish Champions are playing in the UEFA Champions League group stages. Barcelona will be facing the last seasons’ Italian Champions AC Milan. Milan are currently in a devastating form and even though they drew their weekend fixture, they
are going to be a tough opposition for the Catalan Giants.
In the Spanish La Liga the Catalans are now two points behind Real Madrid. Even though the fate of the league might get decided in the El Clasico’s, Barcelona showed that they are vulnerable at the back as they faced Real Sociedad on the weekend and conceded
two goals in the second half to make the score line 2-2.
With so much on the line for the Spanish Champions, they really need to get their first team back together in order to win another treble. However, with so many injuries striking them in such a crucial moment might change the cause of all the three competitions
for Barcelona.
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