How http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 should play in the Super Copa? (Part 3)
The Frenchman played in the centre back for most of the games last season as Puyol was out injured. Javier Mascherano was also played in the centre back role and Sergio Busquets was also made to partner http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique in the centre back position.
Currently Barcelona have four centre backs. Eric Abidal, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol and Andreu Fontas are the four players who are naturally centre backs. Other players who can feature in this position are Sergio Busquets and Javier Mascherano.
As Barcelona are going to play against Real Madrid today, they might be without their two first team players – http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 and Gerard Pique. The Spaniards took a knock while being away on international duty and they might not feature for the Catalan
Giants as they play Real Madrid.
Josep Guardiola will still play his favourite 4-3-3 formation as Barcelona are accustomed to this formation.
Victor Valdes will play in between the two sticks. The Spaniard is Barcelona’s first choice goalkeeper and he is going to be assisted by four defenders.
With Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Mascherano-c18071, who often played in this position last
season.
The Brazilian full backs http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adriano-c3773 will play on the right and left flanks, respectively. Adriano and Alves are both outstanding while moving up the flank and recovering to help the team in defence.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Seydou-Keita-c33177 will replace the injured Sergio Busquets in the holding midfield position. The former Sevilla player’s actual position is holding midfield and he is going to be playing in that role for Barcelona.
Keita will be joined by to first team Barcelona midfielders – Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez. While Xavi will play in the centre of the pitch, Iniesta will play an attacking midfield role to link the midfield with the strikers.
The front three are not going to change for Barcelona as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-c29582 Rodriguez are going to form the attacking trio. The three have been exceptional for the Catalan Giants last season and they are going to try and continue playing
in the same way.
Josep Guardiola is going to have a few outstanding options on the bench. The newly signed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979 might feature during the second half in place of David Villa who has played throughout the preseason. Pedro Rodriguez might get replaced by the Dutchman
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ibrahim-Afellay-c16547.
The midfield magician Xavi Hernandez is making a comeback after an injury; therefore, he might not play throughout the 90 minutes. However, Barcelona have found a suitable replacement for Xavi as the youth star http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-c34888 Alcantara has managed to shine throughout
the preseason. The young Barcelona player might feature during the second half as well.
Barcelona are a strong side but in case Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol and Sergio Busquets miss out on this fixture, the Catalan Giants are going to find it hard to defend against the Los Blancos.
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