With the Spanish La Liga about to kick off in a month, let’s take a look at the strongest Barcelona side which Tito Vilanova can field in the upcoming season.
The Spanish giants, Barcelona, will be challenging for the Spanish La Liga and the UEFA Champions League in the upcoming season.
In their last season, they lost both these titles along with the best coach in their history, Josep Guardiola.
However, with the amount of quality players they have at their disposal, there is no doubt that they will only come back stronger after suffering a defeat at the hands of their arch rivals, Real Madrid.
With Josep Guardiola gone, Tito Vilanova is the player who has taken charge of the club, and since he was the assistant manager during Guardiola’s time, he knows how things work around at the Nou Camp.
As soon as he was given the charge of the club, Vilanova told the management that he will need at least two defensive players during this summer transfer window.
Therefore, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordi-Alba-c19111 became Barcelona’s first signing as he will now be filling the vacant spot left by the French defender, Eric Abidal.
One more signing is yet to be made, but Barcelona are still pondering over the fact whether they require a defender or a player who can adjust in the midfield and defence.
Players such has http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thomas-Vermaelen-c35002 are all under the Catalan radar and one of them will become a part of La Blaugrana in this summer.
Speaking of Barcelona’s strongest line-up, there is no doubt that they have a lot of extraordinary players, but Vilanova can only field eleven at a time.
Starting from the player who stands between the sticks, the goalkeeper; Vilanova will definitely chose Victor Valdes over Jose http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pinto-c30032.
Whenever it comes to high pressure games, Valdes has given a great performance for the Spanish giants. Therefore, he is going to be the player who will take his position between the sticks.
During the pre-season games, Vilanova has adopted the same tactics which Guardiola applied and he is also fielding a 4-3-3 formation.
Therefore, the first-choice right-back for Barcelona is going to be the Brazilian star, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Alves.
Even though there were rumours which suggested that he might depart from the club, he is now planning to stay and will be helping http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 fulfil their season objectives.
The left-back is going to be their newly signed Spanish star, Jordi Alba. The Spaniard has shown the world what he is capable of and he will definitely be a great addition to the Barcelona team.
The centre-back partnership is going to be between Gerard Pique and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331. When these two are playing together, the Catalan giants rarely slip in a goal, and since Puyol is now back from his injury, he is definitely going to play for La Blaugrana.
Moreover, Puyol is about to renew his contract with the club, and since he is the club captain, he is a favourite to start for the Spanish giants.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique reportedly had a bit of issues with Josep Guardiola. However, Guardiola has now left the Nou Camp, and Pique will be a favourite to start alongside Carles Puyol.
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