Valdano fears David Villa will lose his place in Barcelona
David Villa has increased competition when it comes down to playing in an attacking position in Barcelona. The Blaugrana outfits have added Alexis Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas to their brilliant attacking line-up.
Last season, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296, David Villa and Pedro Rodriguez were able to shine as Guardiola helped his side win the league and the UEFA Champions League. This season, Guardiola has added more options in the attack.
The Catalan coach decided to buy a winger, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979; and a player who can perform in any attacking position, Cesc Fabregas. These two players have undoubtedly added a lot of competition in the first team.
While Alexis Sanchez has started scoring goals for the Catalan outfits, Cesc Fabregas shows that his chemistry with the rest of the team is simply remarkable.
Due to these reasons, Real Madrid’s former general manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 is losing his place in the Barcelona team.
Valdano thinks that if David Villa fails to make it to the starting line-up against Real Madrid on Saturday, it probably means that he has not been performing at his best during this season.
It is true that Villa has not been scoring a lot of goals lately. However, there is no doubt that the Spanish striker possesses the ability of scoring remarkable goals.
Valdano said:
"It would not surprise me if Barcelona played Alexis (instead of Villa), who has found the net of late.”
While talking about the importance of being selected in the first team against Madrid, Valdano said:
"This game is the key; if he is not selected it could condemn Villa to a secondary role, and he does not deserve this.”
Valdano had a lot to say about http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-c29582 Rodriguez has been performing brilliantly for the Spanish Champions time and time again. He said:
"There are also players like Pedro who have put in superb performances against Madrid in the past," Valdano added.
Valdano also spoke about how he feels Mourinho should approach the game. The former Real Madrid general manager said that the Portuguese coach should attack at Bernabeu. He favoured the inclusion of Mesut Ozil in the game as well. He was quoted saying:
"I hope Ozil will play. In Barcelona, Lassana Diarra would be more likely to feature, but at the Bernabeu, and with this euphoria, I think the German will play.”
The game between Barcelona and Madrid is anticipated to be a thrilling encounter between two of the world’s best clubs.
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