http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Villa's performance against the Segunda Division side, Cordoba, in the Copa del Rey.
Vilanova had just words of praise for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 after Barca’s 2-0 win over the Segunda Division side last night.
Two goals from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 were enough to give the visitors all the three points.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 forward played for 84 minutes before he was substituted. His boss feels the Spanish international is on the verge of his peak again as he displayed a fine performance.
Looking back on the match, the Blaugrana boss admitted that he was happy with his player’s performance during the match and appreciates his contribution to the team.
Tito feels David Villa’s work rate was quite extraordinary and helped La Blaugrana throughout the game.
"I’m very pleased with the work he’s done. He provided the assist for [Lionel] Messi and he gave us a lot of options up top," Vilanova was quoted as saying on the official Barcelona website.
The Spanish tactician gave his thoughts on Villa’s work rate during the match and said the striker looked more like of his old self last night.
"He played with a lot of rhythm and he reminded me of the footballer he was before his injury."
Villa was substituted on 84th minute for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-c9491 Tello. The boss explained his decision and said that he felt Tello’s speed was needed to help his side search for the third goal.
"I subbed him off because I believed that [Cristian] Tello’s pace would help us score a third goal."
The 44-year-old tactician had just words of praise for the 21-year-old forward. Tito is surely happy with his player and feels like the youngster has progressed a lot since last year.
"He played at a high level. He’s a player that progressed a lot last year and every time he plays he’s a more complete midfielder."
Barcelona have had the best start to a season in the Primera Division. They are still undefeated and are 11 points ahead of their arch-rivals, Real Madrid, right at the top of the table with 43 points.
Tags: