Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick’s demanding model of soccer undoubtedly arrives with its downsides, considered one of which is the necessity for optimum man-management.
Having restricted choices to rotate within the ultimate third, the supervisor barely gave a break to his beginning ahead trio in latest weeks and its impact is seen now with Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski injured.
Each gamers’ availability towards Celta Vigo is just not dominated out, but is way from sure, and the supervisor should thus maintain his choices open.
Evidently, he has a watch on the academy the place a 16-year-old pearl is catching consideration.
The Juvenil A star
Certainly, as relayed by SPORT, Barcelona see Oscar Gistau, Juvenil A’s 16-year-old expertise, to be a possible choice to cowl within the first-team at this injury-stricken hour.
With Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres additionally injured within the first workforce and the likes of Dani Rodriguez and Toni Fernandez injured for Barça Atletic, Gistau is seen as a participant who can present the profile Flick requires.
The participant might thus play the ‘Marc Guiu function’ as seen underneath Xavi Hernandez as he nears an opportunity to coach underneath the German tactician’s command.
Gistau has already scored three objectives this season within the Youth League matches, two within the Youth Honor division and two for the Spanish under-17 workforce. In actual fact, he has already made his debut for Barça Atletic this time period.
The teen is just not solely a participant who brings objectives however can also be instrumental along with his off-the-ball actions and buildup play and is thus the proper profile that Flick calls for. Evidently, he will probably be behind Pau Victor on the pecking order.