Yoel Barcenas (Panama, 28 years old) signed last summer for Leganés as a bell reinforcement. loaned from the Tijuana Mexican and with a purchase option not linked to any objective, even today in Butarque they see it as an important reinforcement. A footballer who, due to quality and experience, is called to be key, although that expectation remains in the air and without excessive opportunities to confirm himself in a combination of imponderables, each more inopportune.
His late incorporation, the injuries, the covid and his constant calls with Panama to play in a year saturated with dates FIFA in America they have prevented the blue and white ’23’ from seeing everything that the footballer would have liked. In total, so far this year, Barcenas He has only played 15 games for the Blue and Whites, which contrasts with the nine he has competed in since joining Leganés with Panama. High number of international caps that could have increased in three more games if they had not been injured against Tenerife By the end of october.
Carambola of misfortune
The combination of circumstances is especially unfortunate. And it’s not that in Butarque did not know that it was going to be a year full of national team matches in which Barcenas could be absent. It happens that the before and after of these meetings have been plagued by accidents that have acted as enhancers of the void left by those calls with Panama.
For example, his late signing prevented him from catching up with the rest of the team and as soon as he had it, he was absent for the first time to play against Costa Rica, Jamaica and Mexico. It happened at the beginning of September. Upon his return from this last game, by the way, he couldn’t even join up to be with his team against Sporting de Gijon.
the match in Panama ended the morning of Thursday, September 9 in Spanish time, and Barcenas did not arrive in the capital until Friday the 10th, when his teammates were already in Asturias to play this game that The league I did not change the date despite the fact that it clearly harmed the Lega. So the options were exhausted Asier Garitano I could count on Barcenas. The former cucumber coach denounced him more as a protest from someone who knows that not much can be changed than in the hope of changing the trend.
Injuries, COVID, internationalities…
The fact is that, after that initial call, there yes, Barcenas He began to be an untouchable holder. the call of Panama in October (against El Salvador, the United States and Canada) served to gain momentum with the Leganes. A few days after returning, he scored against Alcorcón in Santo Domingo at his best moment south of Madrid… until bad luck struck again.
Against Tenerife he suffered a blow that left him KO for seven days and that also prevented him from traveling with Panama for the second window, the one in November against El Salvador and Honduras. Barcenas He was out for a month and a half and returned in mid-December. The winger played the last three games of 2021 when another stroke of bad luck befell him. He contracted COVID to miss the league premiere against Valladolid and not being able to compete in the Cup against Real Sociedad.
Lack of continuity
Since then, the Leganes He has played six games and Barcenas He has been in five of them, although only in one, against Burgos (90 minutes) he was able to compete normally and fully. The one that was missing was low due to physical problems just after having traveled again with Panama to be against Costa Rica, Jamaica and Mexico.
Now, without injuries and with a certain margin to take a run with the Leganeson Butarque they hope he can empower himself and grow in his performance, albeit with the windows FIFA still threatening a half month view on the horizon. Panama will have to play, again, three games against Honduras, the United States and Canada at the end of March.
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