The incidence of Jong’s Frenkie increasing the rhythm of the Blaugrana attack and the neat ball of Eric Garcia’s ball helped Barcelona unbridled the always complicated games of the 14 hours. This time, in front of Alavés, Flick did not think about it. The ghosts of Leganés and Las Palmas appeared to him. And sat Casadó and Araújo. “We needed Eric and Frenkie to improve the circulation of the ball. In addition, Araújo had a yellow, ”explained the German.
These two changes have become a classic of the Flick board, which even came to bet on both in the starting eleven in the win against Valencia and also in the last European confrontation against the Atalanta. They are his bet. Eric Garcia has requested twice for the club to let Girona out if he couldn’t have minutes. Flick always closed them when he considered a versatile footballer. In defense but also in the center of the field. Instead, he went to the Araújo bench, frustrated because, in addition, he saw a yellow one for hitting Guridi on the forearm.
Flick had to force Gavi to leave the pitch to meet the medical protocol
As for Jong, the Blaugrana coach wanted him yes or yes in his Barça. Among so much youth, he saw essential the 27 -year -old midfielder, injured with an ankle who had bitter the existence for the last five months. In October, when he returned, his rhythm was not consistent with that of his teammates. His ankle transmitted fear in each duel. Well, he is in the process of leaving all those ghosts behind. Yesterday in front of Alavés, Barcelona barely found spaces to advance. And the Dutchman, well in the drivers, gave the game. Regulating the game. Calculating the times well.
Araújo saw the yellow one for hitting Guridi in the forearm.
Taking advantage of the early schedule, when he finished the game he celebrated the moment photographing with his little son and his wife. His panorama has changed so much that he is in the process of negotiating his renewal with Barça beyond 2026.
The decision is made by doctors. I know that Gavi always wants to play, but you have to take care of him “
Flick is now closer to being able to align the eleven he imagined in his head when he arrived. From the outset, without knowing even Casadó or Bernal, the German thought of the Dutch playing next to Pedri or Gavi.
Two stretchers immediately entered the field to activate the protocol
The latter also returned to the end of October. And with him, all the character of Barcelona. In fact, yesterday against Alavés Flick had to have that father’s conversation that quarrels the son by communicating that he should leave to the hospital after running with Conechny’s head in an air dispute. Fermín entered. The impact left both players lying on the pitch. The worst stop was undoubtedly Conechny, who left on a stretcher. The doctors placed a collar.
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Instead, Gavi wanted to go back into the game while Montjuïc’s fans chanted his name. But, like Flick, the doctors of Barcelona, with Dr. Carles Miñarro in the countryside, were inflexible. “The decision is made by doctors. I know Gavi always wants to play, but you have to take care of him, ”said the coach. It was time to comply with LaLiga’s medical protocol, which indicates that, if a shock has occurred, the player must be protected by excluding him from the game. The footballer, reluctantly, got into the ambulance to go to the Barcelona hospital. When the game ended, after the pertinent review, Gavi was already returning home.
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