According to the Daily Sports Newspaper, under Xavi, the players in the Barcelona squad have been given rotation opportunities, and only Ferran Torres and Alba have not rotated so far.
The word "rotation" is used frequently at press conferences [of the Barca boss], but not exactly on the pitch. Over the past few years, several Barca managers' plans to preserve their strength have finally turned into only beautiful ideas. In reality, theoretical starters don't have much of a chance to rest. As things stand, though, Harvey's story is different. In the face of some demanding games, Harvey did not waver in terms of putting important players on the bench.
In The first few weeks of Harvey's coaching, the work in terms of hiring people was tricky. At that time, there were many injured soldiers in the team, so That Harvey did not have much choice for the starting eleven, and even had to recruit Young Gera and Abd as the starting team. Not only the B team youngsters, but even the young player Pedroella from U19 got the opportunity to play against Mallorca. Therefore, surviving the race at this time is the only plan, and it is impossible to imagine how to rotate in such a situation. In addition, according to the regulations, at least seven players on the field must be from the first team, so all healthy players in the first team at that time must play.
However, the situation has changed. Four new signings in the winter window have given Harvey more options, Dembele and Pedri have also recovered from injuries, and other seemingly insignificant players like Deister and Luke De Jong have turned the tide. It also strengthens Barca's internal rivalry and also increases the likelihood of conserving a certain amount of strength in the face of a tight schedule at the beginning of the year.
Against Alaves, Alves was on the bench and Dest was able to play. In the Copa del Rey match against Bilbao, Frankie De Jong also got a chance to rotate, having previously been given a chance to rest against Betis like Pique. Against Napoli, Garvey and Busquets also did not start. Against Valencia, Pedri and Traore were on standby and did not play until the second half.
Of all the theoretical starters, only Ferran Torres and Alba did not make it into the rotation. Pique didn't actually get a break either, but the red card he received in the Catalan derby forced him to miss the match against Valencia. On the other hand, Alba will also be forced to "rotate" next week due to the suspension of accumulated yellow cards, and he will not be able to attend the match against Bilbao.
As for Ferran Torres, he has played in almost every game since his debut at Barca. His debut came in the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid, and he has not been on the bench since. In the next match against Napoli or Bilbao, There is a good chance that Ferran will be a substitute.
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