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Lenglet convinces Quique Setién

2020-02-28T01:00:31.558Z


The coach arrived at Barça with the idea of ​​recovering Umtiti, but opts for the former player of Sevilla for the most intense duels


When it seemed that Lenglet was consolidated as Piqué's partner in the axis of the defense of Barcelona, ​​Quique Setién appeared in the Camp Nou. The Cantabrian coach arrived at Barça with the idea of ​​recovering Umtiti, which changes good for bad since he returned from the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Setien understood that the central world champion with France in Moscow is as reliable in the exit of leather as Lenglet , although much more forceful in hand to hand. But Lenglet did not shrink. And, until now, since Setién replaced Valverde, Lenglet played seven games, the same as Umtiti. "It's one of the issues that won't let me sleep," Setién said of the dilemma between Lenglet and Umtiti. No doubt, yes, Piqué. The Catalan, who left headdress of San Paolo, will be present at the Bernabéu.

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At the moment in which Naples pressed Barcelona after the expulsion of Arturo Vidal in the first leg of the round of 16, Ter Stegen sent the ball out of band. The German did not want to waste time: Piqué threw himself to the ground. The Catalan could not continue, sore in the left ankle. In the mixed area of ​​San Paolo, in any case, it went smoothly. On Wednesday he was in the Catalan sports city and yesterday he traveled to Andorra to welcome Nacho Castro, his team's new coach, who replaced Gabri. “Piqué is very smart; When you have to compete, compete. In the games where you have to give the size, it always appears, especially if it is a classic ”, they analyze in the sports city.

The knee of 23

With Piqué as the leader of the defense, Setién begins to define who his partner will be. “At first, Quique didn't want to lose Umtiti. I didn't want it to happen as with Ernesto, ”they point out from the Barca coach. After Russia, when Umtiti forced to play six of the seven games of France, the center's knee did not work the same again. The defender chose to follow the advice of the French Federation and did not go through the operating room. He did a conservative treatment at the Aspetar Hospital in Qatar, the same one in which Dembélé made his last recovery. Last season, Umtiti played only 15 games. With Valverde, in his two and a half years at Camp Nou, he played a total of 63 duels, 40 before the World Cup in Russia.

Setién's idea of ​​betting on Umtiti began to change after the game against Valencia in LaLiga. The defeat at Mestalla (2-0) left Umtiti pointed out and a conclusion in the coaching staff: for the matches in which Barcelona will have total control of the game, Barça can count on Umtiti; on the other hand, when the duel is coming changing, intense and in which it is necessary to recover land to all pill, the 23 suffers. The opposite happens to Lenglet. "Quique is delighted with Lenglet," warn the technical secretary. One of the Barça employees, who travels with the staff, says that the former Sevilla defender is one of the most professional players in the group, along with Ter Stegen and De Jong.

Lenglet usually reviews his matches with Barcelona when he can't sleep. Obsessive, ask and ask how to improve. The Bernabéu is not coming a placid duel for Barcelona, ​​so they understand in the sports city that Lenglet could be Piqué's partner before the Zidane team. Umtiti, in any case, follows closely. Merit of Setién. The one who lost the bellows was the branch of the subsidiary, Ronald Araujo. Protected by the heavyweights of the group (it is Uruguayan), Araujo's power in the areas delighted both Valverde and the coach of the subsidiary, García Pimienta. The Cantabrian does not finish convincing his ability to remove the leather from behind. To start the exit, however, none better than Piqué. The Catalan will not fail in his favorite event of the season: the Santiago Bernabéu.

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Source: elparis

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