The photo that stirs up Barcelona: "Xavi continues the Z revolution"
In Barcelona, they continue to enjoy the combination of young people, who surprise even Xavi, but the ones who pay the price are the old stars who are drying out on the bench.
The team's fans, it seems, support the move
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09/18/2022
Sunday, September 18, 2022, 09:38 Updated: 10:00
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Barcelona continues its impressive start to the season in the Spanish league, when yesterday (Saturday) it defeated Elche 0:3 and rose at least temporarily to the top, while today Real Madrid will play against Atlético in the derby and try to overtake it again.
Barca achieved a fifth victory in six games, and with a goal difference of 1:18 and the tremendous ability of Robert Lewandowski, there is no doubt that there is optimism in the team.
For proof: yesterday there were 85 thousand spectators at the Camp Nou, a rather unusual figure in Barcelona, considering the fact that it is a meeting against a not really attractive opponent.
"There is great enthusiasm among the audience, and you can feel it in the stadium, in the streets," said Xavi at the end, "there are expectations and we need to keep working. Also keep modesty, but the very fact that 85,000 spectators came shows that there is enthusiasm."
Memphis Depay celebrates a goal to win for Barcelona in front of the full Camp Nou stadium (Photo: Reuters)
There is something to be optimistic about.
Barcelona (Photo: GettyImages, JOSEP LAGO/AFP)
Beyond the enthusiasm for Lewandowski, in Barcelona, of course, they recognize the continuation of Xavi's youth revolution, known as the "Z revolution", when today in the Catalan "Sport" they note the young people who are taking over the team, from the young to the "adult": Alejandro Balda (18), Gabi (18). (23), Osman Dembele (25).
The coach is optimistic about the young people's ability.
"It never ceases to amaze me how a guy of Balda's age plays the way he does," said the coach, "he's going to contribute a lot to us.. Pedri? He's a super talent, understands the game, hardly loses balls, provides quality passes, at the age of 19 He is extremely dominant in the game and important for us... Anso? He is in good shape, he is going to be a very important link. We have a plan and we are going to integrate him gradually, I have no doubts about him."
A picture that says it all.
Alba, Pique and Busquets on the bench (Photo: GettyImages, Eric Alonso)
The Catalan "Sport" proclaims: "The Z revolution" in Barcelona (photo: screenshot, scan)
The ones who pay the price for the integration of the young are of course the veterans, when yesterday among Barca fans on the networks the star was the photo in which Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique are sitting side by side on the bench and talking.
Together with Sergi Roberto, in fact the four captains of Barcelona did not get a single minute together yesterday.
For Busquets it is actually the second time he has not started in the league this season, while the two veteran defenders have actually only started once.
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