After a first part of the high -flying season, Bradley Barcola is much less in sight in recent weeks. To the point of little by little losing his place as a holder for the benefit of Désiré Doué. But this bad pass crossed by the old Lyonnais is not likely to worry Luis Enrique.
Passing through a press conference this Friday, the Spanish coach defended his 22 -year -old winger. “The” also assured that he was counting on his French international for this end of the season, and the future!
“” There is neither positive nor negative. Barcola is at 35 decisive actions this season. We are talking about the best passer in Ligue 1, one of the best dribblers in Europe. A very unbalanced player, of a very high level, who was very important, who is very important and who will be very important “Said Luis Enrique.
Barcola “will be very important”
“It is not that Bradley is less well now compared to the start of the season, continued the former coach of Barça. Or that Désiré is better than at the start of the season. No, it is an evolution where there are ups and downs. But the most important thing for me is that they show that they are prepared to help the team whenever they have the opportunity to participate as a holder or out of the bench. They are very young. They need to go through this process to be able to improve. »»
Despite this small vacuum passage (0 goal during his last 11 games), Bradley Barcola has a great season with Paris. He totaled 18 goals and 17 assists in 52 appearances in all competitions. Not so bad.
