Frick s employment: Cassado may replace De Jong, Rashford may get more opportunities

After the international match day, Barcelona inevitably suffered from the FIFA virus. In this regard, World Sports wrote an article to analyze Flick's employment strategy, believing that the Germans need to reorganize their starting lineup to welcome the home game against Valencia.

Frick not only needs to deal with injuries, but also needs to solve technical and tactical imbalances. De Jong withdrew from the Netherlands due to injury and returned to Barcelona early. With the injuries of Valde and Garvey, Frick must make quick adjustments. Now, the Barcelona coach has only four days to determine the starting lineup against Valencia.

Defense Line - Selecting the Central Resolution Partner

In the first two rounds of the game, Frick chose Araujo and Kubasi as the central defender combination. He made a major adjustment in the third round, moving Eric Garcia from the right to the centre-back position and put Christensen on the field, the Danish defender who performed well during the national team game. Kubasi may continue to stay in his position, with his partner Christensen or Eric Garcia or Araujo.

Leftback - Barde's substitute

Due to Barde's injury, Frick must arrange another left back to play. The natural replacement is Gerald Martin unless he plays at the centre-back position. Frick also has the option of Tolentz, who performed well in the pre-season warm-up match and has made his debut against Mallorca, playing 23 minutes.

Double midfielder - De Jong is almost unable to play

Because De Jong is almost unable to play, and Gave is also absent due to injury. The most reasonable choice is to let Casador and Pedri partner in the midfield again, just like when they were against Levante, although this combination only lasted for half. Mark Bernal has returned from injury, but is not suitable for starting. Another option is to let Fermin pull back.

Midfielder-Who will start?

The German coach has used three different front midfielders: Fermin, Rafinia and Ormo. For the fourth round, the choice remains a mystery. National team games and accumulated playing time may have an impact on the final decision. Brazilian Rafinia has just experienced a long flight, which may affect his condition. Rashford may get more opportunities.

Center - Lewandowski or Ferran

's second consecutive game, Frick still faces the problem of forward choice. Ferran started early in the season, has scored two goals and continued to be in good shape with Spain, but he is more of a winger. Lewandowski has recovered from injury and has proved his goal-scoring ability again in Poland.