Barcelona is declining.. The reason is the absence of this “non-compensable” player!

Barcelona is suffering, and the results say it all. Team performance is declining, tactical plans are faltering, but what is not often said is that the absence of just one player made all this difference.

For the first time since taking over the team, Hansi Fleck breaks his silence and explicitly points out that injuries have become an obstacle to his project and harm the team’s balance in a way that cannot be ignored. We are not talking about a traditional attacking star or scorer, but rather about a rare tactical element that makes an exceptional difference every minute he participates.

Ravinia.. The lung with which Barcelona’s pressure breathes

It’s Ravinia. He’s not necessarily the most skilled, nor the highest-scoring, but he’s the one who understands Fleck’s philosophy the most on the field.

The Brazilian has an advantage that is not available in the rest of the attack elements: constant pressure, intelligence in positioning, and the ability to obstruct the opponent before he builds the attack.

In his absence, the difference was clearly evident. Lamine Yamal and Rashford are not as good at pressing tasks, and the team often loses its defensive balance when Rafinha is not on the field. The German coach considers him an indispensable player, simply because he represents the heart of the tactical system in the first line of pressure.

Recurring injuries confuse accounts

Over the past weeks, Rafinha has been absent alongside Firmin, Lamine Yamal, and Joan Garcia, putting the coach in a difficult position.

Although attempts were made to replace him with younger elements or offensive alternatives, the results fell far short of expectations, leading Fleck to publicly admit that Ravinia’s absence in particular was confusi

ng the entire system.