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Ronald Koeman

made it very clear on the day of his presentation as Barcelona coach: La Masia was going to be one of the main legs of his project.

«It is a time to give opportunities to young people.

We will not hesitate to put them when they deserve it, "he stressed.

And just as the season faces its most decisive moment, it must be admitted that the Dutchman has kept his word.

Circumstances, in the form of injuries, have also played in favor of this fact, but that should not detract from a coach who has achieved with this formula that his team faces Tuesday's clash against PSG with feelings very different from those of from a few weeks ago.

Against Alavés, last Saturday, Koeman led to the debut as a starter in the League of another young pearl from the Barcelona

youth squad

:

Ilaix Moriba

.

His start at the Camp Nou was overshadowed by the failure that led to the only goal from Vitoria, but the Dutch coach avoided making blood about it.

«He is in a learning moment: you can't miss a pass like that at that moment.

Of course we like to have a clean sheet, but if we score five goals, there is no need to complain about conceding one.

We must highlight the ambition of the team and the reaction after 2-1, "said the coach after the game against Alavés, who does look to La Masia to obtain a performance forgotten in previous seasons.

The midfielder is the latest example in a list that is already getting quite long.

Above all, if we add to the players from La Masia the names of other young footballers to whom Koeman has begun to give more prominence.

Ronald Araujo

, the great revelation of the center of the rear, has taken advantage of the opportunity that has given him the loss due to

Piqué's

injury

to establish himself as one of the future mainstays of the team.

In summer, they opted for him as an emergency solution after not being able to close the signing of

Eric García

.

In January, however, his progression made many consider it unnecessary to bring the Manchester City player.

His ankle injury was an unexpected blow.

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Óscar Mingueza

was another Koeman bet for the quarry.

Initially, as a central defender, but lately he has been establishing himself as a right-back due to the physical and adaptation problems that

Sergiño Dest

is experiencing

, which after a brilliant start has ended up seeing his effervescence diluted.

Riqui Puig

, for his part, after being practically evicted by a coach who insisted over and over again that it was best for him to look for minutes elsewhere, has seen his perseverance rewarded.

Against Alavés, at last, he played his first full game with the Dutchman on the bench and his feelings, sure, are optimal.

"Against PSG we are going to measure up and we are going to have a great game," he assured Alavés after 5-1.

And, if Sergiño Dest has gone from more to less, another young man,

Francisco Trincao

, has done the opposite.

In recent weeks, he has been a top scorer (he has scored three goals in the last two league games he has played) and his confidence is now through the roof.

The same as that of

Pedri,

who, together with the injured

Ansu Fati

, was Koeman's first great bet for the new sap to try to revive a team that hit rock bottom against Bayern Munich in the Champions League and is now looking to resurface against to PSG.

The Canarian midfielder, in fact, has become one of the main reasons for

Messi to

have recovered a smile that in September last year he only seemed capable of recovering away from the Camp Nou stadium.

And if the Argentine feels well wrapped up on the pitch, the Catalans believe they are capable of anything.

That also benefits Ronald Koeman's children.

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