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Opinion The selection goes from the foam of the Eurocup to the defensive foam
Eric García
is living this new stage of his career in a somewhat chaotic way. After finally closing his return to Barça after seeing how his signing remained in the inkwell in the two market windows of last season, the central defender is giving one of lime and another of sand. On the one hand, it is fully complying with what is demanded of it when participating in the beginning of the construction of the game. But, on the other hand, the seams are also showing in some defensive actions. Something that, given his age (he will turn 21 on January 9), may be understandable, but which, at the same time, is also a heavy burden to shine in the elite, both in his club and, especially, in the selection directed by
Luis Enrique
.
With the Asturian coach he has become one of the regulars in the last
Red
calls
.
Luis Enrique has opted to include it on his list, so far, a total of 19 times. And, of them, he ran out of minutes in seven. Eric García, to date, has played three friendly matches with the Spanish team, two corresponding to the League of Nations, three in the last European Championship and four in the qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup. Three of them started in the dock. In nine, meanwhile, he was part of the
starting
eleven
.
To his credit, he has six victories, four draws and two defeats
. One of them, on penalties, against England, in the semifinals of the continental tournament and when he had already been substituted due to injury. The most bulky triumph, meanwhile, corresponds to the duel against Germany in the League of Nations played in La Cartuja. The team, then, won 6-0 and the azulgrana jumped onto the pitch as a relief for an injured
Sergio Ramos
.
The defeat against Sweden, which greatly complicates Spain's options to qualify directly for the World Cup in Qatar, uncovered what is perhaps its greatest shortcoming: speed. In San Mamés, in his second official match with Barça, the
Williams
brothers
led him down the path of bitterness. To such an extent, that he had no choice but to stop the youngest of them,
Nico
, in the final moments of the duel, to ensure that his team took at least one point. The action cost him the red one, but he did not hesitate for a moment when it came to playing it. Just as he did not hesitate to jump onto the pitch, despite the fact that he had been informed that same afternoon of the death of his grandfather. Against Sweden, meanwhile, he was another very fast player,
Isak
, the one who exploited over and over his weak point.
Possession
The main weapons to combat this lack, among others, are positioning and anticipation.
Something that his current coach at Barça,
Ronald Koeman
, knows very well
.
The Dutchman did not shine for his speed throughout his career as a footballer.
And it was even openly commented throughout the geography that his waist resembled a tractor wheel.
Eric García's physique, in this case, is not as forceful as that of his technician.
Nor, either, his way of stopping the boarding of rivals.
With
the Red,
in fact, you haven't seen any cardboard yet. Like him, however, his involvement in building the game is one of his strengths. There you can see the mark of his training at La Masia. The great objective is to maintain possession of the ball.
In the last European Championship, for example, he managed to complete 277 passes of 288 attempts.
The vast majority of them, 184 out of 188, were of medium distance.
The ideals to ensure possession of the ball and, with it, the development of the attack.
The short pass, with a total of 52 completed in the same number of attempts, on the other hand, usually serves to counteract the pressure of the rival.
Finally, the young Barça center-back completed 41 trips in length of 48 attempts.
The best way to break the rival defense and, in addition, the hallmark of the house of a Ronald Koeman who, like Luis Enrique, has full confidence in his possibilities, despite sometimes being imbued in chaos.
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