22 - Marc Bernal

[Skalman]

30 minutes against PSG incoming

 

[Porque]

We can go slow with him.

The bigger concern is not not playing Bernal, but not rushing him because of Casado is playing poorly.

 

[FCMessi]

Slow and lazy.

played 10 min vs PSG and was already out of gas.

fking retire already

 

[Birdy]

Big mistake from Hansi to throw him in this kind of game, only after less than 90' in total after more than a year out

 

[Barcaman]

Can't judge based on that but he certainly does seem slow.

 

[kilian]

Horrendous decision by Flick. This guy is currently way below the level needed to be subbed in a game like this when you are getting outplayed

 

[jamrock]

What even was this sub lol

 

[Horatio]

4D Chess by Flick.

Let the kid face possibly strongest current team so that eveything else afterwards will feel easier.

 

[Porque]

I think Ton Ee could have made more sense purely out of his energy levels and combativeness.

Bernal needs those soft Liga games to find his rhythm.

 

[Porque]

Called up for Spain U21.

Also there are our former defensive midfielders Pau Prim and Gerard Hernandez. Along with Astralaga, Alex Valle and Marc Guiu.

Good opportunity for Bernal to get some match fitness here.

 

[jamrock]

To think most of these guys could be at the U20 WC.

Lol

 

[Porque]

Spain will be back before these U21 games start.

 

[jamrock]

To think about it, I could be wrong here, but the U20 WC would have been a nice low intensity run of games for bernal to play in.

Watching a few of these games, he's 5x better than everyone, it would be just a nice run out for him in a competitive setting, but maybe I'm wrong & it would have been too much too soon.

 

[Porque]

Could have been an idea.

Maybe the club didn't fancy a prolonged training period outside of their plan for him?

Let's see if he gets solid minutes in these two home games. If he does, then that, factoring in the travel to Chile could possibly do him more good.

Agreed that he would stand out in that Spain U20 midfield. Pau Prim out of the three mentioned above is the one who should be there really- talent wise. Shame he took the Qatari route and forsaked over half a season of football for it.

 

[Porque]

Hansi Flick had made it clear at the press conference before the match against Sevilla: "It's a difficult situation. He's not ready to play for many minutes," he began by saying. Today it's not for many minutes. It comes from a serious injury of more than a year. It's not one hundred percent. He is not at the physical level of before the injury. The Federation should be careful and take care of him."

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Marc Bernal has been recalled from the U21 squad.