FC Barcelona: The strange case of Arturo Vidal: he plays more with his team than with Barcelona
FC BarcelonaTOWith La Roja he has played 75 minutes more
ANDn few occasions, in very few, it happens that a player has more minutes with his selection with his club.The normal thing is that the national team is a consequence of the great performance with the team. Among other things, for a theme of being shot.But that is not the case of Arturo Vidal. The Chilean international has played more with La Roja than with Barcelona. Specifically, 75 minutes more.
The midfielder who has participated in six LaLiga matches, in the Supercopa against Sevilla and in the two Champions League clashes: against PSV and against Tottenham. But he has not had much presence. In fact, he has only been a starter in two of the domestic tournament, against Girona and against Athletic, but was replaced shortly after starting the second half. In total, Arturo Vidal has played179 minutes between the three competitions.The competition in the eleven Ernesto Valverde is hard, especially in the spinal cord. Rakitic, Busquets, Coutinho, Arthur, Denis Surez, Ale, Rafinha, Samper and even Sergi Roberto are fighting to be in the middle of the field.
Instead,Reinaldo Rueda has given him more prominence. In September's national team, he played 74 minutes in the match against South Korea. And these days back he was titular and disput complete the crosses with Mexico and Peru. With La Roja he has been 254 minutes on the lawn.
Arturo Vidal himself has commented in the last hours that almost half a year ago he did not link two headline and complete matches. In the Bara the eleven is very expensive, as he himself has checked andas he himself has denounced through messages on social networks. Now there is an important section in the cul calendar.Valverde could give more prominence, depending on his performance in the sessions in the Sports City and their behavior and attitude in the next days. In any case, the next set of selections is within a month, in mid-November.