The FC Barcelona started the new La Liga season on the right foot with a 4-2 victory against Real Sociedad, with a very positive display of good team play despite difficult final minutes due to Ronald Koeman’s interventions and weaker posture of the team with the result in favor. But, taking these minutes, the game for the Barça team was very positive and exciting for the club’s fans.
One of the proper names of the night at the Camp Nou was Memphis Depay, who made his official debut with the team after all the rumors that he was still not registered with La Liga despite the Barcelona statement.
The new leader
The Dutchman was the master of the Blaugrana attack. He was the one who started and finished most of the plays. A demonstration that, despite being very far from being Lionel Messi, he has the conditions to take his witness and become the new offensive reference of the team. Not a center forward, but the beacon with which his teammates will guide themselves in the rival field.
Memphis is a fast footballer who stands out for his mobility. He is not an attacker who waits for the ball to reach him. He looks for it and takes responsibility for the actions to make a difference. His contacts always have an offensive intention, even though he seeks to play backwards. His breakthroughs in breaking, in support, his declines to intervene, his positional exchanges with the rest of the attackers …
He is very talented, although it is his leadership when it comes to intervening that stands out the most when it comes to playing. He is not more talented than Antoine Griezmann or Ousmane Dembélé, but he has shown on his first night at the Camp Nou that he has the courage to own the team.
Memphis Depay vs Real Sociedad
-89 minutes
-1 assistance
-A great opportunity created
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