Masian believed he understood that Balde was not part of Flick's plans, but felt that the defense did not have enough depth to afford to dismiss a player. He argued that Balde could have received more minutes if those of Cancelo and Espart had been distributed on the right side, which might have prevented Eric — who had played more than 600 — and Koundé, also options in central defense, from chaining so many matches. According to him, Balde now lacked rhythm and Flick risked having to align him by default. #Football #FCBarcelona #Tactique (translated)

