A month has passed since then Valentine’s Day boat organized its continuity in Europe to strengthen the Brighton and Hove Albion after activating the 10 million dollar clause which allowed him to terminate his contract with Boca Juniors, which expired in December. But when the young full-back arrives at Gaviotas’ club he lacks the most important thing: minutes on the pitch, or at least his first call-up. This is what he talked about Roberto De Zerbithe Italian coach who took over the team in September 2022 and achieved excellent results in premier league.
Ahead of the round of 16 FA Cupwhere Brighton will face Wolverhampton, De Zerbi held a press conference in which he strongly reiterated Barco’s news and his inclusion in the squad, seventh in the league.
During the press conference, a journalist asked the coach if there is a possibility of seeing Colo among the squad for the next matches, taking into account that his team is suffering several defeats due to injuries, and he responded strongly.
“It’s not ready. We knew before the transfer window opened that bringing a player from another country would be very difficult for him. He is a good player. “We will help him understand everything,” replied the Italian coach.
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There was a lot of talk about Barco’s performance at Boca, who did not complete a consolidated year as a starter in the Ribera team, and Juan Román Riquelme had no hesitation in leaving his point of view on the footballer’s departure to continue his career. World.
There was a feeling at Boca that Colo still had a couple of years in Argentine football before proving himself in the elite, which means facing the best teams and players on the planet. According to what De Zerbi said, Brighton would have contemplated an adaptation process for the boy of 25 May, who will turn 20 in July.
“It’s hard to know if he’s ready to play. It’s very hard for young people who come from outside. We must give him a lot of time to understand the new country and get used to the style he intends to adopt”, explained De Zerbi in the conference, also putting on the table that his team is not one of the many in the competition because it plays with a very defined style, to which It’s not easy to adapt.
Barquito arrived at Brighton after reaching the goal of qualifying for Paris 2024 with the Argentine Under-23 team, in the South American Olympic qualifiers in Venezuela. His performance was erratic, with a childish dismissal at a key moment against Venezuela, although in the last match he scored the winning goal against Brazil.
His first image on British soil showed him strengthening his physique, one of the observations made at Boca and which left him exposed in the toughest matches that Xeneize has had in 2023, the two classics against River and against Fluminense in the final of the Libertadores, where the boy was not up to par.
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Brighton’s next fixtures will see Colo look forward to his first time with the Seagulls, who visit Wolves for the FA Cup and then continue their journey in the Premier and Europa League, where they will face Fulham on March 2 and Roma respectively. .by Leandro Paredes and Paulo Dybala, Thursday 7.
Source: Clarin
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