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Gavi’s return to action for Barcelona was beyond special for not only the dressing room but for the management and fans and the joy was palpable across Catalonia the day he made his first appearance post-injury against Sevilla.
Since then, the youngster once again featured off the bench against Bayern Munich and is expected to start on the bench for El Clasico as well.
After all, Hansi Flick prefers to exert caution over his reintroduction to action and will gradually up the ante with his participation so as to give the player confidence and his body time to return to match rhythm.
RFEF are impatient
While Barcelona have charted out a neat chart for Gavi’s slow phasing in and conservative return to football, the Spanish national team are once again impatient over his situation.
As revealed in a recent update via Alfredo Matilla, the Spanish federation wants the Barcelona phenom to be back in the national team dynamics as soon as possible.
While Luis de La Fuente’s desperation to get Gavi back in his plans immediately is understandable, it is vital that the player gets the slow start to football that his body can handle to prevent any relapses.
Balancing club and international football is imperative on that front and De La Fuente’s tendency to use Barcelona players like bars of soap is thus not encouraging.
Notably, Gavi faced his ACL setback precisely owing to the same reason after the manager opted to start him in a completely unnecessary game against Georgia last November.
Spain next return to action on the 16th of November for their UEFA Nations League clashes against Denmark and Switzerland and Barcelona will hope Gavi is not on the roster so soon after his recovery.
A few month’s time, after all, will help him return to top shape and confidence and serve him well for both club and country. His return to the national team is only a matter of time, but the better it is for Barcelona the more it is delayed.
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