Although the introduction of Pau Cubarsi into the Barcelona first-team may have been forced upon Xavi, fair play to the manager for believing in the youngster.
It would’ve been easier, given the pressure that Xavi has been under, to look elsewhere, but he evidently felt that the 17-year-old centre-back had what it took to be parachuted into the first team.
In that sense, and from what we’ve seen from Pau so far, Xavi has been proved 100 percent correct.
It’s as if the teen has been playing in the Barca back line all of his life, and yet he’s managed just 569 minutes in the first-team.