From the edge to the thigh! Frick successfully activates Barcelona s defense versatile player and was almost wiped out at the beginning

was behind 0-2 in the opening 14 minutes, and Barcelona, ​​who had already beat Real Madrid three times, encountered an extremely severe test in the national derby in the second leg of La Liga. And what stood up at this moment was Eric Garcia, who played the right-back. His header sounded the horn of Barcelona's counterattack, which led to the subsequent four consecutive goals and four consecutive kills of opponents in a single season. This defensive all-rounder who comes from Barcelona's youth training is getting better.

In this game, Barcelona, ​​which had just fought with Inter Milan for 120 points, had a very bad start. French superstar Mbappe successfully created a point in the 4th minute and took the penalty, ushering in a fantastic start for Real Madrid. In the 14th minute, he scored twice in the next game, and Barcelona, ​​who played at home, was already behind 0-2. In a critical moment, Eric Garcia stepped forward and he headed the ball to open Courtois's fingers in the 19th minute. This goal stabilized the morale of the army and also allowed Barcelona players to regain their confidence.

In the following time, Barcelona, ​​which regained its strength, launched a fierce attack on Real Madrid, Yamal scored a wonderful shot, Rafinia scored twice, and Barcelona scored 4 goals in a row to hold the victory firmly in their hands. Although Mbappe scored another goal in the second half and scored a hat-trick, Barcelona finally won 4-3, completing the season four-kill feat against Real Madrid, and basically killing the suspense of the La Liga championship this season.

It is worth mentioning that in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Inter Milan in the middle of the week, Eric Garcia also scored a wonderful goal when the team was behind 0-2, and led Barcelona to score 3 goals in a row and almost overturn Inter Milan. Although the team eventually lost 3-4 overtime, Garcia's performance was still impressive. Now under the command of coach Flick, Eric Garcia not only has a clear position in the tactical system, but has even become the thigh of the team that is in danger many times. However, before this, he was almost wiped out.

24-year-old Eric Garcia was from the famous Lamacia youth training. In July 2017, he was signed by Manchester City for 1.7 million euros and joined Manchester City U18. Two years later, the young Garcia advanced to Manchester City's first team and played in 20 games in the 2019/20 season to give one assist. In the three seasons he played for Manchester City's first team, Eric Garcia made a total of 35 appearances and gained 1 assist, and won 1 Premier League, 3 League Cups and 1 Community Shield Cup championship with the team.

After the expiration of the contract with Manchester City in the summer of 2021, Eric Garcia responded to the call of his old club Barcelona to return to the Camp Nou. It is worth mentioning that Garcia had already negotiated a contract with Garcia at that time, but the newly appointed club chairman Laporta cut his salary in half. Even so, Garcia still chose to return, and his love for Barcelona can be seen.

However, under the leadership of former Barcelona coach Xavi, Eric Garcia has very limited playing time, so he was forced to join Girona on loan and remain in shape. Last summer, Barcelona had planned to sell Garcia and cash out, and Girona was very interested in buying him out, and Cuomo, who is coached by Fabregas, also intends to bring him to the Serie A arena. However, Barcelona's new coach Frick sided with the opposition and insisted on keeping Garcia in the team, even listing him as a non-sale product.

In Frick's view, Garcia not only has stable performance in the central defender position, but also can be competent as a right back and even a midfielder. Of course, this is also thanks to Girona coach Michelle's approach to arranging Garcia as the right-back last season, allowing the latter to score 5 goals in 32 games, breaking his single-season goal record. So when Conde was injured this season, Garcia completed a seamless switch at the right back position and scored consecutive goals. The characteristics of playing football with your brain and playing a goal-type defender are perfectly matched with the high-pressure offside technology advocated by Flick.

From Barcelona's abandoned son in youth training to Manchester City's rookie central defender, and then to returning to Barcelona, ​​he was almost cleaned up. Garcia, 24, stumbles all the way. But he finally gained a foothold in this La Liga giant with his own efforts. This also proves again that opportunities belong to those who are prepared.