Barca has a plan B to replace Messi

Whether or not striker Lionel Messi will play in Barcelona’s match against Alaves in round 3 of La Liga this weekend remains to be seen. In fact, coach Luis Enrique has not yet removed Barca’s “number 10” from his preparations for the match, despite Messi being injured.

Messi seriously injured

It will be until next Friday that coach Enrique and the doctors at Barca will make a final decision on whether Messi will play or not. But if Leo cannot play, Barca will also have a "no Messi" option. At that time, coach Enrique will prioritize choosing 3 attacking players: Turan, Suarez and Neymar. Midfielder Turan will be moved up to play on the left wing and Neymar will take charge of the right wing, while Suarez, with his high form (having scored 3 goals in 2 matches), will still be the striker closest to the opponent's goal.

In fact, if coach Enrique moves Turan up to play as a striker, Barca's attack will still be strong because the Turkish player played very well as a striker when Enrique used him when Barca was without Messi. If these 3 players are used as the main players, the two wingers Turan and Neymar can also switch wings to help Barca's attacks become more varied.

4 attacking options without Messi

Another attacking formation that Coach Enrique could use is Turan or Neymar playing on the left wing, Suarez playing as the highest and midfielder Sergi Roberto taking the right wing. However, the possibility of Coach Enrique using this formation is still lower than using Turan-Suarez-Neymar or letting Suarez rest and using new signing Paco Alcacer to replace the Uruguayan striker.

Specifically, Turan and Neymar will still be wingers, while Alcacer will be arranged by coach Enrique to play right in front of the opponent's goal to exploit the 23-year-old striker's sharp scoring instinct.

According to Bongdaplus