The Argentine coach has stressed
that the Blaugrana have adequate replacements for their talismanic forward and
first-choice goalkeeper....
Martino is confident that Barcelona can cope with the
absences of Lionel Messi and Victor Valdesas they prepare for this weekend's
Liga game against Granada. The Blaugrana's influential No.10 will be out of
action until early January due to a hamstring problem, while their first-choice
goalkeeper will be unavailable for up to four weeks due to a calf problem.
However, Martino says Barcelona have adequate replacements for both men.
"We will be without the best player in the world and without the best shot-stopper
in the world, but I have little doubt that we will cope without them. We have
some great players to replace them," the Barca coach stated at a press
conference. "I don't think that we will be weaker because of our injury
problems. Situations like this only make us stronger."
Martino then went
on to dismiss suggestions that there will be more pressure on Brazil attacker
Neymar now that Messi's sidelined until the New Year. "Neymar has been
doing very well ever since he got here and I don't think that his situation
changes due to Messi's absence," he reasoned. "There's no extra
pressure on him." Neymar has so far netted four goals in 11 Liga
appearances.
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