How Barcelona Can Lineup with Christensen in Midfield – His Willingness to Play There

Reports in Spain suggest that Xavi is considering utilizing Andreas Christensen as a backup deep-lying midfielder, especially with the departure of Eric Garcia and the absence of a natural backup for Oriol Romeu.

This tactical innovation draws parallels with Pep Guardiola’s approach, where he successfully deployed John Stones in a midfield role last season, and the defender excelled in the new position.

In the previous season, Xavi experimented with this system by deploying Eric Garcia in that position, and the Spaniard performed reasonably well.

So, how might Barcelona’s starting lineup look with Christensen in a midfield role? While Romeu could be the player to make way, this would likely only occur due to fatigue or injury.

When asked about playing as a midfielder back in 2019, Christensen stated, “From centerback to midfielder, there’s only one line of distance.” This suggests that he could be open to the idea of adapting to a midfield role if required.