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@mia_houston, I don’t think you really understand how formation works or you just want to draw out potential starting players for Barcelona. Sergio Busquet is a press resistant defensive midfielder, a deep-lying playmaker. He cannot play on any side of the midfield three. He must sit and be supported by two extra midfielders. You can say kessie and Pedri.
Xavi is a very technical coach and wants to keep Busquet in that role to recycle possession and he’s the most experienced in that possession.
It is quite interesting to dissect the depth of the Barcelona squad for the 2022-2023 season, in this summer's transfer market there have been four big names brought in by Barcelona, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Franck Kessie and Christensen. With the addition of a number of big players, Barcelona's squad becomes stronger in the 2022-2023 season, the coach also easily determines which players will fill the starting eleven.
Possible Line Up Barcelona in the 2022-2023 season, Xavi still relies on the 4-3-3 formation because the classic formation is already very identical to Barcelona.
Ter Stegen is still Barcelona mainstay as a goalkeeper, he has been the main choice of a number of previous Barcelona coaches, including the era of Xavi Hernandez. For the coating, Barcelona still has Inaki Pena and Neto.
Pique and Ronald Araujo are likely to remain Xavi first choice at centre back, if Kounde is successfully brought in from Sevilla, Pique will have to give up his position to be replaced by Kounde. While Christensen, Eric Garcia and Umtiti will be lining up the center back.
While at left-back position will belong to Jordi Alba, but for the coating there is almost no choice, Barcelona is hunting for Marcos Alonso signature to become Jordi Alba competitor.
In the right-back sector, Barcelona also did not have much choice after Dani Alves left the squad. Sergino Dest can fill in at right-back, if needed Sergi Roberto can also play in that position. Barcelona are also trying to process the arrival of Cesar Azpilicueta so that the right-back position becomes stronger.
The arrival of Franck Kessie brought a blessing to Barcelona, he who was brought in for free from Milan could be the first choice with Pedri and Busquets. Xavi also has the option to play Gavi, Nico Gonzalez as their backing, including De Jong who still refuses to leave Barcelona.
Barcelona has more options up front, of course Lewandowski will be Xavi main choice as a new goal machine for Barcelona. Aubameyang and Depay could back up Lewandowski, but Barcelona is trying to sell Depay due to the growing stock of forwards. While for the left-winger there is Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres, on the right wing it will be Raphinha and Ousmane Dembele will be the cover.