FC Barcelona: everything you need to know about Marc Guiu
Coming into play in Barca’s match against Athletic, the 17-year-old scored the victory goal for Xavi’s team. But who is he really?About 30 seconds. That’s all 17-year-old Marc Guiu needed to make the difference and give FC Barcelona a victory over Athletic (1-0). Launched by João Félix, the striker trained at La Masia went to challenge Unai Simon, whom he beat to score his first pro goal with Barça. And yesterday, on social networks as in the media, everyone asked the same question: but where did this kid come from?
It must be said that unlike Lamine Yamal or Gavi, already a little known to the general public even before their debut in the first team, Marc Guiu was a rather discreet and unknown player. The young Catalan, who has been at the club since he was 7, did not even play with team B (there was only 8 minutes), but was still playing with the U19 from Barcelona. Admittedly, he came out of a beautiful Euro U17 with Roja, in which he scored 4 goals and shared the star with Yamal, but apart from the specialists of football of the categories of young, he was not really popular.
Rather strong striker (he flirts with the meter 90), he has a profile that was only very rarely out of the ranks of La Masia in recent years: that of surface player. Player who is mostly used to move in the last meters of the opponent, he is on the lookout for any usable ball in front of the opposing cages and is also very dangerous if the opposing defense leaves him spaces. He shines in large part thanks to his physical abilities – he is good at aerial play, fast and powerful – more than by his technique. He is also a player who does not let go, performing a constant pressing, which pleases his coaches.
Xavi, who had already seen him at work during the summer, greatly appreciated his profile. He had also called on him for the duel against Granada before the break, even if he had finally not played him. Deco, the new sports director of the club, is also one of his greatest admirers and believes in him a lot. Internally, everyone compares him to Robert Lewandowski, and Barca staff members are convinced that he may have a major role to play in the near future. That’s all we want.
