At a glance
- Gavi is starting be to Hansi Flick’s go-to man at FC Barcelona
- The Andalusian can play any of the positions in midfield and even on the wing
- With this, he follows the example of teammate Eric Garcia.
If you need a midfield job doing, Gavi‘s your man.
Many wrote off the Andalusian when suffering another injury in the knee he tore his ACL in back in late 2023. That latest knock kept him out from FC Barcelona action early in the 2025/2026 campaign until the spring.
Trusted with unwavering faith and loyalty by Hansi Flick, though, those that were concerned Gavi would lose his confidence and therefore intensity upon returning to the pitch were sadly mistaken.
“I will always be the same,” he vowed to DAZN Espana a month ago. “I’ve been like that since I was born and it’s my way of competing”.
The way Gavi fought at the Metropolitano in the Champions League defeat against Atletico Madrid, and flew himself into a tackle on Saturday in the 2-1 win over Osasuna, backs this.
In El Sadar, the smallest player on the pitch again won four aerial duels, the same number of tackles and had 95% success on 59 passes according to WhoScored?.
Gavi is another wildcard at Barcelona for Hansi Flick
Just like Eric Garcia, Gavi is Flick’s go to man in the midfield that can play any position. Whether it’s as a CAM in Fermin Lopez and Dani Olmo’s spot, alongside Pedri or as a pivot, you can count on the 21-year-old to do the job.
With Marcus Rashford sometimes failing to impress in Raphinha’s absence, we’ve also seen him putting on fine displays on the left wing. He’d be equally as comfortable on the opposite flank too.
Often underrated by rivals as a rough and tumble savage, Gavi is a technical beast reared in La Masia, with unmatched heart and a winning mentality.
He now has to continue in this vein of form until the World Cup, and convince Luis de la Fuente that he can provide the same services for Spain in North America while oddly wearing the number 9 shirt La Roja gave him as a teenager.
