Barcelona sporting director working on fixing overreliance on Spanish international | Barca Universal

"Barcelona's dominance this season can be credited to a mix of team effort that has been auguring well for the club under Hansi Flick. The club have also appeared far less reliant on their star player Lamine Yamal. However, at the end of the day, the Spanish international is still a key differentiator for Barça, especially with the way he can effortlessly dribble through opponents."

"As reported by Diario SPORT, Lamine Yamal averages 4.8 dribbles per game with a 55% success rate, a figure that places him in a league of his own at the club. The second-highest dribbler in the squad is not a winger or an attacking midfielder, but full-back Joao Cancelo, with 1.5 per game. That a defender is shouldering such a significant portion of the team's dribbling burden highlights the deficiency in the forward line."

"Raphinha manages just 1.0 dribbles per game, while Dani Olmo registers 0.4 and Ferran Torres a modest 0.2 with a 29% success rate. For a club of Barcelona's attacking ambitions, those figures fall well short of what is required to compete at the highest European level."

"Deco has held meetings with the agents of Anthony Gordon, the Newcastle winger who averages 1.3 dribbles per game in the Premier League. Other names under consideration include Ez Abde, currently at Betis with 1.4 dribbles per game, and Victor Munoz of Osasuna, who averages 2.2. Both are natural one-on-one specialists who have already proven their quality in La Liga, though a move for Abde now appears unlikely while Bayern are leading the race to sign Gordon."

Barcelona’s strong season performance is linked to cohesive team play under Hansi Flick and reduced reliance on Lamine Yamal. Yamal remains a key differentiator due to his ability to dribble past opponents. Barcelona sporting director Deco aims to correct an imbalance in dribbling contributions across the squad. Lamine Yamal averages 4.8 dribbles per game with a 55% success rate, while Joao Cancelo leads the rest with 1.5. Raphinha averages 1.0, Dani Olmo 0.4, and Ferran Torres 0.2 with a 29% success rate. Deco has met agents for Anthony Gordon, and is also considering Ez Abde and Victor Munoz, though Abde’s move appears unlikely and Bayern are leading for Gordon.

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