‘Andres Iniesta Vibes’ – Barcelona Stars midfield champion class for Spain against Sweden
Spain secured their place in next year’s World Cup final with a tense 1-0 victory over Sweden thanks to Alvaro Morata’s late winner, but it was a young midfielder who stole the show with a performance that showed maturity beyond his infancy.
Gavi is said to be one of the next big things to come out of Barcelona’s La Masia academy, and has made a meteoric rise to the first team.
The 17-year-old is making big waves for his country as well, and made a hugely impressive display for Spain in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier when La Roja booked a ticket to Qatar.
There were plenty of reactions to his fantastic 90-minute appearance on social media, and a video that lasts 2 minutes and 15 seconds evokes a huge reaction on Twitter after being viewed more than 129,000 times and garnered over 6,000 likes during the process.
His dribbling skills and speed of thought on the ball was clear to see and this fine individual performance was a shining light in an otherwise tough competition at the Estadio de La Cartuja.
There is a lot of hype around Gavi right now, which can be seen in the responses to the tweet that posted the video.
From the time the ball is sent to the time he picks up the ball. He positions himself in such a way that the opponents do not know whether to tackle or not. This allows him to pass them so easily. Iniesta and xavi did that kind of body positioning.
– Barca number one fan (@ Shuaib16503479) 15 November 2021
There were comparisons with two iconic former Barca stars in Andres Iniesta and Xavi, while others marveled at the teenager’s close control of the ball.
The midfielder hopes to add his 14 senior appearances for Barca when they face Espanyol at the Camp Nou on 20 November.