Riqui Puig graduates with distinction against Atletico

Riqui Puig graduates with distinction against Atletico

Rique repitió titularidad ante el Atlético
Rique repitió titularidad ante el Atlético | VALENTÍ ENRICH

The cantera player shone and is Barca's great hope

Riqui Puig convinced Quique Setien with his performance against Celta Vigo and doubled down on that against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou. He shone and showed his Barca DNA in a fantastic performance. 

He know what this shirt means and he was born to play for the club, first touch passing, quick on the ball, great vision with and without it, he has ideal characteristics to play in a team that Guardiola, Xavi and Iniesta once did. 

The young Barca player showed some imprecision at the start, perhaps nervous, but soon took control and played like an attacking midfielder.

Perhaps the most surprising thing was how often he called for the ball, offering himself and doing well on it. Puig without the ball is remarkable too, how he moves through the lines. He gets on with Messi in a footballing sense and understands what the Argentine wants from him.

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