Why Hansi Flick is not yet ready to depend on Barcelona youngster | OneFootball

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick is not yet prepared to place his full faith in a highly-regarded up-and-coming member of the club’s defensive ranks.

That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who highlight Jofre Torrents as the player in question.

Youngster Jofre is for his part widely considered to be a future star in the making behind the scenes in Catalunya’s capital.

Still just 18 years of age, the left-back has been consistently called up to the first-team setup in Barcelona across the season to date.

Despite the hit-and-miss performances of Alejandro Balde, though, Jofre has been afforded just two appearances in La Liga, for a total of 38 minutes on the pitch.

And this week, an insight into precisely why the Spaniard has not been afforded a more consistent chance to impress has surfaced.

As per a report from MD, Jofre, in the eyes of the Blaugrana coaching staff, ‘still seems a bit raw, particularly defensively’.

They are also worried that the pressure of a starting role ‘could burn him out’.

Conor Laird – GSFN