3 Areas for Sergi Roberto to Improve on to Become a Barcelona Great

The 2015-16 season has been Sergi Roberto’s breakthrough for Barcelona.

Of course, he really broke through in 2013-14—a campaign in which he played 27 times. But it is only this term in which he has found his feet at the club and become a valuable player for manager Luis Enrique.

For far too long after he made his debut, in 2010, Roberto was a player of little consequence.

He was first seen as a hot prospect and then as someone who was never going to make good on their early potential.

Barcelona would use him to pad out sides for Copa del Rey games or from the bench when they wanted to give someone a rest.

It also felt like last season would be his final one at the club, but per Sport, the Barcelona boss convinced him to stay and train as a full-back during pre-season.

The midfielder excelled at right-back early in the campaign, and it gave him a lot of confidence, which he took with him even after Dani Alves returned to his usual spot.

Suddenly, Roberto was looking good in midfield and wherever else Lucho chose to put him.

His professional attitude and good technical ability, combined with strong work rate, meant the coach was happy to use him at …

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