3) Sergi Roberto
Sergi Roberto was very much a utility player last year, playing in all kinds of positions This season he started at right back, a position vacated by Dani Alves after he left for Juventus this summer.
Aleix Vidal is the natural replacement but the problem with the Spaniard is the fact that he has been very inconsistent. Luis Enrique is still not completely convinced he’s the right player that can fulfill the role, the Brazilian made his own.
But Roberto provides the perfect solution for Enrique. The Spaniard did extremely well in his first game in that position against Real Betis. Roberto seems to have learned the balance between attacking and defending and shows that quality even when he is deployed in a midfield role.
Roberto will be used as a utility player once again this season but Enrique might be inclined towards giving him the full-time right back role if the 24-year-old can prove himself.
