Each team: Barcelona s midfield competition is fierce, Cassado faces difficulties in appearance but he is willing to accept the challenge

August 18 According to the Daily Sports Daily, the competition for Barcelona's midfield in the new season is still very fierce, with Mark Cassado facing the difficulty of playing, but the 21-year-old Spanish midfielder is willing to accept the challenge.

In the midfield position, Frick faces the trouble of happiness. The German coach can form two starting midfield lineups, and even when Mark Bernal returns seriously injured, he will have one more player available.

Last week, the midfield trio composed of De Jong, Pedri and Fermin started. Among them, Fermin replaced Olmo, who often started last season, while Pedri and De Jong were unshakable choices in Frick's heart.

However, even if the above three players are excluded, Barcelona also has four midfielders, Olmo, Garvey, Cassado and Bernal, who can serve as the main players in almost any team in Europe. Therefore, the competition within the team is very fierce, and every minute of playing time is extremely valuable. Although the next game is intensive and there will be injuries, there will never be too many players.

In the second half of Mallorca, Garvey and Ormo made their appearance as substitutes, bringing changes to Frick, while Casardo did not get a minute of playing time. At the beginning of last season, Cassado stood out in the Barcelona team due to Bernal's serious injury, and he gradually became an important member of Fric.

Despite lacking top-level game experience, the young Cassado performed well, supporting the team in the midfield in the first two or three months of the 2024/2025 season and helped Barcelona achieve a remarkable winning streak.

For the start of the 2025/2026 season, Casardo's situation is different. With De Jong fully recovering and becoming one of Frick's most trusted players, Casardo's chances of entering the starting lineup or rotation are greatly reduced. In addition, Bernal's return is also coming.

Casado has realized that it will be very difficult to get a chance to play in Barcelona. This summer, there were rumors that Cassado might leave Barcelona (the club and the player team received some offers), and several Premier League clubs including Chelsea expressed interest in him.

In response to this, Cassado kept telling his agent to ignore those quotes. As a die-hard Barcelona fan, Cassado is willing to stay in the team to accept the challenge, and he will continue to do his best to play for Barcelona.