Copa Del Rey: Barcelona manager, Valverde praises Jose Arnaiz after Real Murcia win
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- Oct 25, 2017
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Barcelona manager, Ernesto Valverde, has expressed his delight over debutant Jose Arnaiz’s performance, in their Copa del Rey win at Real Murcia.
The 22-year-old marked his first start for the club, with the third goal in the 3-0 win over the Segunda B side at the Nueva Condomina on Tuesday.
Valverde believes it is an encouraging start for the forward and was pleased to be able to give him game time, along with midfielder Carles Alena and Marc Cucurella, who also made his debut.
“He’s a player with self-assuredness,” Valverde said of Arnaiz.
“He has the goal in his head. I believed he could help us in this game and that it’s good for them [the B team players] to come and face a situation like this.
“He scored a great goal, he has a powerful shot. It’s a first step. We’ll see if we can help us more.”
The victory puts the Copa holders in pole position to progress to the last 16.
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