Jules Kounde, a defender for Barcelona, is totally focused on helping France win its first World Cup, but he might not be pleased with what he sees when he returns.
Sport reports that the French defender could have to play Kounde at right-back for the remainder of the campaign. The Blaugrana are unlikely to be able to recruit a right-back in January, as both Jordi Cruyff and Joan Laporta have acknowledged. Hector Bellerin and Sergi Roberto are the available choices right now, but neither can be completely trusted in the most important games.
It implies that Xavi Hernandez could be compelled to once again start Kounde at right-back. This season, he did so for a number of games in August and September. Despite his solid performances, Kounde made it clear that it was not his position, and the 24-year-old then switched back to the middle.
Didier Deschamps has only played him in that position at the World Cup, but there is a feeling that Kounde had been promised by Barcelona that he would play in his favorite position.
Kounde is completely professional and will do anything Xavi asks of him, but he also won't hold back when it comes to expressing his opinions to his management. The issue for Kounde is that Xavi could
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