Adriano kept giving him the ball when he (Samper) had players on him. I think he'd play better if more of the regulars were present in the defense.
Samper always had players around him ,that is one of his problems not Adriano problem tbf
Samper is good with the ball generally ,but is is the details of his game that keep him away from 1st team .his off the ball game is still poor
He doesn't really put himself in the positions he need to be ,he doesn't have that awareness .
Look at Busquets,Xavi or even Sergi Roberto in the same game .they always know where to be ,whether in defense or offense .many times I was surprised with Roberto movement last night as he was in the positions Samper should be .at times I felt Roberto was doing 2 men job . Samper on the other hand wasn't .many times he just keep himself in his place leading to him being pressed while in defense he sometimes look to the ball too much and forget who he should be defending
I honestly believe that the board has done him good by keeping him with Barca B ,he is growing there and he wasn't good enough for Liga that year and could have wasted his time on the bench of another team .Playing with B team while getting those games and trainings with 1st team is good .
I hope he really fix his game and understanding of the play .could do him really well