Ronald Koeman’s reins definitely had him 4-0 and 0-3 at home and home wins against Villarreal and Celta de Vigo respectively.
However, with a draw and two losses in their last 3 outings, Saturday’s 1-3 win over Real Madrid in El Clásico, FC Barcelona suffered their worst debut in the La Liga crusade in 25 years.
And while blaugrana remains ranked 12th with only 7 numbers out of 15 imaginable in 2020/2021 so far, some corners of the local press seek to highlight the positives that have been appreciated since dream team legend succeeded Quique Setien.
On Monday morning, SPORT presents a list of six of them in general and notes first of all that Barca is now with more intensity and speed than before.
The young players contributed to this replenishment, of course, which led to a dynamism of the ball and a flow of it.
Koeguy was accused of giving in to big names during a period doomed to failure at Valencia, but when he was named to his favorite club, he promised to be a frank guy who would decide on the players based on his merits.
To help that, then, abandoning Antoine Griezmann for Pedri, 17, and Sergi Roberto for Sergino Dest, 19, on Saturday showed courage: his replacements were not replaced before 80 minutes, which was widely criticized.
Focusing on the individual performances of the youngsters, Dest possibly the most productive player of Barca at Camp Nou and the performances koeman controlled to extract from Francisco Trincao, Pedri and Ronald Araujo when confidence gives hope for the future.
Of all, however, ansu Fati’s star shines to the fullest and the guinea-born feeling is growing that of the Dutchman.
SPORT believes catalans are in a position to make the most of Captain Lionel Messi, and if he still has an open purpose this season, Fati and Philippe Coutinho’s returns have put less pressure on the Golden Ball winner to keep the ball going.
With Jordi Alba regaining Dest’s form and clever adaptation since leaving Ajax on the other flank, Barca has regained the bands and will watch to explode against Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Once again, as warned in Ferencvaros’ 5-1 mutilation, it is in the largest European club football tournament that Barca can recover and receive a well-deserved boost.
Now in Barcelona, after six years in Sao Paulo, I have written extensively on these topics through progress and analysis, while I have also covered adjustment reports for
Now founded in Barcelona after six years in Sao Paulo, I have written extensively on these topics through ideas and research, while covering adjustment reports for tournaments such as the America’s Cup. In addition to writing for Forbes Sports, I edit Yellow