Barcelona has disorders at both ends of the club right now and presidential aspirings are doing their thing to convince enthusiasts that they will face the sensible and ass of the institution’s downfall.
It is true that Lionel Messi sought to leave this summer and that the three major signings that will be his lieutenants in the field: Philippe Coutinho, Antoine Greizmann and Ousmane Dembélé have not been able to get up.
But there is one less glamorous: the magic has dried up, the outstanding youth academy of La Masia no longer produces players for the first team.
Antoine Griezmann (left) and Ousmane Dembele are examples of unproductive handovers
Sergio Busquets (left) and Gerard Piqué (right) studied at La Masia
The Masia was once a sacred lawn, but the ground no longer produces
This is a recent phenomenon. Only Sergi Roberto has emerged in recent years to claim something resembly of a position established in the first team.
Ansu Fati, recently injured, was about to handle it and Pedri, Oscar Mingueza and Ronald Araujo have been 3 of the positives of the season so far, Araujo and Pedri have been bought as already impressive teenagers rather than being seen as youngsters. and complex in all age groups.
The additional challenge now for Barcelona is that the gaps left by the absence of graduates of youth groups can no longer be covered with signatures because there is no money, and with the disappearance of the old guard, is more than ever for replacements. to emerge.
Barcelona want a new Gerard Piqué and a new Sergio Busquets, but with Team B still languishing on the third level of Spanish football where 4 of the last five seasons have passed, there are few contenders to succeed those legends of the club.
Edited through Associated Newspapers Ltd
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