FC Barcelona is going through a delicate moment both on and off the pitch, but as Laporta himself would say they are not so bad. This Barça that was a disaster, that did not shoot at the door, that has two painful consecutive defeats in the Champions League and that does not give for more is there, just two points from Madrid, Atleti or Seville and five from Real with one game less. To be an evicted team, it is maintaining itself quite well and the victory against Valencia should serve as a morale boost for the team.
But do not go crazy or get carried away by the result. The game against Valencia is a sign of improvement but the team’s growth margin is not much greater than what we have seen. To fight in LaLiga against most of the teams in the championship it gives, but Europe and the greats are another different chapter.
Koeman had been waiting for the injured to recover, especially Ansu Fati, and now that most of them are already at this Barça, much more cannot be expected. The Spanish winger has just recovered and will surely show better performance, but a single player does not pull a team like Barcelona, unless you are Messi and those times in which the Argentine covered the collective deficiencies are over. And young people cannot be burdened with responsibilities either, they are the future and even though they are already shining, it is the task of others to take the games forward.
Barcelona’s situation is not fixed by one or two players, the team needs a deep renovation that is not going to come at the moment. Until the end of the season they will have to put up with what they have and surely the culés will live in a roller coaster of results throughout the course. The Barcelona are not so bad but neither it is necessary to unleash the euphoria.
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