Barça was defeated yesterday in the match in which Real Madrid faced. Both teams had a rather poor match in terms of the level of play, and the little difference in the scoreboard coupled with the fact that Barcelona had chances to take the crash have caused Koeman to not be criticized for yesterday’s game. Obviously ignoring the altercation that happened when he was leaving the stadium with the car.
Barcelona’s tactical approach is not at all bad at first, with the lines close together in defense and the block planted very high. The team did not start the game badly, but it did not take Real Madrid too hard to take the measure and from then on it was a monologue by the meringues.
Joan Laporta stated at a press conference three weeks ago that Koeman needed a vote of confidence and wait at least to see if the situation improved with the recovery of the injured players (Agüero, Dembélé, Araujo, Pedri …), therefore he would not have a lot of sense to fire the Dutch coach before he can raise his team with these players on the pitch.
If once all the players are recovered and available to play, the team continues to leave this poor image on the pitch, it would be very likely that the president of Barça would dispense with the Dutch coach and search the market for someone who better fit the style and the philosophy: Erik Ten Hag or Xavi Hernández.
The culés will have to continue supporting Koeman in the short term because Laporta’s promise was to leave him the income until he had all his assets available to play. A promise that can cost Barça dearly, which increasingly gives the feeling that it will stop fighting for trophies in February.
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