ANDa is official. The Barcelona has entered a state of combustion. Bad news devours the club on and off the pitch. The signals that are emitted from Can Bara They are lousy and we can already speak of a crisis with all the letters. The question is in knowing where and when a team that seems in free fall will hit bottom.
It is inevitable that times that already seemed forgotten by Barcelona come to mind. The time prior to the first arrival of Joan Laporta to power, when the club was governed by Joan Gaspart. All the self-esteem that the culs gained during the glorious years of Rijkaard, Guardiola and Luis Enrique seems to have disappeared. It is a club in a state of depression.
Nefarious start
The results do not deceive and speak of a weak Bara like few others. He has only added 16 points in 11 games, with what equals his worst records since wins are worth three points (00-01 and 02-03).
The public disengages
Entrance to the match against him Alavs it was especially bad (37,278 viewers). The combination between the start of the All Saints Bridge, the bad team play and the ticket prices have led to one of the worst tickets in the tournament. Camp Nou in recent times. Numbers more typical of the pandemic than of a team that is already allowed 100% of its capacity.
Will carry her
It’s been a long time since he Barcelona he had no problems in his doorkeeper like they do now. Since Vctor Valds settled in the first team, the Catalans have been chaining great goalkeepers in their squads. Ter Stegen, who until recently was a footballer who decides games from the goalkeeper, now has no impact. It is denied.
We are tender in defense
“We received goals with very little.” The phrase of Jordi Alba sums up the curse that Barcelona is having this season in defending. He has gotten used to being behind on the scoreboard and, what is more worrying, to being scored on the first shot on goal they take in every game. A drama. With that of Alavs, is the fifth match that they fit the first: Benfica, Atltico, Valencia and Real Madrid. On Vallecas went to the second.
Morale on the floor
You just have to listen to the speech that has come out from the dressing room throughout the season, with the famous “is what there is” of Piqu and Koeman to realize that the team’s morale is down. I confirmed it Sergi after the draw against him Alavs saying that “these players are very good and they have to believe in themselves” or that rather than think about fighting LaLiga you have to think about winning a game. The environment and the state of depression is what it is and is very dangerous.
So far and so close
The Only went to bed as far from the lead as relegation. A fact that reflects the worrying situation of the team in the domestic championship.
And it can be worse …
Tuesday’s game, in Kiev, represents a final for Barcelona. The Catalans risk their survival in the Champions League. Not getting into the round of 16 would not only represent a tough stick in sports, but would also further disrupt the accounts of the entity.
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