Barcelona was trying to forget his
worst week, where the team lost his match against his historical rival Real
Madrid and was unable to score a single goal against Celta. These to
consecutive defeats raise some questions about Luis Enrique club direction and
style.
The match against Ajax had two clear halves, and the first one showed everything that is wrong in current Barça. But at the end the result was 2-0 for Barcelona with Messi breaking another record, so everyone was happy at the end.
During all this season, some things
showed in Barcelona that need to be fixed. The first one is the inability of
the midfield to link with the forwards, with a lack of creativity that is
required to allow Messi to play his best games, and forcing him to drop deep to
get the ball for himself.
We thought of Rakitic as a possible
substitution for the important role of Xavi, but he has been unable to do so
and it seems that Barcelona still needs Xavi now more than ever. But with Xavi
getting older, and Rakitic not at the same level, playing safer and not trying
to penetrate and open the opponent’s defense there is no easy future in the midfield. Also, the injuries of
Iniesta will not help this team weakness.
Probably now is a good time to
introduce the youngsters, Denis Suarez, Sergi Samper and Alen Halilovic to help
in this position and prepare for the future of that midfield. They are a group
of talented young players, but they need time to get used to the Barcelona
First team and the couch has to give them minutes so they can understand the
roles of Xavi and Iniesta.
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