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Barcelona have struggled in LaLiga Santander this season, as well as failing to secure first place in Group G of the Champions League, and they urgently need some of their big investments to take a step forward.
Although Ronald Koeman has come under scrutiny following recent devastating results, players are also to blame for the team’s sub-par performances.
“Whose fault will it be if it is not the fault of the players, who are the ones playing?” Antoine Griezmann asked rhetorically after the loss to Juventus at the Camp Nou. “We know how to work and run, you have to want to do it every day.”
Lionel Messi and Griezmann are coming under fire, but there are others who have failed to stand out this season.
While the Argentine and the French are possibly the ones who are most involved in the games and who have sometimes stepped forward, players like Philippe Coutinho, Frenkie de Jong, Ousmane Dembele, Miralem Pjanic and Francisco Trincao are not yet up to speed. height. Expectations.
The Brazilian international was expected to lead Barcelona’s midfield, but his performances lag far behind those of the 18-year-old Pedri.
Barcelona spent 150 million euros to acquire the services of Coutinho from Liverpool in 2018 and the most expensive song in its history has achieved just three goals and two assists in 10 games this year, after his season on loan at Bayern Munich.
Meanwhile, De Jong, who was in awe of Ajax, has so far failed to show his virtues at the Camp Nou, even after the appointment of his former national coach.
It is clear that what Barcelona has been doing so far this season is not enough. They need something more than Messi and Griezmann if they want to challenge domestically and abroad in 2020/21.
Against Levante on Sunday, Koeman hopes to see the birth of an improvement.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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