Since Ernesto Valverde landed in the bench of the FC Barcelona, have not been few the changes that has imposed to tactical level, that have served for innovar to a staff, by the way, with a lot of new faces in the last times. The system of rotations of Valverde is less aggressive that the one of Luis Enrique, but has practically the whole of the staff to make his alignments.
There is true 'intocables' for the Txingurri, but the true is that along the season 2017-18 Ernesto Valverde practically has not repeated too many alignments in the 28 days of LaLiga Santander 2017-18. The Barcelona technician has not done drastic variations between parties, but has commissioned to retouch his onces initial to treat to adapt to each rival.
The Barça also knows to win without Messi
This Saturday, against the Málaga in The Rosaleda, the indisputable pillar of the Barcelona team remained in Barcelona. Leo Messi finish to be father of his third son, Ciro, and the FC Barcelona had to play in The Rosaleda without the best footballer of the planet. And, what seemed that it could turn into a tragedy, turned into an opportunity of gold.
Players like Coutinho, Dembélé, Luis Suárez, Rakitic and company stepped advance and the FC Barcelona played more than ever like team, with the individualities of all these players improving. This does not want to say neither much less that the Barça played better without Messi -would be a madness affirm this-, but yes is true that, at least in the first-half, the players culés stepped forward in his performance.
Valverde, the best agent of staff
It is merit of the own players and of the quality that have in his boots, but also of Ernesto Valverde. The glorious management of the 'Txingurri' causes that all the footballers seat connected to the team and, when have opportunity, surrender to the maximum level -or at least try it- on the lawn, being motivated when knowing that, if they give the do of breast, will have of more options to have minutes in the future.
Valverde Knows ilusionar to the staff, although the best motivation of all are the results. And the fact to win without problems in spite of the absence of Leo Messi, although it was against the colista of the classification, approaches even more to the FC Barcelona to the aim of the titles. In the Barça no only there are stars, but there is team: the commitment of all is perfectly palpable.