Ronald Koeman, in the Barça-Stuttgart

THE KOEMAN PLAN

The five keys to the 'new Barça' that Ronald Koeman wants

Published:19/08/2021 - 22:11h

Updated:20/08/2021 - 01:06h

Although Barça has started the 2020-21 season with good feelings, Koeman knows that there are many points to improve so that the team can be competitive again

Calendar of FC Barcelona

The victory of the FC Barcelona in front of the Real Sociedad left very good feelings of the culés in the beginning of season, but also points that the team has to improve, like the disconnection of the players that originated the discount of the realistic when the meeting was totally sentenced. They are appearances that Ronald Koeman takes in account and works to resolve as soon as possible.

The Dutch is very conscious that it is complicadísimo 'reconstruct' to a team that was accustomed to play for Leo Messi, because the Argentinian was the engine of the Barça by too many years. However, the good news is that the trainer has with what place in front of the exit of the crack Argentinian for, after a very irregular campaign, recover the shine that so much ask the fans. Koeman Has to his favour that has the confidence of the president, Joan Laporta, and that has a very necessary profile to lead a revolution in Can Barça.

With his altibajos, Koeman has showed that no 'short' to the moment to take the decisions and that defends (through thick and thin) his ideas, as long as they go to be beneficial for his. Has the experience of the past season, that was a Russian mountain of emotions and feelings, by what now is conscious of what works and what no, in addition to having new 'tools' with which work.

It remains to ask if the ideas and ambition of the Dutch, with the talent and potential of all his players, will be sufficient to confront the first season 'post Messi'. It is an interrogante that will resolve with the happen of the weeks, but there are hopes, at least for the moment. To continuation review the keys of the plan of Koeman for 'revolutionise' again to the Barça:

Pressure with and without balloon

One of the big novelties of the 'new Barça', at least in the first party of the season, went the pressure asfixiante of the players at all times, that avoided that the Real Sociedad felt comfortable inside the field. The blaugrana dominated the spherical, as they accustom, but also knew to react in front of the -few- losses and the attempts of the realistic to surpass the half of field.

Fewer errors and distractions

The defensive errors were the heel of Achilles of the culés in the past course. It is a point that still has to work, but the defensive solidity is definitely one of the priorities of Koeman in this season. For this, will be key the new signings (Eric or Emerson), in addition to the pressure and leadership of Gerard Hammered in the defensive saga, ordering and comandando to all his mates.

No longer there is an alone goleador

All the Barcelona fans expect that players like Memphis or Antoine Griezmann destapen like goleadores in this season, but is a reality that will be impossible that equalise the more than 30 goals by season that annotated Leo Messi with the elastic Barcelona. Of there that for Koeman was key that all his footballers are involved in the offensive and look for to annotate at all times. The implication of the midfield players is paramount in this task.

The subject of the variations of drawing

In his first year like trainer of the Barça, to Koeman criticised him too much that it did not give with the 'key' to tactical level of the Barcelona team. It tested with several systems to finish marrying with the 3-5-2, but in the last stretch of the season, when more near of the doublet estban, the approach left to be effective for the Barcelona. In this season, however, the one of Zaandam looks forward to to go varying of drawing and that all work, with upsetting in the 4-3-3, 3-4-3 and 3-5-2.

The 'miracles' of the year

The big challenge of Koeman is to recover to the players that have remained argued in previous years. The main signalled is Philippe Coutinho, that has been in the dry dam from the past month of December. The Brazilian will remain cen Can Barça and the Dutch now expects to find his best version, because has potential to be key in the team post Messi.

Next match of FC Barcelona

La Liga | Jornada 30
FC Barcelona
Las Palmas

FC Barcelona - Las Palmas

Saturday, 30 of March of 2024 21:00h
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Buy tickets
Calendar FC Barcelona
Today highlights

Most read