Ernesto Valverde arrived to the Camp Nou loaded of illusion. Almost 30 years afterwards returned to the Barcelona club... Although this time like trainer. And it did not take too much in having to face the problems extradeportivos of the entity culé. First Neymar, afterwards the motion of censorship and now the debate of if 'his team bores'.
Claro, in Barcelona never there is peace -or this seems-. And the 'Txingurri' is handling all these 'crisis' of glorious form. In the press conferences appeases the spirits and tries to speak of football. The public appreciates it and allows to the staff centre in the most important, that is to win parties.
For the moment, everything goes on wheels. Nine victories in nine parties. Indisputable leaders in League and Champions and some registers sensacionales. Valverde Has won to the staff by his way to read the meetings. If it sees problems is able to amend them and gives minutes to all.
The technician extremeño knows that it needs of all the staff to win titles, and to date almost all the players are having opportunities -save Burn, Vermaelen and Alcácer-. This appreciates , more if the results accompany. Vidal, Denis, Mascherano, Digne or Paulinho fulfil and the team works.
Rigorous technician
What more surprises of Valverde is precisely this, his capacity to test new systems without prejudicing a general diagram of the team. The rotations are calmer -with Luis Enrique perhaps sinned of atrevimiento- and to Messi gives him more freedom that never so that it deploy his best football.
While Dembélé is of drop looks for a right extreme that achieve to settle here. The aim is to pose a strategy of 4-4-2 that surprise to the rivals and allow to the Barcelona be solid backwards.