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FC Barcelona has taken a downturn

About Barça, bursting the bubble of expectations and growing without any hurry

Published:9/12/2024 - 09:28h

Updated:9/12/2024 - 09:29h

The Blaugrana team started off like a rocket, at a pace that dazzled Europe, and the slump is affecting everyone very badly. Perhaps it is not the time to put pressure on the situation.

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Four stumbles and two thrashings (in favor) in six games. Two wins, two draws and two defeats in the last few matches. The team has not yet been able to get the ball rolling since that game at the Reale Arena a month ago. This is worrying everyone who cares about the club, starting with the players and the coaching staff, as well as the fans and, obviously, the board. It is logical, the start of the season for FC Barcelona has been caviar for a public that had been wanting to enjoy a great show for some time.

This situation is stressful for everyone, especially for the protagonists. Just look at Hansi Flick, who was sent off for the first time in his career at the Benito Villamarín. The report states that it was for "leaving the technical area shouting and gesticulating, protesting" one of the decisions of the referee Muñiz Ruiz. The German is overwhelmed, it is obvious but, is it really necessary to put pressure on this?

Barça has a good group and a great leader

A teenage star who is growing by leaps and bounds; an old rocker scoring goals; a winger who can do everything; youngsters competing like veterans... In short, this squad is giving everything it has. It must be taken into account that there are very few players: 20 outfield players, 3 of them injured, and 3 goalkeepers, the first-teamer out for the whole season. That is, 19 first-team players working in cooperation with 4 players from the lower categories, 1 of whom will be out for the whole season. In total, 22 men, among whom there are several making their debut and/or not established in elite football.

It is not an excuse, far from it. It is to value what Hansi Flick is achieving, practically, with the same squad as Xavi last season. Both coaches gave everything to get the most out of the group, although the sensations are very different, without meaning to compare. The German coach is managing to make Barça a team that can take on any rival head on, however, little by little.

Things at the palace go slowly. You can't expect to be at the top from one day to the next. The start of the season for the Blaugrana team was absolutely surreal. It was a steamroller. And, mind you, it wasn't so unbeatable that day, nor is it a broken team now. Keep a cool head, analyse the situation, detect problems and solve them. FC Barcelona has the resources it has and the manager is getting the most out of them, it's not good to be critical or put pressure on. You have to burst the bubble of expectations and grow without any rush, giving the project time to marinate in Flick's essence and mature until it becomes a star dish. Cheer up, culers, "we're not that bad, man."