The Barça appeared 'enchufati' since the minute one: Rhythm, intensity and hunger

Although it is true that still is very soon to take out conclusions, a thing is clear: against the Villarreal, the Barça of Koeman had a debut dreamed. The culés ran during the ninety minutes, and especially during the first-half played with a level of intensity that did not see from did time. Presionaron, drowned to the rival and focused always the contrary goal.

With the 4-0 raised the foot of the accelerator, but there is not doubt that the blaugrana went out enchufados from the minute one of party, conscious that it had arrived the hour to turn off the last fires with football, goals and dose of illusion. Ronald Koeman forced to his players to train the same day of the party, in the morning, and also did them heat with intensity before the group 'groguet' jumped to the terrain of game.

It can that some decisions of the Dutch technician have surprised, like the fact to explain very little (or at all) this season with Riqui Puig, but of what can not doubt is that the ex seleccionador of the Low Countries want to that his players sacrifice , play with intensity and improve physically the performances of the last seasons.

Precisely the big defeats of the Barça in the last times have given against teams much more physical, with greater youth in the average of age and, also, hunger of titles. The fact to see new faces like Pedri, Trincao, Coutinho, Pjanic or Ansu Fati beside other youngsters 'cracks' as Of Jong and Lenglet, fully settled in the titularity, boosts this feeling of renewal that so much wished Bartomeu.

With Koeman, the Barça has ensured that there is not relaxation in the team. The one who want to play, will have to run more and train better that his mates. And also it is a positive factor the fact that the Barça have now a more numerous staff and rejuvenated: maximum competitiveness in all the positions, and this that still lacking for arriving a right side (Sergiño Dest) and perhaps some reinforcement more for the defence and the attack.

Intensity, win, physicist and less 'Messi-Dependency'

This Sunday, Koeman presented an eleven headline with seven novelties with regard to the that fit the 8-2 against the Bayern, with Quique Setién in the bench. And besides, with an entirely distinct spirit to the of Lisbon. Messi went back to be the reference, but of form much more diluted that the past campaign: Ansu Fati, Coutinho, Griezmann, Of Jong and company delivered responsibilities that till lately aunaba the Argentinian.

His new position of 'false nine' frees him to assume so much weight in the team, and this will be definitely something very positive if the '10' is still thinking in doing the cases in June of 2021. To the Barça of Koeman asked him that it ran, that sacrificed , that felt the colours and that moved away of the 'Messi-Dependency'. For the moment, in this first official test in front of the Villarreal, has achieved it. We will see if, in the following, the culés follow going out the same of 'enchufatis'.