Barcelona is in a difficult spot at the moment. We dominated the league and won the domestic cup but there is disappointment over the brand of football Ernesto Valverde has introduced to the club.
Barcelona was always a free-flowing machine of attacking football that switched gears as methodically as a Formula One driver. Players like Xavi and Iniesta controlled the tempo of the game alongside Busquets for much of the golden generation and with two of those three names now in retirement, there’s need for reinforcements.
“Project 22” was an abject failure in the midfield department as none of the youngsters brought in have established themselves as starters.