Evidently, seven months is a long time in football.
On August 19 last year, Ronald Koeman was announced as the new Barca coach, and it’s right to say that his appointment was received poorly by the masses.
Like Ernesto Valverde and Quique Setien before him, it was seemingly an underwhelming and safe choice from a board that didn’t know its backside from its elbow.
It was further evidence for many that the Catalans were a sinking ship without a rudder, and the first few performances under the Dutchman only underscored that narrative.
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