After Messi left, now this Barca years of accumulated problems were instantly detonated, in the absence of Messi bottom, this Barca quickly lost its dominance in La Liga, this season once fell out of the top six, even in the recent period of Atletico crazy points, Barca is only ranked fifth in the league, there is a huge point gap between the championship team. And in the Champions League, the team also broke into the sand and entered the Europa League in history. The whole team is in a very chaotic state, and although this situation has eased after Xavi's return as manager, it is undeniable that the team's immediate combat power has slipped to the lowest level in the new century.
But even if the team's situation is not optimistic, Laporta has always been optimistic, and previous remarks about superstars such as Haaland can show his confidence. And after becoming the manager, Harvey's big mouth attributes have weakened, and it seems that he has also released himself under his leadership. At a recent press conference, Xavi was asked if he was confident of winning Real Madrid in next week's national derby, and Xavi's answer was very direct, he said that Barça now has the ability to compete with any opponent, in his opinion, in today's European football, the only team that can overwhelm Barca is Bayern, and the other teams are inferior to Barca.
For Xavi's words, the vast majority of fans are listening to jokes, after all, this Barca team has created too many reverse records, and the team is not stable now. In today's environment of full decline in La Liga, Barca can only rank fifth in the league, which is obviously not a good result. Such an achievement is unacceptable for a team with a very rich history, and the success of the club in the past two decades has made fans think that Barça should compete for every title, but barca clearly has no such ability today.
Both Xavi and Laporta have said that Barca will rise at a very fast pace, and they have indeed achieved some results, and after Xavi took office, the team's mental outlook is indeed better than ever. But they don't have Messi now, and the club is under enormous financial pressure, they now have a much lower salary cap than Real Madrid next door, and a series of bad operations during Bartomeu's tenure are still affecting the team. Even if they signed Ferrantores in the winter window, they have not yet completed the registration of players and still need to clear a certain salary space, and Coutinho's loan to Villa is just the beginning.
Of course, financial problems are not fatal to a team of Barca's level, they are different from most clubs. As one of the few remaining membership clubs in Spain, they have a deep membership base and can be quickly liberated from the financial crisis as long as the epidemic subsides. But the problem is that the poor external situation shows no signs of subsiding, and with a lot of loans, Barca must learn to live a period of poverty, and they have to pay for the mistakes of Bartomeu's administration, whether they like it or not. They now earn a lot less than they did a few years ago.
In the transfer market, Barça's sign is still easy to use, as one of the three families of The Royal Saren, they still have a huge attraction to the players, but this must be based on the fact that the team can give the players a top salary, which is the weapon that realLysa has never been able to use. Today's Barcelona needs a certain amount of precipitation, and after Pedri, Nico, Garvey and other young people have grown up, they can really be competitive. Now that the financial crisis has not been lifted and the team has no reasonable framework, their appeal to the top players is limited, and the cost of losing Messi has only just begun to ferment.