In the 25th round of La Liga, Barcelona's 4-1 victory over Valencia is believed to be something that many people did not expect. Didn't this Barca team just a few months ago have to die and not even get into the top four, and how did they suddenly start to win games again?
In fact, this has a lot to do with barca's wave of operations in the winter transfer window last year, which can be said to be the wave of buying and selling people in the winter window, so that Barça directly replenished enough immediate combat strength to continue to impact the top four. Although the person who bought it may not fully meet Barca's future team building ideas, as long as it is enough at the moment, first grab back the top four, and then slowly talk about the rest later.
In the winter window, the 33-year-old Aguero suddenly announced his retirement due to heart problems, and I believe that this sudden incident also brought a lot of trouble to Barca at that time, after all, the team originally planned to rely on Aguero to score points, how did it suddenly retire!
Fortunately, Aguero's retirement also freed up a certain salary space for Barca, and the team also chose to loan Coutinho to the Premier League, and the salary space that can be operated has naturally become more generous, so Barca signed three strikers in one fell swoop: the future foundation of the team, Feran Torres, and Aubameyang and Adama Traore, who seem to be not in tune with the team's style.
It is understandable to sign Torres, after all, the 21-year-old also has the hope of leading the future Spanish front, and I believe that Barca also very much hope that he can grow into a big man in the front.
And Aubameyang is like a gamble that does not lose money, the player is free, no signing fee as long as the salary is on the line, Aubameyang's performance in the Premier League is beyond doubt, Barca may face the possibility of not joining the team, but do not need money to sign a solid striker, such an almost profitable business in front of who will not do it?
And Adama not to mention, on loan he is a powerful artifact for Barca to grab points at the end of this season, and the king of the British is not a god to block the god?
No, after a few run-ins, the new players in the front gradually played a combination, Aubameyang found la Liga goal boots, and even drove Dembele, who had been in poor form before, which can be said to really reverse the decline in the first half of the season.
But for the team, maybe these players can really win points at the moment, but in the long run, are these people really suitable for Barca? To know that when Xavi took office, the slogan shouted was to re-implement the pass control kick, so is this barca really on the road of pass control now?