This summer, Barca underwent a major personnel change, messi, who has been with the team for more than 20 years, took off his red and black shirt and joined Paris on his own, and Griezmann also returned to Atletico in the last minute. Barca have signed Eric Garcia, Depay and Aguero in succession in the transfer market. So far in the season, Barca have achieved a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in La Liga, losing 1:2 to Real Madrid at Camp Nou in the last round, have failed to beat Real Madrid in the last 5 games, and have also suffered four consecutive kills from their mortal opponents. In the Champions League, the result of 1 win and 2 losses is not so satisfactory to the fans.
But Barca are still in a period of shock, and it is not a real problem to achieve good results in the short term. So Barca picked up two young talents in a row, Pedri and Fati, in order to bet on the future. The development of Pedri and Fati in the past year is visible to the naked eye, Fati suffered a serious injury last year, but he has scored two goals after returning from injury, and this season he has worn Barca's glorious no. 10 shirt, which shows how much Barca expects from him. Pedri was the player who played the most games in Europe last season, and he also repaid the trust of the team with a wonderful performance, whether in Barca or the Spanish national team, Pedri is the first choice.
However, the two still need to grow, and the current Barca team still needs other players to carry. For example, midfielder Busquets and forward Depay. After Messi left the team, Busquets was promoted to the first captain of Barca this season, and in Barca's 12 games this season, Busquets played a total of 1,004 minutes, averaging 84 minutes per game! It was the season with the most appearances in Barca's 14 seasons. Although Busquets' attendance at Barca has always been very high over the past few years, considering that he is 33 years old, it may be very difficult to maintain such a high playing time throughout the season.
Also after Messi left the team, Barca's forward responsibility was handed over to Dutch winger Memphis Depay. Depay's performance at the beginning of the season is worth affirming, but as the season progresses, Depay's form has dropped significantly, which is closely related to the time he plays. Depay played 1065 minutes in 12 games at Barca, averaging 88 minutes per game! The team's highest, and at the same time in the Dutch national team, Depay also shouldered the offensive responsibility of the Netherlands, which caused Depay to be overburdened, and Depay, who has always been in a state of exhaustion, has not scored a sports goal since the end of August.
Barca although there are many young players, in addition to Fati, Pedri; there are also Garvey, Frankie De Jong, Dest and others. But because of a series of factors such as ability and injury, it will take time for these young talents to really take over. So whether it's Busquets or Depay, they still have to work hard and persevere.