On October 28, an hour after losing to Rayo Vallecano, Koeman learned of his class on the returning plane. As early as a few months ago, the news of Koeman's dismissal and Barca's coaching was very loud, and even if Laporta repeatedly disguised his desire to fire Koeman in the face of the media, perhaps even Koeman himself understood that the end of this longing for home was coming.
Undone
The clock goes back to 14 months ago, when the Dutch team was on track under Koeman, and as the European Championship approached, many Dutch fans longed for tulips to bloom again at the World Series, but on that day, Koeman chose to pursue his dream.
The 2-8 defeat plunged the whole of Catalonia into deep grief, and Barca urgently needed a new leader to lead the team forward, at least psychologically. Unlike other clubs, Barca's coaching is much more complicated, first of all, advocating that pass control is a quality that the Barca manager must have, and secondly, whether the resume is linked to Barca DNA is also one of the important conditions, Xavi is the first person to be mentioned, but taking over the team at such a gray moment is too cruel for a novice coach who does not have a day of European team coaching experience, and finally, under all kinds of contact, Koeman took office.
A year ago, Koeman took office
Appointed to the defeated army, he was ordered to be in danger. Koeman took up his post with all the good stories he once had about Barcelona. However, from his first day in office, the calm no longer belonged to the ambitious Dutchman. Messi demanded to leave the team and purge Suarez, and in this pile of emergencies that Koman could not control, Koeman was always forced to play the role of "killer". In desperation, he had to become a weapon for Bartomeu to clean up Suarez, and a year later, at the behest of Laporta, he could only smile at the media: Without Messi, we are still Barcelona.
Unfortunately, in La Porta's heart, without Koman, they are still Barcelona.....
In his heart, there is no one but himself who cannot be replaced
At this point in the story, it is not a merit or a demerit, and everyone may have their own comments in their hearts. But no matter which side you stand on, I still want to ask you a question, is the current situation in Barcelona really Koeman's fault?
In his press conferences, Laporta has always sent a message to the outside world: we are here to save Barca, and the current difficulties are caused by the predecessors and the league. We all know that in the mind of a chairman who can drive Messi away with his wrist, Koeman is just a useful pawn on the chessboard, and once he loses value or the big picture is in crisis, he will inevitably become one of those many victims.
Good luck in the future
Admittedly, Koeman's transformation of Barca's tactics is incomplete and unsuccessful, but if Barca does not have a debt of up to 1.3 billion, if there is no Dembele, Coutinho and Umtiti on the bench, if Messi and Suarez remain in the team, will Barca's performance really be worse than it is now? If Xavi accepts Laporta's invitation, can he really lead this youth army to a result that everyone can recognize?
As president, Laporta is more concerned about whether his ass is stable than the results, and as a fan who once loved this team, he hopes that Harvey can accept the lessons of the past, after all, being wrapped up in dreams is a happy and terrible thing from beginning to end.