Barca lost to the "promotion horse" and "scapegoat" Koeman

Yangzi Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Tang Min

Falcao struck a fatal blow

Vallecano scored the only goal of the game in the 30th minute, with forward Trejo sending a direct pass after a steal at the feet of Barca captain Busquets, and veteran Falcao burst into the box to get rid of Barca vice captain Pique, and then got up and fired a low shot that bounced into the net. Coincidentally, Falcao wears the number 3 shirt, which is rare for strikers, and Barca centre-back Pique is also wearing the number 3 shirt.

Colombian striker Falcao has been famous for many years, known as the "Tiger", and has been the captain of the Colombian national team for a long time, because he is now 35 years old, he is also jokingly called "Old Tiger" by fans. In September this year, Turkish Super League giants Galatasaray did not want to bear Falcao's high salary, and after negotiating with him, he terminated his contract a year earlier, and he joined Vallecano on a free transfer.

Falcao chose the Number 3 shirt for Vallecano to pay tribute to his father, who died of a heart attack two years ago, and the elder Falcao wore the Number 3 shirt when he was a player.

Falcao played for Atletico Madrid, and from 2011 to 2013 he played for Atletico for two seasons, scoring three goals against Barca in La Liga four times, but Atletico lost to Barca four times that year. In his two seasons at Atletico, Falcao has twice finished third in La Liga's top scorers list, both behind Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. It wasn't until this game that Falcao finally won against Barca in La Liga for the first time.

"Scapegoat" Koeman dropped out of class

Judging from this season's La Liga rankings, Barca's loss to Vallecano is not a cold goal. Vallecano is fifth with 19 points and has won all five La Liga home games this season, making it the best La Liga team at home.

However, from the historical record, Vallecano's victory over Barca is a super cold goal. Barca ended a 13-game winning streak against Rayo Vallecano, after scoring an average of 4.3 goals per game during their winning streak against Rayo Vallecano. Rayo Vallecano's last victory over Barca in La Liga was in December 2002, also at Rayo Vallecano's home stadium, with a score of equally 1-0.

After a upset defeat to Rayo Vallecano, Barca's ranking has fallen to 9th in the league, a new low in nearly 19 years, and the club finally decided to change managers. In 2020, after Setien left school, Koeman took over the Barca coaching position, but since Laporta took office, Koeman's position has been unstable.

In his 14 months in charge of Barca, Coman led the team to 67 games with a record of 40 wins, 11 draws and 16 losses, bringing only Barca a Copa del Rey, and former Barca midfielder Xavi became the favourite to replace Koeman.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Barca's current situation is definitely not because of Koeman's incompetence. After losing Messi, today's Barça can no longer match the name of the giants, and Koeman is just a "scapegoat". In the short term, Barca's predicament will continue, no matter who changes coaches.

Source: Yangtze Evening News