The set of Valverde has reached the limit to the final stretch of the course
In one year, one month and two days, Barcelona has gone from signing a pleteous comeback to receiving an embarrassing one. Both, yes, they are historical. One for the posterity before the PSG and another one, this Wednesday, in front of the Rome. From a glorious night to a poisonous one. Because, paraphrasing Luis Enrique, the story of the milkmaid came true: the pitcher broke from so much dreaming. Now, what has caused this debacle that knocks down the options of his third triplet?
Predictable disaster
When walking through the wire without being a tightrope walker, there are two options: fall comfortably on the net or stamp against the tiles. The second happened to Barça, much as Ernesto Valverde warned even in Swahili that he did not want to relax in his players or confidence because of the plethoric tone of the harsh environment. Not even when, converted Jordi Alba a Barcelona spokesman a week ago, admitted without hesitation that the staff thought of the triplet. Too much euphoria. So much so that the group thought that everything was done on the same stage where they conquered their first triple crown. Pity, in this game of thrones he ended up losing his options in Italy.
Obvious wear
This Barça goes tongue-in-cheek after signing 49 games between the League, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League with only two defeats (Espanyol and Roma). Above, Ernesto Valverde is faithful, in excess, to his Praetorian guard, and there is no way for the second unit to enter into his plans with more assiduity. The proof is that there were almost no rotations against Leganes in another infamous game in which the magic of Leo Messi healed the dying. It has been used so much the main wagon of the train, which has gone astray.
Major injuries
Playing without Sergio Busquets is like doing it without five duros in your pocket in the arcade machines years ago. There are no extra lives without him. And less, when it is limping. In Rome he again infiltrated the GPS, the only one without another replacement despite the great work of Ivan Rakitic. What happened happened. Above, Messi, who willingly accepted his four substitutions to be dosed in a course of maturity, suffered some ailments. And Gerard Pique charged with a discomfort in his right knee without stopping even a second. Too many ailments in vital players. In others, like Samuel Umtiti, the drop in his performance is remarkable ... just when he talks about his renovation.
Without saving goal
Messi did not score. Granted, it will not always hold a bullseye, especially when this course commands the Golden Boot with 29 in the League and adds 10 more in all competitions. However, the goal of the star was more than necessary, especially because in all the eliminations in the Champions League since 2007, he has not scored. In addition, his friend and neighbor Luis Suarez does not mark away from home in Europe precisely since he celebrated in 2015 at the Olympic to Rome. In total, 938 days.
Transfers without incidence
With Philippe Coutinho, the most expensive contract in Barça's history (160 million euros), watching the Champions from home, and with the second, Ousmane Dembélé (145), adapting in April to the style after two injuries, the rest of the signings of this course has not shone too much and its performance is negligible. There are Semedo or Paulinho, absent for weeks. Thus, it is normal to eat dust in industrial quantities.
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