Champions League therapy: Barcelona heavyweights want to change
The biggest players in the squad know they have not performed and demand improvement
When the two dressing room heavyweights, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, come out to self-criticise, we know things are serious. Barcelona are still top of the league but they have slipped up for three games in a row and are far from their best.
Far from their best in terms of quality of football, in the fluidity of their offensive play, the capacity to create chances and above all, in defensive solidity.
Lionel Messi’s words made clear of that. “We can’t let in goals in all these games, we have to improve defensively and be stronger as a team.”
It’s evident that the Barcelona squad has a good chance to get back on track against Tottenham at Wembley.
While in La Liga they can slip up thrice and still be top, in the Champions League it’s a different thing. They must be focused and intense, like against PSV when Messi scored a hat-trick and the team won 4-0.
The important thing is how the team’s heavyweights have realised they must improve, both in their play and on the scoreboard. The squad is upset by recent performances.
Now Ernesto Valverde must do deliver too and help his men get back to their best, and get the new signings to contribute. The test against Tottenham is serious.
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