Valverde is the current Barcelona coach and probably not the best they have had in a long line.The current coach have had to face a lot of backlash from Barcelona fans and media outlets but the question remains till what end is that justified? This article will be about what Valverde has done till now as a Barcelona manager and what were his major drawbacks throughout the time in the Catalan side.
Looking at his first season when he was appointed as the manager Neymar left Barcelona for PSG and the famous MSN had disbanded this was a big blow for Barcelona and it was shown in the match against arch rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup. Everyone had written Barcelona off for that season and Real Madrid were the heavy favorites for lifting Laliga second season in a row. Valverde adopted a different style unlike the 4-3-3 that Barcelona were used to Valverde switched to a 4-4-2 style which was more conservative and was less attacking but more importantly this style condescended Barcelona's 4-3-3 for which was established by Cruyff .
Even after seeing such a big conversion the fans didn't jump on Valverde's tail and still backed him knowing that there was a big whole left after Neymar's departure. The club signed Dembele as a replacement for Neymar but he was injured at the start of the season and was out of it for most of the season.The season started well for Barcelona as Leo messi stepped up as usual and gave them the crucial goals at that time Luis Suarez was out of form and Real Madrid had a sudden dip in form which resulted in them loosing and drawing games.This eased the pressure on Barcelona and Valverde in the first season and the back line looked solid and Ter Stegen had a stellar season. That year Barcelona lifted the laliga and copa del rey. They went nearly a full domestic season unbeaten and could have been the first team in laliga to go unbeaten in 38 games season, but from here on things got complicated Barcelona went to Levante and had a defensive collapse they conceded 5 goals they tried to retaliate and score 4 goals but the damage was done and Barcelona were stopped in their tracks their invincible run was stopped.
Little did they know this was just the beginning of a nightmare Barcelona were up against Rome in camp nou in the champions league quarter final first leg they won the game comfortably 4-1 and were favorites to advance in the second round but in the second leg which was held at Stadio Olimpico Barcelona crumbled yet again and bottled their 3 goal lead which was a huge shock to the fans this was a true David and Goliath story the fans were left shell shocked and the discontent against valverde started they had lost 2 chances to create history in one season it could have been a historic season but ended up being a forgetful season. Adding insult to injury Madrid lifted their 3rd champions league crown in as many years.
In Valverde's second season they were going in full force and were shaky at the start but were settled in mid season messi had a stellar campaign and was involved in a goal or an assist from September to February in every game he played he scored 51 goals in 50 games and had 18 assists in all competitions. Barcelona lifted the laliga and only the UCL and the copa del rey finals awaited them,but the woes regarding them being a one man team continued as suarez scored 1 goal the entire campaign messi had scored in each of the knock out rounds in the champions league but alas the same fate was waiting them Barcelona won 3-0 against Liverpool in the camp nou courtesy to a stunning Leo messi free kick and brace which won the best goal of the tournament award and a goal from suarez. The scoreline was deceiving as Barcelona were not particularly very good that night they were just more clinical than Liverpool. During the away leg at Anfield Barcelona conceded early and the flashes of the Roma debacle started coming again. Barcelona lost and were knocked out of the competition by loosing a humiliating 4-0.This result was it for Barcelona fans they have had enough of valverde and they wanted the board to sack valverde.
My opinion on the whole matter was valverde should leave the club or the board should man up and give him the sack because he has not improved our style of playing and has made us dependent on a particular player even though the board has backed him he hasn't produced the results and have also hampered the growth of players like Malcom and coutinho and he doesn't believe in la masia which is Barcelona's core.
Looking at his first season when he was appointed as the manager Neymar left Barcelona for PSG and the famous MSN had disbanded this was a big blow for Barcelona and it was shown in the match against arch rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup. Everyone had written Barcelona off for that season and Real Madrid were the heavy favorites for lifting Laliga second season in a row. Valverde adopted a different style unlike the 4-3-3 that Barcelona were used to Valverde switched to a 4-4-2 style which was more conservative and was less attacking but more importantly this style condescended Barcelona's 4-3-3 for which was established by Cruyff .
Even after seeing such a big conversion the fans didn't jump on Valverde's tail and still backed him knowing that there was a big whole left after Neymar's departure. The club signed Dembele as a replacement for Neymar but he was injured at the start of the season and was out of it for most of the season.The season started well for Barcelona as Leo messi stepped up as usual and gave them the crucial goals at that time Luis Suarez was out of form and Real Madrid had a sudden dip in form which resulted in them loosing and drawing games.This eased the pressure on Barcelona and Valverde in the first season and the back line looked solid and Ter Stegen had a stellar season. That year Barcelona lifted the laliga and copa del rey. They went nearly a full domestic season unbeaten and could have been the first team in laliga to go unbeaten in 38 games season, but from here on things got complicated Barcelona went to Levante and had a defensive collapse they conceded 5 goals they tried to retaliate and score 4 goals but the damage was done and Barcelona were stopped in their tracks their invincible run was stopped.
In Valverde's second season they were going in full force and were shaky at the start but were settled in mid season messi had a stellar campaign and was involved in a goal or an assist from September to February in every game he played he scored 51 goals in 50 games and had 18 assists in all competitions. Barcelona lifted the laliga and only the UCL and the copa del rey finals awaited them,but the woes regarding them being a one man team continued as suarez scored 1 goal the entire campaign messi had scored in each of the knock out rounds in the champions league but alas the same fate was waiting them Barcelona won 3-0 against Liverpool in the camp nou courtesy to a stunning Leo messi free kick and brace which won the best goal of the tournament award and a goal from suarez. The scoreline was deceiving as Barcelona were not particularly very good that night they were just more clinical than Liverpool. During the away leg at Anfield Barcelona conceded early and the flashes of the Roma debacle started coming again. Barcelona lost and were knocked out of the competition by loosing a humiliating 4-0.This result was it for Barcelona fans they have had enough of valverde and they wanted the board to sack valverde.
My opinion on the whole matter was valverde should leave the club or the board should man up and give him the sack because he has not improved our style of playing and has made us dependent on a particular player even though the board has backed him he hasn't produced the results and have also hampered the growth of players like Malcom and coutinho and he doesn't believe in la masia which is Barcelona's core.
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