Barcelona FC In 2020 Spanish La Liga
After the disappointing previous season, Barcelona FC faces the 2020/21 campaign in LaLiga, beginning a renewal process. The disastrous 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich led to this process. Then Barça was shaken by Leo Messi's intention to leave the club. Finally, to avoid a legal dispute, Messi agreed to play.
The Reconstruction Of Barcelona FC
Ronald Koeman is in charge of rebuilding the team. The Dutchman arrived seeking to impose his authority in the dressing room. Also, he made changes to the players' roster. In this sense, relevant players such as Luis Suárez, Ivan Rakitić, and Arturo Vidal came out. Likewise, Arthur, Semedo, and Cucurella were transferred. Koeman wanted to incorporate several reinforcements, such as Memphis Depay or Georgino Wijnaldum. However, this was not possible as the respective negotiations were not fruitful. Despite this, the club added important players such as pivot Miralem Pjanic, right-winger Trincão, and right back Sergiño Dest.
Two points to highlight are Coutinho's reincorporation, which was on loan to Bayer Munich, and the explosion of the rising star Ansu Fati. Coutinho has played well in the first matches of this season, generating scoring chances. For his part, Fati is showing his great quality since the season start. Koeman will have to wait for the next transfer market to complete the team's rebuilding. Even so, the Catalans theoretically have enough elements to fight for the LaLiga title.
Barça's Squad For The 2020/21 LaLiga Season
The 4-2-3-1 formation seems to be the one that best suits the players Koeman has. Thus, the players who would play regularly in this scheme would be:
- The goal: The goal is well covered with Ter Stegen. He will be out due to injury during the first two months of the tournament. Yet, this would not affect his regularity when he returns. His substitutes are Neto and Iñaki Peña.
- The defense: The right-back spot will be for Sergi Roberto again. This player fulfills what the coach requires without being spectacular. There they will also have Dest, who just arrived from Ajax. A couple of central defenders will be Piqué and Lenglet. The club sought to reinforce this sector with the Manchester City player Eric García, but the transfer did not materialize. Jordi Alba will be on the left wing. He has been a line-up regular in recent years, thanks to his speed and understanding with Messi.
- Midfield: for the double pivot, Barça has high-level players like Pjanic, De Jong, and Busquets. Sergi Roberto can also play with solvency in this sector.
- Forward: This is the strongest point of Barcelona FC. With Messi, Coutinho, Griezzman, and Fati, this team will not be short of goals. All of them are top players, even Fati, with only 18 years old. Let's remember that Dembelé and Trincão will also be there.
This is the situation in which Barcelona FC faces the 2020/21 season of Spanish football first division. We will see how issues such as a possible change of directive, the continuity or not of Messi in the team, and the Fati's evolution. For these reasons, this campaign will be one of the most interesting in Barça's recent history.
