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Few Truths About Barca and Other Theories

  1. After this season we won't be pure favourites in the Champions league for the next few seasons.
  2. The team would undergo a major overhaul in the next two summers.
  3. Other European teams will be getting to their best amid our restructuring. Liverpool and Manchester City are getting deadlier. Dortmund is getting stronger. Juventus will remain strong.
  4. We need to stay true to our plan A despite the opposition. Ball control and fluid attack should be our true mark. The Paulinho and Vidal quick fix is killing the FCB spirit. Plan B should only apply our forward line.
  5. If we don't win the CL this season, the club will hold on to players it shouldn't.
  6. We've got the best midfield of the next generation.
  7. Barca B needs to be in the 2nd tier for La Masia's sake. It'll make FCB more attractive for top prospects.
  8. Valverde is great but can never execute the Cryuff philosophy fully.
  9. As long as we have the Barca spine (Messi, Busi, Pique) we gon be alright!
  10. Messi will eventually play in CM, no more midfield signings please. Our defense looks almost sorted. We need to focus on the attack lineup.
  11. Abel Ruiz is the new Suarez.
  12. Denis, Gomez, Rafinha, Vidal, Rakitic, Coutinho, Suarez need to leave in the next two summers for the new Barca team to be built.
  13. Bartomeu is not the right guy. He makes panicky decisions. I fear he likes headline spendings a lot.
  14. We need a forward in the mould of Henry/Villa this summer. A pacey striker that can stay wide on the left wing, drift in between oppositions RB-RCB and is a great finisher. Messi needs all the pace he can get around him. Also he won't prevent Abel Ruiz from getting in the team long term. I'd say Timo Werner is the best available player, he's currently got only 18 months left in his contract.
  15. Semedo has to step up his game and end the competition. If we still haven't fixed RB since Alves left, imagine what'll happen to our fullback positions if Alba's contract isn't extended. Chaos.
  16. Barca should train a new long range shooter. Currently we have Rakitic (Coutinho more like mid-range), before him we had Alves. That's the only Plan C we need.
  17. Alena is underrated. He could be the missing link - the offensive midfielder we've been lacking.
  18. Sergi Roberto should either be given a chance in midfield or be sold.
  19. We are slowly preparing for life without the treble-winning era players. We need the next generation players now to learn from them and absorb that winning mentality. We also need a new coach with fresh ideas that'll be around for the next four years so that our future will be assured.

<em>This does not represent the views of Barca Blaugranes or SBNation</em>