Barça caught up with reality: “Now Messi is no longer there”

The conclusion is clear. But this is what emerges from this FC Barcelona match, which regularly displays a disconcerting offensive sterility. And the evil seems deep. Terribly deep even, as the central defender confides: ” There is not a single problem, there are several “, admits Pique again. “ People perceive it and know it. What we lack can be seen “.

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Barcelona’s shortcomings seem indeed glaring. But for Diego Simeone, they notably bear a name: Lionel Messi. “ This is our first match against Barça without Messi. In other matches, there had not been much differences with what we saw during the match. But, now, Messi is no longer there “, launched the Madrid coach , when he was questioned about the exit from Piqué . The six-fold Ballon d’Or, capable of making a difference in a gesture, of unlocking any situation with its brilliant inspirations, has masked certain shortcomings in recent seasons. Today they are even more evident. His departure obviously explains partly the current difficulties of his former club. But we must now find other solutions. And quick. While Ronald Koeman was confirmed to his post by its president on Saturday afternoon and welcomed it after the meeting – “ It is very important, for the coach, but also for the locker room, that they know that the coach continues. (…) The president has made his decision, he spoke very well this afternoon, so everything is fine “noted the Dutchman – FC Barcelona must manage to raise their heads. Step by step. But the mountain that stands in its way now looks impressive. All blaugrana supporters are also aware of the difficulty of the mission. But to make matters worse, this team is faced with new challenges. And she may not be armed for it. “ These are tough times and many of those who make up the team today have never experienced this , admits Pique. Ambia nce in the locker room is very good, we all want to solve this situation, but it is difficult “. “ It’s really very difficult, I’m not going to lie to you , completed Memphis Depay, interviewed by beIN Sports. But we didn’t no choice, we have to move forward. We can feel the support of the fans. And that’s what we need. We appreciate that because we need this patience. We have a lot of work to do “. And that’s a no-brainer.

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