DBasia.news – The international break in October came just in time for Barcelona. The Blaugrana have not been in good form following a series of minor results in LaLiga and the Champions League.
In their last six matches in all competitions, they have only won once against Levante (3-0), while the rest ended in two draws against Granada and Cadiz, then three defeats against Bayern Munich, Benfica and Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona’s situation has not been fine. Starting from the departure of Lionel Messi, poor financial conditions, and the recruitment of ‘medium’ players. No doubt in the situation of declining performance they have made the coach, in this case, Ronald Koeman as a scapegoat.
Koeman’s position is steaming with rumors of replacement candidates such as Xavi, Andrea Pirlo, Roberto Martinez, to Erik ten Hag. Firing or blaming the coach is often an easy solution for the club.
Former Barcelona coach, Louis van Gaal also talked about it. According to him, it is no longer surprising that coaches, especially foreign coaches, are to blame for the problems at Barcelona. Not only coaches but also foreign players.
“History repeats itself. This is a common thing in Barcelona,” said Van Gaal as quoted by Marca.
“When everything is going well and you make an important contribution, as Frenkie de Jong has done in recent years, then there is nothing to worry about.”
“However, when things go bad, people at Barcelona always look at strangers. In this case, it’s the coach. I advise him not to pay too much attention to it all.”
Indirectly Van Gaal, who is now coaching the Dutch national team, advises his compatriot (Koeman) to ignore criticism and the public spotlight.