The Barcelona manager has struggled to get results in recent weeks
Barcelona appointed Ernesto Valverde as their manager following the departure of Luis Enrique during the summer of 2017, and the former Athletic Bilbao manager achieved a brilliant debut campaign with the Catalan giants, delivering an impressive domestic double at the Nou Camp and almost went unbeaten throughout the LaLiga campaign last term.
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However, the manager has found himself under intense scrutiny in the past few weeks following a run of unconvincing results in the Spanish top flight in which he suffered a shocking defeat and 3 embarrassing draws in a row.
Valvarde's excessive rotation system and squad management have also been put into question at the Nou Camp in recent weeks, especially when he decided to start Lionel Messi on the bench in a 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao recently, and he is now in need of positive results to keep his job in good condition.
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