Another disappointing European campaign for the Catalan giants
#2 Restructuring the attack
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Barca's attack depends too much on Lionel Messi to create magic
Where is Neymar Jr? Has he been replaced at Barcelona? These questions will never go away until someone replicates his trickery and effectiveness on the field. Dembele, Coutinho, and Malcom have only shown flashes of their potential but lack consistency. Also, with Luis Suarez's industry and bite in attack dwindling with age, Barcelona must work for his successor this summer.
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Over the season, appearances and contributions to the team have been below expectation from these players as Barcelona rely heavily on their captain, Lionel Messi, to create magic and drag the team to victory.
Suarez is the most productive of them this season, playing more and contributing 25 goals in LaLiga. However, his productivity is being affected by age. Ousmane Dembele and Coutinho have contributed 13 and 11 respectively, which is very poor considering their outlay.
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Malcom seems to have lost the trust of the manager & the board and has found opportunities hard to come by since he switched to Camp Nou in the summer.
Therefore, Barca needs to restructure their attack and work on getting the best out of these players in order to progress in Europe.
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Jidonu Mauyon
Jidonu is a European and international football news writer at Sportskeeda. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and has around 7 years of previous experience working with the likes of Tribuna and SportRaba, Jidonu has a good eye for detail and has the ability to created cohesive articles, and reporting exploits have also led him to exclusively cover the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the past.
Jidonu’s tryst with football started after watching the 2002 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Germany, being mesmerized by Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Barcelona philosophy and approach towards the game under Pep Guardiola further fueled the burgeoning love for the sport, and he has been a Culer ever since.
Unsurprisingly, Lionel Messi is his favorite player and is the one true GOAT for him over Cristiano Ronaldo. The 2022 FIFA World Cup final, where Messi's brace led to La Albiceleste lifting the cup left a lasting impact on him. His love for Messi also sees him follow Major League Soccer apart from Europe’s top five leagues.
In his free time, Jidonu raps and produces music, and also enjoys reading and swimming.