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#4 Failure to promote the youth
La Masia graduates have ruled the rooster in club football for the past decade or so. But the inflow of youngsters making the cut from the academy to the Barcelona first team squad has gone down considerably in the last year or so. The situation that should have improved under Valverde has failed to do so.
For the first time in 11 years, zero players for Barcelona B made an appearance in the Champions League for the senior side this season. That is rather worrying when looked at through the lens of the club ethos!
During Valverde's unveiling, club president Josep Bartomeu had said, "Valverde has the ability, the judgment, the knowledge and the experience. He promotes the youth players and he has a Barça way." Valverde's promotion of youth players was unfortunately not evident this time around.
Sadly for the club, Valverde has not walked the talk which has irked a lot of the Barcelona faithful. A lot of the club supporters believe that the likes of Carles Alena and Marc Cucurella should have been given a chance of at least making the Champions League matchday squad.
