Real Madrid is going well, but Barcelona is in the dark ages!

This is how the Catalan media have commented on the current state of the La Liga duo.

It is widely believed that Real Madrid has entered a period of peace under Calderón, while Barcelona under Laporta has taken a sharp turn!

The Catalan media has listed 7 major problems as the reason why Barcelona suddenly showed signs of collapse this season.

Reason 1: Barcelona contracted the "superstar syndrome" of Real Madrid in the Florentino era.

Today's Barcelona is more and more like Florentino's "galactic battleship", with the same expression, the same pace, the same vices.

Year after year of hunger has vanished, the Barça players now feel satisfied, and an honour has made them lose their appetite before it comes out. They have won two league titles, two Spanish Super Cups, and the team is already feeling very satisfied.

Rijkaard's team is now more concerned with things other than sports, superstars have become accustomed to attending advertising conferences before missing training, and even Barcelona president Joan Laporta also sent Barcelona to Egypt to play a time-consuming and laborious commercial game when the La Liga title race is heating up, and the appearance fee of 1.5 million euros may make Barcelona regain the cost of bleeding.

Reason 2: It's so ambitious.

It's good for a team to be ambitious, but it's not good if you don't look at reality.

At the beginning of the season, Barcelona shouted the slogan of winning all the titles! Unfortunately, it has caused the team to run out of energy for all kinds of chicken trophies, and besides, except for the Spanish Super Cup. Barcelona have also come to nowhere so far. The Champions League was eliminated by Liverpool. He was humiliated by Getafe again in the Copa del Rey. Now there is still La Liga, in fact, the defense of La Liga only exists in theory, no one believes that Real Madrid will give away the title, this is not the situation that Laporta envisioned, but if Barcelona could have concentrated and fought for one or two titles, it may not have lost sesame. Lost the watermelon again.

Reason three: Rijkaard has regressed.

Unlike last season, where there were constantly smart decisions, Rijkaard has made enough mistakes this season. From the oscillation between a no-back formation to a single midfielder, from the adventure of the 343 formation to the conservatism of the 433 formation, one doesn't even know what Rijkaard is trying to do.

Although Rijkaard has said that he will stay at Barca, even he is unclear whether he will be able to stay in the dugout at the Camp Nou next season.

In addition, without Ten Carter by his side, Rijkaard has also lost his deep dialogue with the players, and this season Rijkaard's assistant Neskens is mediocre and introverted, unable to complement Rijkaard. The Barça coaching staff lacked an authority. A person who can slap the table at a critical moment and get angry.

Reason four: broken locker rooms.

Despite the denials of many, Barça's dressing room has indeed been split now. Samuel Eto'o attacked Rijkaard and Ronaldo Jr. in Biafranca. opened the inside story of the turmoil in the Barcelona dressing room, and people saw for the first time that Barcelona, which has always given people a harmonious impression, actually hides so many dark corners.

Eto'o's relationship with Rijkaard, Eto'o with Ronaldo Jr. can't go back to the way it used to be, people talk about the Laporta faction vs. Rosell's struggle, but in fact, Barça's presence is more selfish.

This is the result of what Rijkaard calls the player's "self-managing" strategy.

Reason 5: Xiao Luo did not play well.

Ronaldinho's performances throughout the season have failed to meet the expectations of fans, both in Spain and Europe. Ronaldo's brother has never stopped flirting with AC Milan, which has brought a lot of uneasiness to Barcelona.

Xiao Luo's image has also been questioned by fans, from belly fat to inexplicable "kissing disease", his overall image this season is mediocre, except for individual actions and some set-piece scores, it is difficult to say that he has played the role of a superstar.

The goal stats are still recognizable, but they are far from the standards of the talented Ronaldo. The fans expect him to play better, but first he needs to work hard first.

Reason 6: Poor physical fitness.

This is also another direct manifestation of Barcelona's "Galaxy Battleship". Barcelona's fitness has always been poor this season, the players can't run, even if they play once a week, it is difficult for the Barcelona players to hold on to 90 minutes, and everyone is criticizing the coaching staff for not doing a good job.

Half of Ronaldo's training time is in the gym rather than the training ground, and many players are also trying to escape the training ground and hide in the gym.

Reason 7: The contract is not in place.

This season, Barcelona have generally failed to meet people's expectations. Zambrotta, Thuram, and Gudjohnsen are not really integrated into Barcelona's tactical system, and no one can play the role that Larsson can play at any time.

Many believe that Barca's vice-president Bekiristan is primarily responsible, and fans are starting to miss former vice-president Rosell, who has a strong hand in transfer issues.

The problems that focused on Barcelona began to erupt in a concentrated manner, and in addition to some general sports problems, the problems at the top of Barcelona began to be revealed.

The word "purge" began to appear on the lips of Barça's top management, which proved that the club really recognized the problem.

Cruyff has long said: "Football has cycles, each cycle, about three to four years, and it is very difficult to extend it. It is difficult to start a business, and it is even more difficult to keep a business. It's hard enough to keep an individual in shape for a long time, and it's even harder to keep the whole team up. Now it's time for Barcelona to decide who to buy and who to sell, and the horizon can't be limited to just one season. ”

Barcelona's top brass was not prepared to carry out a purge of the team, and Barça's vice-president Bekiristan has said that the cycle of Barcelona's squad is not over.

'There are players who will leave, but not too many.

Rijkaard has also denied that Barcelona will make a revolution.

"Barcelona don't need a revolution because most of the players are doing very well and the club doesn't need to make too many changes to the squad."

Previously, the reason why Barcelona insisted on not cleaning the squad was because the chairman Laporta carefully designed the "2010 plan" for the team, and the vast majority of the players in the team signed with the club until 2010.

Barça's rebuilding plan had to be carried out in advance, and the hierarchy made it clear: "We are planning to build another great team to delight the fans and members, and now it's time for a change." Winning the title will not change our signing plans because it is a decision we have made after a season. ”

Rijkaard recognises that his position is precarious: "I'm willing to stay, but it's not up to me. "If Barcelona fail to win the title, Rijkaard is likely to be forced to leave Barca, and this season, both in terms of management and technical tactics, the Dutchman has led Barcelona into a dead end! (To be continued......)