Barcelona, a new starting point for Degan!

Although Barcelona only won the La Liga championship last season and did nothing in the domestic cup and Champions Cup, it can be seen that Barcelona is becoming more and more mature under the leadership of Pep Guardiola, and the atmosphere of on-field performance and unity within the team is the basis for the team to move forward.

Judging from the team's performance last season, Pep Guardiola's team has been consistent, losing only one game in La Liga all season, beating Real Madrid twice, and staying in the lead all season.

Before the start of the season, the team did not buy people, but first cleaned up some unwanted players in the squad, and the first of them was Swede Ibrahimovic.

After some twists and turns, AC Milan and Barcelona announced the transfer of Ibrahimovic at the same time, and the Swede was interviewed by the media afterwards, at this time, his conflict with Guardiola has been completely public, and when he left Barcelona, he once again fired to express his dissatisfaction with Guardiola, blaming all the reasons for his transfer on the coldness of the Barcelona coach.

"I'm in Barcelona like I've never been there, every time I pass by Pep Guardiola's room, he leaves on purpose, I don't know what's going on, maybe he's scared to see me, and now, I'm satisfied, because after all, I'm going to move to AC Milan, I want to start a new journey, you want to know what the problem is, it's better to ask Pep Guardiola, anyway, I don't know anything, the problem is that the coach doesn't want me anymore, I don't want to fight with him anymore, I don't want to waste time, So a move is the best solution, in short, Pep Guardiola broke my dream of playing for Barcelona, for a while I was listless in what I could do, and now all I have to do is to get back that spirit that I lost in the past. ”

Until now, Ibrahimovic has not been integrated into Barcelona's football system, and ironically, football legends like Saki and Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona, predicted that the Swedes would not be suited to Barcelona's style of play as early as last year, when the Swedes' debut attracted a record 50,000 people to the Camp Nou.

Ibrahimovic's performances in the following season confirmed the predictions of Cruyff and others: no matter how famous the Swede is and how highly regarded by many professionals, he has never been able to continue the Barça style of football.

Like Samuel Eto'o, Ibrahimovic's biggest "enemy" is actually Messi, who has seen a huge improvement in performance and goals after Messi played as a shadow centre-forward, while the real number nine in front of him has not only not benefited from it, but has been sluggish.

In stark contrast, Messi, who has shifted to the middle, has become more and more proficient with Xavi, Iniesta and others, and other players from Barcelona's academy have quickly integrated into Barcelona's technical and tactical system.

Only the "individualist" player Ibrahimovic felt lonely and found it difficult to find his place in a team like Barcelona, which is a team that focuses on teamwork.

Before leaving, Ibrahimovic not only complained to the media about the injustice he had suffered in Barcelona, but also kindly reminded Digan: "I know that the whole world thinks that Digan and I are enemies, okay! In fact, I think so, but before leaving, I still want to give advice to this opponent that his journey at Barcelona will not be smooth, and I hope that he will be mentally prepared for this, no matter how famous he is, in Barcelona he will always be just Messi's helper, not the protagonist! ”

The purpose of Ibrahimovic's remarks is unknown, all that is known is that the Swedes are finally out of misery.

Soon after the Swede's departure, another player left Camp Nou, with Manchester City officially announcing the signing of Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure on a five-year contract.

Yaya. Toure is also the successor of German international Jerome. Boateng, Spain international David. Silva, after Belgium international Vincent Kompany, is Manchester City's fourth key signing this summer. According to media reports, Yaya. Toure's transfer fee will be as high as £28 million.

Thanks to Yaya. Toure's brother Kolo. Toure is the captain of Manchester City, and as a result, the Ivorian brothers will form a brotherhood in the Premier League. Just a few days later, Silva welcomed another top player to Manchester City.

'We've brought in another great player and I'm very happy to have Yaya on board, he's a good player.' Mancini said happily: "Everyone knows Yaya is the player we have been looking forward to, and we welcome him to Manchester City, he has been playing at a high level and I believe his experience and quality are important to us. ”

and Ibrahimovic, Yaya. Compared with Toure, the departure of the former superstar Henry seems quiet, just like Pele, Beckham and others, Henry has become another football superstar who has set foot on American soil in the latter part of his career, and his arrival, in addition to his own huge financial benefits, the major leagues also need the star to promote the American football market again.

Speaking to reporters after the Frenchman's signing was confirmed, he said it was his last contract as a player: "I'm happy to be here, everybody knows I love this city, I'm here to win, that's the most important thing. ”

In fact, it is no secret that Henry came to play in the United States, he himself expressed this idea for a long time, he was not happy in Barcelona in the past season, and the poor performance of the French team in the World Cup in South Africa, as well as the farce of the strike, to a certain extent, strengthened his determination to land in the United States.

Thierry Henry will not be alone in his trip to the United States, joining Red Bull with his Barcelona team-mate Marquez, who ended a seven-year spell at Barcelona and is the eighth-most capped foreign player in Barcelona's history.

During his seven years at Barcelona, Marquis played 242 competitive games for the Red and Blues, scoring 13 goals and winning many honours. Moreover, he is one of the few foreign players in the Barcelona team who has experienced the two teams of Dream Two and Dream Three, and Marquez still found his place in the two Dream teams despite the purge of Ronaldo and Eto'o.

Previously, the news of Marquis joining the New York Red Bulls was almost confirmed, and now, the Mexican star who joined Barcelona from Monaco has completed his signing.

After selling several players, Barcelona still maintained a relatively stable squad, and at the same time, Barcelona also introduced a number of powerful stars, the biggest of which is undoubtedly Degan, although Barcelona has to pay an annual salary of 17 million euros after tax for Degan, but you must know that Degan is free to join, and the remaining transfer fees are definitely a good deal to pay for Degan's new year.

In addition, the Fabregas transfer farce that was boiling after the World Cup was basically finalized, and even Wenger had introduced Fabregas's stand-in Arteta, which ended in failure due to Wenger's tough attitude and Arsenal's resolute refusal to let go, fortunately, at the tactical level, Barcelona's need for Fabregas was not urgent.

The introduction of Cesc Fabregas failed, Barcelona instead targeted Mascherano, Liverpool after Benitez left, the last barrier for Mascherano to leave was gone, and the little brother who had been wanting to follow Benitez to Inter Milan showed favor to Barcelona after Inter Milan did not make a clear statement.

Shortly after Digan joined Barcelona, the official website of FC Barcelona officially announced that the club had reached an agreement with Liverpool FC regarding the transfer of Mascherano, and at the same time, Liverpool's official television station also confirmed that the transfer was completed.

Barcelona lost Yaya. After Toure, he finally bought the captain of the Argentine national team, and the strength of Xiao Ma is not inferior to Yaya. Toure. As for the player himself, it is known that Mascherano had been interested in moving to Barcelona two years ago, and now that he has finally left the British Isles, which has made his family uncomfortable, and has joined a top club that is more competitive than Liverpool, this outcome will naturally make Mascherano extremely happy.

With the completion of this transfer, it has to be said here that compared to Inter Milan, which is a little procrastinating, Barcelona has completed much more beautiful actions in the matter of buying Little Mako, and after learning that Mascherano decided not to renew his contract with Liverpool, Barcelona immediately sent a strong signal with the help of the media.

Knowing that they could no longer keep the little brother and Inter Milan did not make a bid, Liverpool sent an invitation, and a day later, the Barcelona delegation arrived in Liverpool, and finally the parties reached an agreement in this meeting.

In addition to Digan and Mascherano, Barcelona also completed a tinkering with the team's backline, bringing in Sevilla's Brazilian player Adriano, the current 25-year-old Brazilian has played for Sevilla for six seasons, is a versatile player, can play two full-back positions, can also mention the midfielder to play full-back, and even in the middle has proven his value, he has an excellent overall view, strong assist ability, and has been the main force of Sevilla for many years, winning many honors.

After completing the slimming and reinforcement work, Barcelona immediately entered the preparation stage for the new season, which will face a great test for both Guardiola and the new president Russell.

Especially the new chairman Russell, the first season of his tenure, is basically only allowed to succeed, not to fail, Rosell just took office as president on the second day, he deprived Cruyff of the title of honorary chairman, and then Cruyff's chief cousin Guardiola has been resisting Rosell's purchase in the transfer market to make his position clear, and even signed Degan, Guardiola has quite a lot of complaints, in his plan, Messi will always be the core of the team, and the arrival of Degan will completely overturn his plan.

It turns out that Russell can't rule out dissidents and can only surrender, and the godfather with a frank and sensitive personality rejects Russell's apology, what will be Russell's political performance, and what will be the future of La Masia?

Everything can only be confirmed after the start of the new season!

The pressure on Rosell is not unfilial, and former president Joan Laporta brought Barcelona four league titles during his tenure, although he failed to achieve a breakthrough in the European arena, but this result is still enough to put the pressure on the new president Rosell.

As soon as Rusell took office, the financial problems of his predecessor were exposed, while Guardiola only renewed his contract for one year, and Subisareta replaced Begiristain as the new technical director.

The change of leadership in the elections, the rapport between the manager and the new president, and the depth of Barcelona's squad have all made it uncertain for the defending champions to play in the new season.

In terms of reinforcements, apart from Degan, Mascherano and Adriano, the substitutes in other positions in the first team have not been adequately replenished, especially in the left winger, which is in urgent need of reinforcement, and Arona has not made corresponding reinforcements.

The center-back substitute is still an old problem for Barcelona, Pique plus Puyol, who is a year older, is the main central defender. Milito played as a substitute central defender, Guardiola wants to transform Abidal into a central defender, but when he plays a cameo central defender in the World Cup, he is a cup, if he does not bring in a substitute central defender with a certain strength, once they are injured, Barcelona will still be more stretched to deal with multi-front operations.

In the new season, Barcelona promoted Sergi from the second team. Young defenders such as Gomez, Munesa or Fontas are still inexperienced or underweight, and they still need to be honed over time.

The problem of substitutions at the back, in the case of the introduction of Mascherano, in fact, Barcelona's midfield strength has not been strengthened. Toure's departure has left the strength of the midfielder without enough guarantees.

Although Sergio Busquets was the main player, winning the league with Barcelona and helping Spain reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, his mistakes in key games were a headache and still needed to be honed.

The left winger is the biggest problem for Barcelona at the moment, Henry left the team due to poor form, the former trident no longer exists, Pedro can still play this position, of course Digan can also be pulled to the left wing, Iniesta can also make a cameo, but they are not authentic left wingers, and it will have an impact on the scoring effect.

In the center forward position, Ibrahimovic's poor form last season made him a hot potato, and the summer transfer was dealt with at the beginning of the AC Milan transfer, but after the introduction of Degan, all problems can be solved, but what about Degan's replacement?

At Fiorentina, Cavinaghi could play on the bench for Digan, but at Barcelona, there was only a young Bojan left behind Digan.

There is another hidden problem for Barcelona in the new season, and that is fatigue.

Both Degan and Messi played a lot of games last season and participated in the World Cup, and after only a month's rest, they are about to start preparing for the new season, and they are both too tired physically. and the midfield brain Xavi is also basically full attendance and did not get a good rest. Andres Iniesta is also prone to injury, which is also a potential factor for Barcelona in the new season.

The last problem is that the coach Pep Guardiola, who only renews his contract for one year, in addition to the excessive use of Messi and Xavi, his on-the-spot command is too conservative and inflexible, basically 70 or 80 minutes before changing one person, and 80 minutes before the end of the game to replace the second person, which leads to the fatigue of the main players and the carelessness when leading.

When encountering an opponent like Jose Mourinho, if you don't put in some effort to improve your coaching ability, you can't just rely on discipline, unity and call on the players.

Facing Real Madrid's comeback in the league and wanting to make a difference in the knockout stages of the Champions League, the road will be tortuous and not very optimistic for Barcelona, who have a weak squad in the new season.

However, there are also things to excite fans about Barcelona in the new season, in addition to the introduction of the two stars of Digan and Mascherano, fans will also see a lot of new faces from the youth team in the new season, that is, their own families.

As the hallmark of Barcelona's success in recent years, La Masia's academy continues to provide a steady stream of new talent for Barcelona's first team, but to truly become a master like Messi, Xavi and Iniesta requires not only talent and hard work, but also timing and patience.

Dos Santos and Asurin are good seedlings, but they lack the timing and patience, and if Barcelona do not continue to bring in reinforcements and strengthen the team in the new season, the conservative and stubborn Pep Guardiola may have to give the young players some opportunities.

Thiago. Alcantara, Jonathan. Dos Santos, Gefren, these players who played last season will get more work in the new season. Thiago and Dos Santos Jr. are both players with delicate footwork, solid passing skills, a certain sense of the big picture and organisation, and they could be given a chance to play if Xavi or Iniesta are injured. Gefron can play left and right wingers, but with the presence of Messi and Pedro, he does not have many opportunities to play. Bojan's situation is more troublesome and may encounter bottlenecks.

He got a few starts in the second half of last season's league campaign, but that was because of Ibrahimovic's poor form.

In the new season, with the arrival of Degan, there will be no doubt that he will occupy the position of the main center forward, and judging by Digan's attendance efficiency in Fiorentina, Bojan's playing opportunities will be greatly reduced. Leaning wide is not what he is good at, he should be a spiritual and scorer, Inzaghi is his best model, and the middle is where he should play.

However, Pep Guardiola has always been very unwelcome to see Bojan, if he does not get the opportunity to play in the new season, when the winter break comes, Bojan is likely to be loaned out and play more games.

In terms of team tactics, for Barcelona, which has more than 20 years of tactical evolution, the new season will not change too much tactical thinking.

With the establishment that the team is based on short passes on the ground, the team has strengthened the evolution of flanking in the middle and the promotion of regional coordination. In the new season, the front end of the team, against the giant of Degan, the team is appropriately increased to the side of the high ball to the middle, although there is only one offensive point in the middle, but behind it is placed Xavi, Iniesta, Messi and other outflanking points, in the case of ensuring the team's possession of the ball, the back row to score can also become Barcelona's main offensive means.

Strengthening the team's interplay and cooperation between the three offensive lines is also a top priority, with Xavi and Iniesta continuing to play the midfield duo, and then using Messi's breakthrough to pull the opponent's defence, which Guardiola has been using to deal with strong opponents before, and the results are still good.

With the arrival of Degan, this tactical play will be more effective, and the three players who can play well on the wing, no matter who is involved on the wing, or running, it will be a good for Barcelona's attack.

There have been doubts about whether Digan will fit into Barcelona's tactical system, and it is believed that it will soon be seen how it will turn out.

FIORENTINA AND THE BELGIAN NATIONAL TEAM HAVE ALSO PLAYED PASSING TACTICS, AND DIGAN IS STILL THE CORE OF THE TACTICS, AND NOW IN BARCELONA, ALTHOUGH THEIR TIKI-TAKA HAS MORE REFINED REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSING AND CONTROL, IT IS BELIEVED THAT IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT FOR DIGAN.

With both Digan and Lionel Messi in the world, Barcelona's goal this season has become very clear, which is to win all competitions, the Spanish Super Cup, La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, which Rosell's predecessor Laporta failed to achieve, and if Rosell can accomplish this feat during Rosell's tenure, it will undoubtedly make Rosell the greatest president in Barcelona's history.

However, at the same time, Barcelona will also face a lot of challenges, only in La Liga, although Barcelona and Real Madrid are still dominating the league, but Valencia, Sevilla, Villarreal The strength of these teams should not be underestimated, as well as the re-emerging Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao playing the role of spoiler, Mallorca, the new season of La Liga will undoubtedly become more exciting.