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Barcas had shot itself in the foot in the transfer window but the damage was masked by brilliant streak.
But Barcas title challenge will be decided when the title challengers come against you. And when the going gets tough out team looks weak.
First of all let me tell you bluntly 5 fatal flaws we are sitting on.
A 18 year old being made the teams highest paid player is an absolute joke. Good quality left backs can easily pocket lamine. Cucu, luca Hernandez and last year nuno mendes. Lamine was nowhere againt them.
When Barca sold Ferran & let Lewa go, what did they do? Instead of going for direct replacement we got the injured jesus. Anthony Gordon + adeyemi ( both good signings stat wise) they cost us 120 mills. Rapha is also a left back. When we sold our 2 STs we got 2 LWs .
Despite knowing the flaws in 2025 campaign - i.e the defense, what did we do? What? Did we make a move for any CB? how are we mounting a title challenge with Christensen/ Maldini?
We are extremely lucky that la masia hack created Xavi Esprat. Fortunately both Adeyemi and Gordon clicked well but it doesn't solve our Striker situation. Raphinia talents could have been spent LW. Maybe there was no need to drop 80 mills on Gordon when we already had adeyemi. It could have gone to buy a striker like Harry Kane.
Im writing based on our loss to PSG and real Madrid. I wasn't due to failure in tactics but due to loss in Squad depth/ quality. All it takes is few injuries and the dominos fall one by one.