Why is Barcelona, which once stood out from the crowd, no longer brilliant? Comprehensive analysis of the root causes of Barcelona's loneliness!

Now this Barcelona team is a cosmic team and only time can beat them.

20 1 1 Champions League final, Barcelona beat Manchester United 3- 1, and Ferguson's handshake became a famous scene in the history of the Champions League forever. How strong is Barcelona in Dream Three? Perhaps only Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson know best. 20 1 1 Barcelona can be said to have reached a peak, not only the strongest Barcelona in history, but also few teams in history can match it, and its unparalleled control and oppression are enough to crush every team. Now this Barcelona team is a cosmic team, and only time can beat them. This sentence is often mentioned after the 20 1 1 Champions League final. During that time, the whole of Europe didn't want to meet Barcelona, and the reputation of Cosmos team resounded all over the world.

08 to 12 How strong is Barcelona in these four years? Let's just say that the Spanish national team, with Barcelona as the main force at that time, won the European Cup twice and the World Cup once in these four years, completely dominating European football and even world football, and created a brilliant Spanish dynasty. After 12, Barcelona experienced a slight underestimation for a period of time, and it didn't return to its peak until MSN merged. From 15 to 19, Barcelona has not won the Champions League for a long time. Not only that, but it often makes jokes that are greatly reversed and loses its advantage over Real Madrid in the national derby. Why did the once powerful cosmic team gradually decline?

Defensive strength is insufficient: the iron guard either retires or runs away, and Pique can't support himself.

If the striker is the most important sharp knife to attack the city and pull out the village, then the defense of a team is the most important line of defense to protect its own gate. At the peak of Dream Three, Barcelona's defense can be said to be solid. Alves, Mascherano, Abidar, Pique and Puyol are not well-known iron and blood defense lines, but it is these people who hold the last defense line of Barcelona and make Barcelona go further and further on the road of the Cosmic Team.

And what does Barcelona's defense look like now? At that time, Pique was the only meritorious defender who was still struggling to support, but the 33-year-old Pique could not support himself and his state declined seriously, but even so, Pique was the most indispensable link in Barcelona's defense. Can Umtiti and Langles, both central defenders, shoulder this heavy responsibility? It can only be said that their ability is qualified, but it is far from enough for Barcelona. Left-back Alba did well last year, but a game at Anfield ruined his contribution for a year. And Filpo, who bought him to replace him, was even more miserable. Even if Alba's condition declines seriously, Filpo can only be a substitute. Defensively, only the right-back is qualified. Mador often has brilliant performances, which can improve the speed of Barcelona. However, he still has some minor flaws in his personal skills, but he is still an excellent right-back. Roberto, who often makes guest appearances in midfield, has been criticized, but as an all-round player, his performance is still good.

This defense is not bad in Europe, but it is not enough for Barcelona, which wants to win the championship every year. The most important issue for Barcelona today is defense. In the next transfer window, Barcelona must make a big change in defense. Umtiti can sell the central defender and buy an excellent central defender and Pique in the middle. Langles can train more and be Pique's substitute. The left-back must buy a qualified candidate and rotate with Alba, and Filpo can sell it. At present, the right-back doesn't need much reinforcement. Semero is outstanding and Roberto can play at the worst. Don't worry too much.

If we can solve the defensive problem, Barcelona will definitely be by going up one flight of stairs, but it is far from enough to return to the level of Cosmos.

The control of the midfield is not there: Habib only has cloth, and Messi must retreat to the midfield.

If you want to ask who is the strongest midfield combination in the past decade? Perhaps many people will choose Habib, which can be said to be the MSN combination in midfield. Habib's unparalleled control allowed Barcelona to bomb the frontcourt continuously, and Messi's miracle of scoring 9/kloc-0 in that year was also inseparable from Habib's credit. Habib's peak met Messi's peak, creating the invincible universe team. However, after Harvey left the team one after another, Professor Bu was the only invincible midfielder in Barcelona, but his state of 365,438+0 years old was long gone, especially when his physical strength was overdrawn in the second half, but even so, no coach dared not use him. This is not because Professor Bu worked hard, but because Professor Bu's role on the field is irreplaceable. Fans who have watched the Barcelona game must know that Barcelona's midfield is a mess without Professor Bu. However, Barcelona's midfield problem is not too big. De Rong, who just joined, has firmly occupied a starting position. At the age of 22, he is definitely another general in the post-Habib era. Another teenager, Artur, was nicknamed "Little Harvey". Although his talent is extremely outstanding, he can only play for 60 minutes and has been criticized. If Artur's physical problems can be solved, he will definitely be the top five midfielder in the world in the future.

So the problem with Barcelona's midfield is that Professor Bu is old but no one can replace him. De Jong and Artur are outstanding in strength, but they are still difficult to shoulder the heavy responsibility. You need a player like Professor Bu to play. Vidal and Rakitic are both excellent players, but they must consider upgrading when they get older. The result of this series is that the midfield is out of control, forcing Messi to retreat from the midfield to get the ball, but this has led to a more serious problem, that is, Messi is old and his physical fitness is not good. If he retreats too much, he will inevitably consume more physical strength, which may lead to his action deformation when shooting, thus reducing the number of goals scored by Barcelona. This is a matter that affects the whole body. If Barcelona can solve the midfield problem and let Messi go, it will definitely have the strength to compete for the Champions League.

Aging frontcourt: Neymar is irreplaceable, but Messi Sua is getting old.

For Barcelona now, the frontcourt problem is not big, but Barcelona's frontcourt is no longer the era when MSN killed the quartet. Naturally, after Neymar's departure, Barcelona has never been able to find a replacement. The sequela is that Barcelona spent nearly 300 million yuan to buy Coutinho and Dembele, and none of them can replace Neymar's left winger. So Barcelona continued to buy Gleizman, although it was more cost-effective than Coutinho and Dembele, and Gege's performance was excellent, but Gege was more like a left-back than a left-wing, and he still failed to integrate into Messi and Sua perfectly. The French superstar is also more like a supporting role in Atletico Madrid than an absolute protagonist.

There is a more serious problem. Messi and Su Ya are both old. 32-year-old Messi and 33-year-old Suarez's physical strength declined rapidly, and it was very difficult for them to participate in defense, which also caused other Barcelona players to run the defensive distance of two people. So what Barcelona is most afraid of is meeting a team that runs crazy and grabs. Just like this year's Champions League match against slavia prague, Prague, which was running wildly, once caused great trouble to Barcelona and even drew at home. So Barcelona must find a replacement for Sua. The new Braithwaite is an excellent player, but it is difficult to replace Sua. Barcelona must find a better player like lautaro. Secondly, Barcelona must consider the post-Messi era. At present, it can be said that Messi and the little lion hold up the world. Messi is 32 years old, and Barcelona must consider Messi's retirement. Otherwise, as soon as Messi retires, Barcelona may be downgraded by one or even two levels.

Therefore, Barcelona must first solve the problem of Suarez's frontcourt substitution. If lautaro is hired, Braithwaite's strength is not enough for Barcelona to compete for the championship. The second is to find a better left winger, such as bringing him back to Neymar. If these two problems are solved, he can still hit the Champions League in the last few years of Messi's career. The last thing to consider is the post-Messi problem, but this problem is too difficult to solve, because no one can really replace Messi.

Therefore, the dominance of Barcelona has been absent in recent years. The problem is the lack of defensive strength, lack of midfield control and aging frontcourt, which leads to the gradual decline of Barcelona. It's really a pity that the former Cosmos Team has just withdrawn from the historical stage.