Barcelona have been called the best in the world, and some
have said that the current team are the best in history. For nearly two
years now Barca have also been at the top of the world rankings for
football clubs, even when they lost the Primera Liga title of Spain to
Real Madrid last season. That run has now come to an end.
Three defeats in the last four games, two to Madrid and one to AC Milan, has seen the team slip to fifth in the rankings compiled by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. Chelsea’s cup double of last season has helped them jump to the top of the list, with Bayern Munich, Athletico Madrid and Corinthians also ahead of Barcelona.
The club will not be too concerned about these rankings, but it does highlight the mini crisis that the team is having at the minute. It is not just the losses, but the manner of them that has been so frustrating. Barcelona have always tended to concede goals, but the lack of penetration and clear chances in the last few games has been incredible.
Maybe Roura should rest the likes of Messi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Pedro and Xavi this weekend in the league. The players look tired and devoid of leadership, and they need to sort it out quickly. There is still very little danger of failing to win La Liga, but if we go out of the Champions League to AC Milan just after going out of the Copa Del Rey to Madrid, the season will suddenly seem like a disappointment.
Three defeats in the last four games, two to Madrid and one to AC Milan, has seen the team slip to fifth in the rankings compiled by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. Chelsea’s cup double of last season has helped them jump to the top of the list, with Bayern Munich, Athletico Madrid and Corinthians also ahead of Barcelona.
The club will not be too concerned about these rankings, but it does highlight the mini crisis that the team is having at the minute. It is not just the losses, but the manner of them that has been so frustrating. Barcelona have always tended to concede goals, but the lack of penetration and clear chances in the last few games has been incredible.
Maybe Roura should rest the likes of Messi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Pedro and Xavi this weekend in the league. The players look tired and devoid of leadership, and they need to sort it out quickly. There is still very little danger of failing to win La Liga, but if we go out of the Champions League to AC Milan just after going out of the Copa Del Rey to Madrid, the season will suddenly seem like a disappointment.
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