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Ronald Koeman smiles after a goal of the Barça

MERIT OF THE TRAINER

Ronald Koeman wins confidence and directs to the Barça to the doublet

Published:22/03/2021 - 13:04h

Updated:22/03/2021 - 16:32h

The confidence of the Barça in Koeman has had effect. The Dutch has given with the 'key' of the team and wins to pulse his continuity in the bench culé

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The performance of the FC Barcelona in the last three months has been the result of the confidence deposited in Ronald Koeman although in the beginning of the campaign was very argued his figure. The Dutch has revolutionised to the team, turning him into the most dangerous candidate of LaLiga to carry the title. His changes of drawing, rotations and confidence in his players has been the big key.

After the goleada of the culés in Anoeta, Koeman recognised that his project in the Barça needed time and aimed that although it was true that the team had difficulties to the beginning of the course, had improved in this year. The reason? The Dutch explained that "the teams need time to know to the trainer and to the staff. Sometimes we have committed errors in defence, has been missing us efficiency...", but his changes have assortment the effect expected and, finally, the results are positive.

One of the most important variations of the Barça has been the change of system until finding the drawing that more benefit to the team and each player in specific. Koeman Hardly arrived to the Camp Nou bet by the 4-2-3-1 that, in front of the 'big' (the Madrid, Atleti or Seville) happened him a lot of bills. The team was very impredecible and committed a lot of failures in the defensive saga, that punished them largely of the start of the campaign. Since, it tested the 4-3-3, the 3-4-3, with Sergio Busquets between the central and Jordi Alba and Sergiño Dest more advanced and even the 4-1-4-1 (in front of Valencia), with the midfield player of Badía of pivote, but has not been until the last month when the Dutch has given, definitively, with the 'key' to tactical level in the Barça.

The 3-5-2, with the sides playing almost like extremes, has converted to the Barcelona group in a recognizable team, with confidence and a lot of personality that presents like the big candidate to do with the two titles in dispute. In this new tactical drawing, Sergiño Dest and Jordi Alba play much more advanced, with fewer defensive works (remain 'covered' by the three head offices) and can improve his offensive game, in what more they stand out .

But the paper of the sides is not the only. With the defensive axis with three players, there are fewer opportunities to commit errors, since they play much more together. Besides, with this system 'Busi' has to visit fewer metres, something that avoids that 'fall' of the party after an hour in the clock. Up, Griezmann, Messi and Dembélé have a lot of more freedom and opportunities to explode ofensivamente (that they showed it in San Sebastián).

Absolute confidence in the youngest

There are three players that have turned into the key of the approach of Koeman, in addition to Leo Messi, that is indisputable. Frenkie Of Jong, Pedri González and Sergiño Dest have turned into the new engine of the Barça and big managers of the high performance of the team. The confidence of the Dutch in the three is absolute and, definitively, are the present and future of the Catalan club.

The most surprising is that the three have found his best football, but do not surpass the 21 years. They do not hide in front of the 'big', do not doubt when beginning the played and much less to the moment to define his actions, well was directly to the rival arch or assisting to his mates. They have been a revolution and big tarpaulin of the trainer in his first year in the bench.