The announcement of the continuity of Ronald Koeman, confirmed by the president Joan Laporta before the party between the Athletic of Madrid and FC Barcelona, left surprised to more than one and 'take out' to the light a very key point: probably it is more than true that the club can not allow the dismissal of the Dutch and from the offices of the Camp Nou neither had 'tied' to a trainer, because it is something impossible. It is difficult or impossible think that Koeman 'remains ' because the club trusts he, remembering that from does weeks have left more than clear, direct or indirectly, that is not like this.
The one of Zaandam, in the previous of the crash, was sentenced, is not a secret and the Barça found in full contest to look for a trainer that fit with the project that Laporta has in mind, something difficult in October and much more in the conditions that want it the Barcelona: economic, because there is not with what. In definite, by the reasons that are, Koeman has remained and signed the peace with 'Jan', or this is what looks. It is an agreement, a truce... With date of caducity?
There it is the question of everything: Until when the club will have confidence in Koeman? That is to say, if they win all the parties of the week 'nail', after the stop, there if there will be confidence? What will happen if they do not survive to these parties? Remembering that after the 'break' the Barça will add three key clashes for the future of the team in League and Champions League: visit of Valencia, Dinamo and Real Madrid. Everything in a week. Without opportunity to fail, as they are the things.
For this moment, will take action Sergio Agüero and probably Pedri González. The injuries have been the 'excuse' of Koeman to buoy and 'win' unexpectedly the confidence of the president. This will be sufficient? Have a new alternative in the offensive and that Pedri go back to be to 100% seems an extra life for the Barça, but already with the midfield player the team has starred humiliations in this season and Agüero does not paint to be the player of the 20 goals by season. It will be necessary to see, in any case.
At the end of the day, Koeman follows, discussed, without the support of anybody and with one hundred one thousand doubts to his around. Probably it was to the end of season, as they paint the things. Laporta Will have the excuse that no it fichó he, but the responsibility to keep it although it never went of his confidence neither like. All can go out medianamente well or too bad and the time will dictate the sentence of the trainer, but also of a president that has followed him the game of the 'recados' and that has propiciado that the surroundings was in his against (the declaracaciones of Masip, his adviser?).
It follows the crisis, without solutions in sight
They will be two long weeks of stop of selections. Of this there is not doubt. Koeman Will have to work too much to find a break-even point in the team. The 'post-Messi' can not be so grey for the culés, that neither siquieran have showed win to struggle. Laporta, by his part, has to be clear: if there is this 'confidence', the club has to support it, go to death with him, not commanding neither filter messages that go in his against, because at the end of the day, Koeman keeps on being a legend of the club, the one who gave the first Glass of Europe...
This does not mean that it deserve a "margin of confidence", but yes that the club was honest and, for the moment, has not been it because, although Koeman has almost that all the responsibility of fail them of the team, from the offices have not done the things well, by the inheritance nefasta or what was, but also has failed and this goes further of Laporta, the technician or the advisers of the president... All are leaving to the Barça like the worst prejudiced.