Barcelona recruits 4 new players: 'Better late than never'

Apart from the 55 million euro contract plus 10 million euro in additional fees for Ferran Torres, the remaining 3 new players came to Camp Nou on loan (Adama Traore) or free (Dani Alves and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang). In theory, Barcelona had a successful transfer period beyond expectations.

Barcelona will "revive" thanks to the support of new recruits. Photo: Internet

The presence of the four new recruits mentioned above will help coach Xavi Hernandez more easily arrange personnel as well as apply tactics for each opponent, for each different time. Because, these are all players whose talent has been proven, who are experienced and all are eager to contribute to the Camp Nou team.

Witnessing the "strong hand" of Barcelona's Board of Directors in the recent winter transfer period, the cules (nickname of Barcelona fans) could not help but be happy and expect a bright future for their team. Simply put, the "Catalan Giant" is falling into a very tragic situation, something that has never happened in recent seasons.

Newcomer Ferran Torres (number 19) is showing signs of quickly integrating into Barcelona's playing style. Photo: Internet

The proof is that the 2021/2022 season has only passed half way, but Barcelona has been eliminated in the UEFA Champions League group stage, eliminated early in the Copa del Rey and left far behind Real Madrid in the La Liga rankings. If they do not quickly improve their performance on the field, Barcelona will end the season in disaster.

For such a situation to happen, the fault does not entirely lie with coach Xavi Hernandez and before that, coach Ronald Koeman. Besides the departure of number 1 star Lionel Messi, Barcelona also failed to bring to Camp Nou "worth the money" contracts. With a squad seriously damaged by injuries, it is inevitable that Barcelona will play poorly.

There is a saying "better late than never". Coach Xavi Hernandez and his team still have goals to conquer. Up to now in La Liga, after 22 rounds, Barcelona is temporarily in 5th place, only 1 point behind TOP 4. To get into TOP 4, Barcelona will have to compete with Sevilla, Real Betis, Atletico Madrid, Real Sociedad and Villarreal.

Even if they are not among the top four teams in La Liga, Barcelona can still qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League next season through the "back door", which is winning the Europa League. Unfortunately, the opponent that coach Xavi Hernandez and his team will have to face in the knockout round is Napoli, a powerful team from Serie A.

Now that coach Xavi Hernandez has some pretty good pieces in his team, Barcelona will certainly be stronger, at least compared to the beginning of the season. Let's wait and see if Barcelona can return to the status of a "Giant" in the rest of the 2021/2022 season, thanks to the arrival of Dani Alves, Ferran Torres, Adama Traore and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang?