In 2002 Barcelona finished in 6th with a squad that included Valdes, Puyol, Marquez, Garcia, Xavi, Cocu, Iniesta, Van Bronckhorst, Motta, Enrique, Quaresma, Saviola, Kluivert, Overmars and Gabri.
They underperformed all year failing to win 23 times and ending on 56 points.
The following season they started poorly despite adding Ronaldinho, in the opening months of the season they occupied the bottom 3 places in La Liga. Van Gaal left and was replaced by (Young, Dynamic and Sexy) Frank Rijkaard.
Rikjaard immediately trusted the young players Iniesta and Xavi moved some of the dead wood out of the team and trusted the players coming through the academy to support his attacking side built around their ONE genuine world class attacking player (Ronaldinho) they finished the league in second and had built the foundation for The most succesful period in the clubs history. Built on-
a)Attacking football.
b)Youth talent and academy players
c)Young sexy manager.
They came out of the worst period they had had in 50 years and built a legacy to last for years.
The catalyst for this radical change in club direction was
a)The awful period they had endured
b)The change at corporate level at the club (laporta coming in)
c)The change from tactic bogged coaches to a young fresh (sexy) ideal.
Hope it helps.
They underperformed all year failing to win 23 times and ending on 56 points.
The following season they started poorly despite adding Ronaldinho, in the opening months of the season they occupied the bottom 3 places in La Liga. Van Gaal left and was replaced by (Young, Dynamic and Sexy) Frank Rijkaard.
Rikjaard immediately trusted the young players Iniesta and Xavi moved some of the dead wood out of the team and trusted the players coming through the academy to support his attacking side built around their ONE genuine world class attacking player (Ronaldinho) they finished the league in second and had built the foundation for The most succesful period in the clubs history. Built on-
a)Attacking football.
b)Youth talent and academy players
c)Young sexy manager.
They came out of the worst period they had had in 50 years and built a legacy to last for years.
The catalyst for this radical change in club direction was
a)The awful period they had endured
b)The change at corporate level at the club (laporta coming in)
c)The change from tactic bogged coaches to a young fresh (sexy) ideal.
Hope it helps.