Accomplished. What almost every fan of Barcelona dreamed of happened the day before - the Barcelona leadership terminated the contract with Ernesto Valverde and appointed a new head coach. Valverde held out (there is no better word) in the capital of Catalonia for two and a half seasons, having won two championships during this time, the Spanish Cup and Super Cup. A very good result for anyone, but not for Barcelona. This is a club where internal trophies alone will not be enough. And no one will put up with shame in the Champions League. Wait though.

Valverde certainly deserved another chance after the horror at the Stadio Olimpico when Barcelona lost 0-3 and flew out of the Champions League from Roma. Then it would be unfair to dismiss a coach after victories in the championship and the Cup, but why should Ernesto leave after 0-4 from Liverpool at Anfield and lose in the final of Copa del Rey? Then the dismissal literally hung in the air and Bartomeu just had to decide on logical changes, but the Blaugranas bosses faltered. And well, the team would play like in the best of times under Guardiol, and these failures were an accident. It was and not so close.

Barcelona was already in crisis then, and Valverde showed the whole world that he could not afford to lead a club of this level. For example, the entrenador flatly refused to apply rotation, releasing the strongest players in almost every match, and as a result, Jordi Alba, who has played 54 matches in a season, makes mistakes that cost Barcelona two trophies. And who is to blame? Is Alba? Then it was clear to everyone - Barcelona needed to act, but Bartomeu was not ready.

Now Valverde is fired in the middle of the season after losing in a match with Atletico in the Spanish Super Cup. No logic. What could serve as a catalyst for dismissal? Losing the semi-friendly tournament? At the same time, Barcelona continues to play exactly the same football as last season. So why right now? Or Bartomeu finally realized that Anfield’s “nightmare” could happen again this season? And then there is Real Madrid competing in La Liga. In general, the president and the whole council recognized their grossest mistake made last spring, and now this mistake may be worth the team of the season. Under Valverde, everyone at least knew for sure what to expect from Barcelona.

Kike Seten is a very suitable coach for “blaugranas”, however, it is always very difficult to take on a team during the season. Obviously, a 61-year-old specialist cannot guarantee the result right now. It is important to understand here that Seten was a fallback option for Barcelona. Barca turned to him only after the failure of Xavi and Ronald Kuman. For Setena, the most important period in the coaching career is coming and he has everything to take this chance.

Seten considers his teacher Johan Cruyff and preaches exactly the football that is characteristic of the Catalan team.

" This is my principle. If you have a ball, you will never miss a goal. Of course, if you don’t score it yourself, "

And these words perfectly characterize his team. Betis, under his leadership, owned the ball 62.5% of the playing time, and this is more than, for example, Barcelona. Most importantly, Setenu does not need to adjust the team to his philosophy..

“Blue Pomegranate” are ready to play Setena football and now this is perhaps the key factor. That is why Barcelona could not appoint a conditional Massimiliano Allegri in the middle of the season, who has completely different principles of football and who needs time to create a team.

In this whole story, one thing pleases - in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bfinally changes and the team will play in a new way. Catalan football at Valverde was rarely attractive, and now there is every reason to believe that the magic of Barcelona will return again.