#3 Poor signings in the last three
Ahh, finally. Apart from Luis Suarez, this is the list of Luis Enrique’s signings for Barcelona.
Ivan Rakitic, Douglas, Claudio Bravo, Marc-André ter Stegen, Jérémy Mathieu, Aleix Vidal, Arda Turan, Denis Suárez, Jasper Cillessen, Lucas Digne, Samuel Umtiti, Paco Alcácer and André Gomes. Only Umtiti and ter Stegen can puff their chest out and say that they are the undisputed first choice in their positions.
Given that Barcelona defence somehow looks worse than it did when he took over is something of an art in itself. The starting lineup against PSG in the first leg of their Champions League tie in itself had 6 players over the age of 27, and even more worryingly for Barcelona, they are Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Andreas Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Gerard Pique.
That, in short, is the core of players that has won Barcelona their last treble. Chink in the famous armor?