Barcelona shouldn't panic over their El Clasico defeat. This team's best time is yet to come

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The dramatic home defeat to Real Madrid hit Xavi’s side hard, but he has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future. Xavi chose the right tactics for Barça and after the game he admitted that he was pleased with the match. Because sometimes it all comes down to the fact that the other team has one of the best players in the world. There’s no shame in this. The Spanish championship attracts the attention of millions of fans, and some of them place bets on fights. It is important to know that on the portal pages Bookmaker Ratings You can get information about legal betting organizations.

Xavi has a unique age composition. There’s a lot of experience to be found here: Lewandowski, Gundogan, Romeu, Marcos Alonso and Ter Stegen are all in their early 30s. By this point, De Jong, Felix and Kounde are also veterans of the game, despite only just turning 20 .

However, otherwise this is a fairly young division. Gavi, Pedri and Balde are constantly learning and developing. 16-year-old Yamal will get better with every game. Fermin, meanwhile, simply has bags of potential. The coach himself is also still relatively inexperienced in his career: he has only two years of work at the highest European level under his belt.

Xavi has spoken repeatedly about his team’s constant improvement and has maintained a calm demeanor at press conferences. This is a coach who knows his team can win, but also knows it needs to improve. But perhaps more importantly, he trusts his team.

What made Madrid different on Saturday was that they had the best-fit player in the world at their disposal. Bellingham has exceeded the lofty expectations placed upon him following his €103 million summer arrival and few, if any, could have predicted that he would score at a rate comparable to Cristiano Ronaldo’s.

Being able to turn to such a player is a huge luxury for Carlo Ancelotti. Bellingham has already won a few games for them — and, barring an unexpected change in form or injury, is likely to continue to do so.

But what the Blaugranas do have are a number of players across the pitch who can similarly influence the game. Despite his age, Lewandowski could easily score over 30 goals this season. Felix has already played a decisive role in victories over Celta and Antwerp. Meanwhile, when the most important games arrive, something seems to awaken in Gundogan. He constantly fought for Manchester City as they edged closer to trophies and his goal on Saturday suggests he packed that gene in his suitcase as he headed to the Catalan capital.

A year or two ago, Barca might have been genuinely concerned about their lack of obvious match-winning talent. Now this problem does not exist.

But in winter the situation can change significantly. Barca already have an agreement to bring highly-rated striker Vitor Roque to the club in January after completing a €35 million deal. The 18-year-old’s credentials at the top level may be in question, but he will certainly add energy and quality to the team, as well as providing some relief to Lewandowski’s aging legs.

Reports from ESPN suggest the Blaugrana are also eyeing another turnaround in the January window. Romeu has been excellent so far, but Barca are weak in his position, and Gavi and Gundogan in the holding area are not particularly inspiring either.

Any deal would have to be a short-term loan, such are Barca’s financial constraints, but some talent is bound to emerge. One or two smart moves can turn a very good team into a great one.

And perhaps more broadly, Barça have the bonus of experience. This is basically the same team that won La Liga by 10 points last season, with the same coach. This team, despite all its successes, had its failures. They were easily beaten in their first El Clasico of the campaign and failed to progress out of their Champions League group. There was genuine talk that Xavi could be fired in November. There were bad times in Catalonia.

A turnaround at the start of 2023, starting with a victory over arch-rivals in the Spanish Super Cup, saw Barca win the title. Their performance didn’t look particularly pretty, but Xavi’s men put together an unbeaten run in the first few months of the calendar year that would eventually see them win the league title.

Now the team has become even better. And despite all the pressure that surrounds Barcelona, ​​the weight of the brand and the legal troubles the club finds itself in, these key characters know what it takes to win. This alone should be enough to keep the faith.

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