Barcelona manager Quique Setien losing the dressing room as stars "doubt his capabilities"

From European masterclass to a Spanish wrecking ship, Barcelona's success graph went downwards quite smoothly this season. Even Lionel Messi looks to have lost a bit of faith towards his childhood team. Ernesto Valverde was sacked in middle of season after Barcelona made a poor start under Spaniard. defending LaLiga champions were keen to get former midfield mainstay Xavi as Valverde's successor but Xavi reportedly refused to take job. Barcelona n opted for a rar surprising option in form of Quique Setien. 

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Barcelona are unhappy with Quique Setien

Quique Setien's arrival failed to have a drastic impact on Barcelona's form. Catalans lost to Valencia, were eliminated out of Copa del Rey and drew ir Champions League clash against Napoli. biggest low in Setien's spell so far came when Real Madrid romped to a 2-0 win over Barcelona at Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid cruised past Barcelona with win and it was first time since 2014 that Los Blancos won in ir backyard against Lionel Messi and co. It was a troubling loss for Barcelona supporters and even players were seen disheartened.

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results in last couple of months have raised many eyebrows towards Quique Setien and his attempt at emulating Johan Cruyff's tactics at club. Valencia overshadowed Catalans as Quique Setien was left clueless on  pitch. As stated by Spanish journalist Laia Tudel, some Barcelona players have w lost ir trust over Setien. players, including Lionel Messi, believe that Quique Setien might t be man to man a big team like Barcelona. 

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However, Quique Setien is t to be entirely blamed as fans claim Barcelona's board is equally responsible for blunder. Laia Tudel added “Barcelona players do t blame everything on Quique Setien as some players think " manment by club directors” shares equal responsibility".

Barcelona can still win it all

Lionel Messi and co are just one point behind Real Madrid in LaLiga standings and also have an away goal advant over Napoli in Champions League. y are still in running in both competitions and can very well end up winning  LaLiga as well as  Champions League. For Quique Setien, re is a consensus among Barcelona faithful that eir trophy would be a welcome addition to ir trophy cabinet in his first season in charge.

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