Many midfielders have been linked to Barcelona recently. Verrati, Thiago, and Isco are the top prospects whose names we have heard in the media recently. But let's take a look at why do Barcelona absolutely need a midfielder in their star-studded squad.
Barcelona is known for their tiki-taka and passing game. Barcelona likes to build their attacks slowly and steadily instead of counters. Barcelona's midfield has always been the most important part of the team. Barcelona's been the most successful club in the last 10 years. A lot of which was because of the brilliant midfield of Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets.
But as Xavi left in 2015, Barcelona has started losing their identity. Rakitic is a great midfielder but didn't' prove to be up to the mark by Barcelona's standards. Also, Iniesta is also getting a bit old. Even though he can still play like an absolute beast, he can't play every match. Andre Gomes has not been even close to the level. Denis Suarez is playing well but still, needs time to develop.
From next season Iniesta won't be playing all the games and only 1 of the 3 key midfielders we had would be remaining. If the midfield is not absolute world class, Barcelona can not play their best game. They will start depending on the raw talents of the players and MSN. This has also been the case for a lot of part of this season. A lot of times Barcelona just barely managed a win that too because of the raw talent of Messi, Suarez or Neymar. Barcelona's title chances will drastically decrease if Barcelona's identity and the Tiki-Taka aren't restored soon. That's why a midfielder like Thiago or Verratti is needed.
Let's hope we will see the Barca the world knows next season with another world class midfielder along with Busquets and Iniesta.
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