: With Lionel Messi’s future in doubt, Barcelona’s serial mismanagement is starting to take a toll #IndiaNEWS Barcelona have been one of the most successful clubs in European football over the last

With Lionel Messi’s future in doubt, Barcelona’s serial mismanagement is starting to take a toll #IndiaNEWS
Barcelona have been one of the most successful clubs in European football over the last two decades. Four Champions League titles, ten La Liga crowns and six Copa del Rey trophies testify this fact. However, entering the new millennium, Barcelona were far from the winning machine of the decades that followed. It was a place with characterised by behind-the-scenes chaos and boardroom politics that had seen success at the club become sporadic rather than regular.Frank Rijkaard appeared to have kicked in an era of glory at Barcelona with the magical Ronaldinho at the heart of his revolution, but as the Brazilian lost his way, Rijkaard lost his plot and Barcelona their aura of superiority. But in came Pep Guardiola, unleashing his golden generation at the club. Leading his team’s artistry on the pitch was Lionel Messi, still just only an Argentine prodigy with a playing style similar to Maradona. Papering over cracksAs the years went by and winning titles became a given, Messi carved out his own identity. Managers came and went, key players left or retired but Messi ensured Barcelona became serial winners. Things were never rosy behind the scenes at the Catalan club but Messi’s genius reigned supreme. The Argentine with his excellence helped Barcelona...Read more

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