The FC Barcelona missed a great opportunity

Last night, the FC Barcelona lost against Slavia Prague an excellent opportunity to catch some air. After the tough and forceful defeat against Levante in the last League match (3-1), the culés needed a convincing victory, but they were not able to defeat the combative Czech team, nor much less, offer a game that would dissipate the doubts that increasingly dominate the team's trajectory.

Whether it is a coincidence or not, today in Mundo Deportivo, speculation returns about the names of up to three coaches who would have options to land in the Barcelona team in the not too distant future. Although it is not explicitly mentioned that Barça intends to get rid of Ernesto Valverde, it seems clear that this news would not have had a place in the media if a Barcelona victory had occurred.

According to the publication, in addition to Ronald Koeman, the Dutch coach who already has a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave the Netherlands National Team after the Eurocup, there is also space in the entity's wishlist for the Dutchman Erik Ten Hag and the Argentine Marcelo Gallardo.

The first would be highly attractive due to the remarkable performance that Ajax Amsterdam has been offering lately, while the second would be endorsed both by his good work with River Plate and by the fact that, in the votes of the last The Best awards, his compatriot Leo Messi included him in his list of nominees (along with Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino). As if that were not enough, El Muñeco has also been recently supported by Guardiola, who, despite the distance, continues to be an authoritative voice for Barcelona. "There are things that cannot be explained... We are three coaches nominated for the best of the year and he is never there. It seems that only Europe exists and I do not understand how Gallardo is not recognized as one of the best coaches in the world," he recently stated.