Barcelona have lost 16 points in the 10 games they have played in LaLiga Santander this season, which is almost unthinkable for a team of the Blaugrana's size. Ronald Koeman's side have lost four times and there could be many reasons as to why the club have experienced some hiccups this year.
The end of a cycle at the club, a new coach and Lionel Messi not being at his best could all be factors behind Barcelona's demise, but one factor that stands out the most are the poor performances of several players that either are or were expected to be around the starting XI.
Players like Philippe Coutinho, Frenkie de Jong, Clement Lenglet, Miralem Pjanic and Francisco Trincao are not living up to the expectations that were created about them when they arrived at the Camp Nou.
Some of those players arrived last summer, while others have been around for much longer. These named and shamed players cost the club a total of 350 million euros.
Coutinho's confidence is deflating
At the start of the season, Coutinho returned hungry, seemingly as if Bayern Munich had changed him. His physical condition had improved, he had a new lease of life and looked sharp in the opening matches of the season, even getting himself on the scoresheet.
However, similarly to what happened three years ago, over time he has faded into background. From being a main part of the team to becoming a passenger, as we saw against Cadiz in a poor first half for the Brazilian.
De Jong and his false starts
The Portuguese winger arrived for 30 million euros and had a couple of good performances in pre-season that aroused a lot of hope amongst Barcelona fans.
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