As reported by journalist Adrià Albets in the program What T'Hi Jugues from SER Catalunya, some Barça players begin to question Ronald Koeman's 4-2-3-1, especially its rigidity and insistence on that drawing instead of being more flexible and implementing tweaks in the game system.
The information, obtained from sources close to the dressing room, as explained by the SER, represents the first crack in the dressing room with the Dutchman, who until now seemed to have convinced the players of the need to go from 4-3-3 with which Barça was it had collapsed like a house of cards to a 4-2-3-1 that could shield the team or at least make it more secure.
Koeman has maintained several times during the season that the game system is non-negotiable And, although in other stages of his coaching career he has used other systems (in Holland he came to play in the middle with De Jong, De Roon and Wijnaldum, although he stepped on somewhat more offensive areas), he has kept his word and Barça It has not moved from that system although there have been games, especially Turin, in which Barça basically played a 4-4-2 with Pedri and Dembélé in the center of the field with the double pivot and Messi and Griezmann above.
Confidence in the system, like almost everything in football, will be based on upcoming results. With four defeats in LaLiga, and a Barça that ended up very messy in games like the Clásico, Alavés or Cádiz last Saturday, everything is in doubt. Like the club at an institutional and sports level, the tactical drawing is not saved either.