Right now the continuity of Ronald Koeman is not discussed because there is no president who can make decisions. For the Dutch coach, the resignation en bloc of Josep Maria Bartomeu and the rest of the board, after the real threat of a vote of no-confidence, to ensure the position at least until 25 January at least. And it is that the president of the Management Board, Carles Tusquets, despite his desire for leadership, cannot give the coach a “ticket” and we will have to wait for the arrival of the new president, who will be in charge of making the first decisions.
At first, the intention of all the candidates is that Ronald Koeman must continue at least until June 30, 2021, although some have already clearly expressed their nuances, such as Víctor Font, who would come with the figure of Xavi Hernández as manager and head of the sports area.
In any case, right now it seems clear that the future of the Dutch coach is presented with black clouds on the horizon. After his first 16 official games in charge of Barcelona, his numbers could not be more disappointing: ninth in LaLiga, twelve points behind the leaders, Atlético de Madrid, and second in the Champions League, beaten at home by Juventus (0-3) on the last day.
It was 33 years since Barcelona had such a negative balance in LaLiga in the first ten games -We must go back to the 1987/88 campaign when Terry Venables was dismissed on the fourth day after adding a victory and three defeats, replacing Luis Aragonés, who the most he could do was leave the team in sixth place- and fourteen to see to the team finishing the group stage of the Champions League as second. The last time was in the 2006/07 campaign, with Rijkaard on the bench.
In addition, teams such as Atlético de Madrid de Simeone, who had never beaten Barcelona in LaLiga -this season they won 1-0 at Wanda Metropolitano-, or Juventus, who with their win managed to break a streak of 38 consecutive games undefeated the Camp Nou in the Champions League, they showed without compassion all the shame of this Barça.
But not only the numbers detract from Koeman's work at the head of the team but, according to the SER, there are players who have already begun to show their dissatisfaction with the 4-2-3-1 as the only bet on the field. These first discontented voices are enlarged when the first cracks begin to appear in the dressing room, with an Antoine Griezmann accusing the team of lack of attitude and effort after the defeat against Juventus.
In a normal situation, Koeman would be on the wire, with an ultimatum for Sunday's game against Levante in LaLiga. However, the disastrous management of Josep María Bartomeu and the treachery of Tusquets when it comes to extending the voting until the maximum time allowed by the Statutes, they leave the club on the edge of the abyss, with a devastating future, both sportingly and financially.