Despite not having lost a game even since LaLiga restarted and not having given the worst feelings against Seville, Celta and Atlético de Madrid, the games in which he stumbled, Setien is touched. He came to give “a boost” to Barça and has not succeeded. He is one point from Madrid, which can be four, and very far from his dream of being champion. The reasons for the soccer stagnation, as the Cantabrian coach himself has dropped, will have to be analyzed at the end of the season. But now the eyes are on the coach, who survives as best he can after having nearly lost control after the Vigo storm.
At the moment, Setién continues. He is not sentenced, but he is weak. He does not have the confidence of the dressing room despite the fact that last Sunday he tried to “free” his conscience and speak 'with his pants off' with the players. To the general disbelief the Griezmann case has now been added. The board, meanwhile, is also beginning to assume that the choice may not have been the best. Officially, he agreed to filter the visit to the house of the Cantabrian technician to give him support. But actually you have doubts. The problem is that a dismissal of Setién would also directly target Abidal, the person responsible for the Valverde dismissal and, for the time being, the failed recruitment of Setién.
Setien is still for the moment, but he is surrounded. The partner, who received his defense of the Cruyffista postulates on the day of his presentation as a breath of fresh air, has also been disappointed. A defeat at Villarreal could make the situation unsustainable because Barça would definitely lose the LaLiga train and the stage would have to be rethought a month after the Champions League starts with the second leg match against Napoli. Apparently, Setién is not in as extreme a situation as Saturday night, but the stage at Barça is absolutely open. García Pimienta, who has just renewed and should be thinking only of the promotion playoff with the subsidiary, was already warned on Monday to be ready in case he made an urgent decision. In this minute, anything can happen at Barça.