Barcelona were going through a tough time financially as well as on the field for the past few seasons. This was mainly due to the mismanagement within the previous Barcelona board of directors, headed by Josep Maria Bartomeu. The former president was hellbound on bringing in new players and spent a lot of money on big flops such as Philippe Coutinho, Miralem Pjanic etc. Even though the Catalans boast one of the finest youth academies in the world, Bartomeu’s reckless expenditures put the club in financial peril.
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This season, however, under the guidance of Ronald Koeman, Carles Tusquets, and Joan Laporta, the Blaugranas were able to finally use their homemade players, something that Barcelona were originally acclaimed for. The academy has once again proven to be Barcelona’s biggest asset and it may even go on to save the club from bankruptcy in the long run.
Players such as Ansu Fati, Oscar Mingueza, Riqui Puig, and many more, have proven that the Catalans need to focus more on the youth rather than going out and buying world-class players who later struggle to perform for the club.
This season was dominated by the youths of the club and they should be further developed next season instead of being dropped for new players.
The season was not a complete success for the club but it was a pretty good season considering the amount of new players who broke into the first team and the new manager who had his debut season with a team going through a transition. Without the youths, the Copa del Rey victory would not have been possible, so today we will be paying homage to five of the best performing youngsters from the 2020/21 season.