Barcelona: The path forward to a return to greatness

Barcelona suffered one of the most humiliating losses in its storied history. It is time for a philosophical change at the Camp Nou.

Dear Dedicated Barcelona Socios,

Let me introduce myself. My name is Keith, and I am not a Barcelona socio. The Blaugrana are not even my favorite football club.

I come from a perspective from outside the orbit of your fantastic club, and its an outside perspective that is necessary during this crisis for Barcelona to achieve the greatness that you deserve and desire.

Yesterday morning, I cranked up Barca TV+ and watched Barça demolish Real Madrid 5-0 from the 1993-94 season. This match was the Dream Team at its sublime finest. It was 50-year-old bourbon on a Sunday.

In that pivotal game, the club played as one unit. They were 11 individuals who chose the value of winning over any personal accolades and statistics.

Watching the team on Friday get demolished like an ice cream cone in the hands of a six-year-old, I saw 11 players who had chosen other values over what it takes to win.

When the score reached 4-1, I was reminded of Rocky IV when Apollo Creed thought that Ivan Drago was a ripped pushover. Moments into the fight, the former great was a bloody staggering mess, and Paulie was ready to throw in the towel.

SPOILER ALERT!

Paulie should have thrown that towel. It would have saved Apollo.

In football, there is no real towel to throw to end the devastation. Yet, Barcelona mentally walked off the pitch like a kitten in the cold rain of a Virginia winter.

After the indignity of watching Thomas Müller play like RoboCop and Philippe Coutinho, our player, scoring two goals for the other team, its time for a dramatic change.