This Barcelona squad will need at least 2 more years to get in shape and in the situation to be on the top tier teams in Europe. But at the moment, they are a lower A-tier team I have to say.
But I have to admire Xavi with how well he has done with the huge duty on his shoulders. Even at a time, Barca weren't even top 10. But now they are 5th placed and the influence of him on the squad is visible. I'd say that give this team time, and Xavi some more time, and Barcelona will turn around.
They need time indeed. They are trying something new, Xavi is trying it actually. And I would like to see it working out in the future of course. Barcelona are one of the strongest teams of the La Liga and we should be able to see them at top places in the league standings every season. They should be fighting for the league title also while doing this. But they have a brand new squad now and the players are young and inexperienced mostly. They need a long time to adapt to each other and start to play like the Barcelona we've known.
There are too many problems that occur in Barcelona, therefore Xavi tries to solve these problems one by one. The latest problem is that
many of Barcelona's main players are injured, then Dembele asks for a very high salary increase, even though Barcelona's finances are not
doing well. Things like that at least affect the team's performance, so it's not surprising that until now Barcelona are still playing inconsistently
and need time to be able to rediscover their best form. Barcelona has a very good history as a big team in La Liga, usually dominating La Liga
with Real Madrid. But now Barcelona to enter the top 4 is very difficult, so it does take time for Xavi to make Barcelona able to compete again
with Real Madrid for the La Liga trophy. I believe Xavi is the right coach to make Barcelona one of the strongest teams in Europe again.