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If we compare the squad that Barcelona has had in the last 10-15 years, the differences are definitely different. The reason is that at that time Barcelona was in very good condition in all respects. Whether it's in terms of players or financial matters. So at that time Barcelona was able to bring in great players with high quality and very experienced coaches. So if you compare it now you will definitely see a big difference.
That was how Barcelona was before. By then, there was no team that was doing better than what Barcelona was doing, and I think the problem was that things change because by then,and you can see that some players they were playing with are not playing football or some have already leave the team, and some teams that are here now have not been introduced by then. and since those teams come in, they begin to buy players with a huge amount of money, so I think basically Barcelona finances are not like before because they are not reigning like before.
However, the team that I can compare to Barcelona at that time is Real Madrid; they were also doing very well by then.
You could say that at that time Barcelona was the king of the clubs in La Liga, especially in the 2014-2015 season. Because in that season the players from Barcelona really had greatness in all areas. Big examples like
- Messi
- L, suarez
- Xavi
- Dani Alves
- Jordi Alba
- Sergio Busquets
- Iniesta
- Ivan Rakitic
- Neymar
- Ter Stegen
So it is not surprising that at that time Barcelona was always at the top and made very brilliant achievements. Because the quality of the players is also very sufficient to be able to compete with other clubs. But all of this does require very large costs.
And in the 2014-2015 season, Real Madrid was no less great than Barcelona. Because that year Real Madrid also had many very quality players. In fact, in that year there were still many names of Real Madrid footballers who are still known to the public today. Examples like
- Casillas
- Modric
- Gareth Bale
- Pepe
- C. Ronaldo
- Benzema
- Dimaria
- Isco
- Marcelo
So in essence, that year there were many players from Barcelona and Real Madrid who had very high quality. Even now, it is still very difficult to find talents like them.
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Many of the players you compiled as very talented and played for Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively made very great effort to make it what it is today. One thing I want to draw your attention to is that these players were signed from many different clubs at very high prices then, hence why they were excellent amidst the competition within and outside the team.
Currently what Barcelona is going through is not because they don't have creative players, they want to use the once they have grown at home while managing their finances. Same for Real Madrid also, else they would have made an instant swoop for Mbappe, although it's still not late, but his fees will have increased when they come back to sign him.
Girona and the other clubs have more than maintained a consistent calibre of players while improving on their tactics and style of play.