Squad depth.
Good offensive and defensive tactics.
Financial stability.
Solid fan support.That's what I read in the introduction to this blog post. For me, these four aspects are essential foundations for a team to progress through the 2025-26 season.
I think the first two, and even arguable about second. Look at title winning squads of Real Madrid under Ancelotti. Squad depth = check. Tactics? None lol. And look at PSG winning Ligue 1 (during Mbappe time). Squad depth = check. Tactics? None.
These teams won everything with depth and talent. But they were opened up big time when they actually played teams with tactics.
Barca = financial stability, ZERO. We still won La Liga.