Apparently, the issues hurting Barça right now are being orchestrated from above, as coach Luis Enrique revealed today. The former Celta Vigo boss revealed prior to his team's game against Sevilla that there are "outsiders" that want Barcelona to fall, and they want to hurt them now more than ever, after winning their second treble in six years.
"I look around and I see some people enjoying our struggles, and I believe they want us to struggle. I'm not saying that happens within the team, it happens on the outside. I would not like to point them out, you'll have to figure it out for yourselves, but we will try to stay afloat as long as we can, and our only goal will be making our fans happy,"the coach stated.
Luis Enrique's words may refer to FIFA's denial to add Arda Turan to the squad, despite having Rafinha out for the rest of the season. The current La Liga champions have struggled this months with a number of injuries, which include Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Tomas Vermaelen.
Barcelona's coach also hinted that Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo could be handed the gloves to guard Barça's net, after Marc André Ter Stegen's shaky outings. The Blaugrana manager revealed the South American goalie has been cleared to play by the club's medical staff, and he could make his debut in the 2015-2016 season.
"There is no health issue that prevents us from using Claudio. I will base my decision on sports merits, and even if he had a wonderful season, I will decide who guards the net minutes before the game starts," Martinez added.
This will be the second game Los Blaugranas will play without Lionel Messi, following the 2-1 victory against Bayer Leverkusen last Tuesday.
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