THE WORLD OF SPORTS

Opinion on FC Barcelona under Quique Setien  It’s been almost 2 months of Setien and the so called Barca philosophy of beautiful, possession football. So where does FC Barcelona stand at present – they are out of the Copa del Rey, they are inconsistent in the league, 2nd in the league table, things don’t look all that promising for them against an average opponent like Napoli in the Champions League and they lost the clasico at Bernabeu. Added to all this, is the disturbing fact that Messi, as per his own high standards, has been in poor form, since the new coach took over. To make matters even worse, Abidal the technical director who failed to acquire any good players during the transfer window, made a stupid statement and came into direct conflict with the captain of the team - Lionel Messi, who rarely reacts. The only player they managed to buy was Brathwaite as a replacement for the injured Dembele. Whenever any club faces a mid-season crisis and sack their coach, r