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Many fans of the round witch in general and Barcelona fans in particular are waiting for the news of the dismissal of Spanish coach Ernesto Valverde, who confirmed last Saturday that he is not considering resigning.
The coach, who failed to regain the Champions League title in two consecutive seasons, was humiliated twice and last season lost the King's Cup and only the La Liga title. Despite the contract with Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, Barca recorded their worst start in almost a quarter of a century.
Had it not been for the return of Argentine captain Lionel Messi and his historic goal from injury, Valverde would have been in "Cannes". During five La Liga games, the Bulga scored five goals and made four for his team-mates.
Valverde says that "the general trend of press conferences knows that you face drowning if you lose, surviving if you win, I try to keep my balance. There are always things you think you should improve, you have to criticize it yourself, but not in public, but inside, in the effective place." ".
As in their Champions League group stage when they drew 1-1 at Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona struggled two weeks ago to beat Czech Slavia Prague and showed modest performances in La Liga this season.
Valverde explains, "When you lose you have more pressure, we come from loss, and this always generates increased storm. It's good because it forces you to react, even when you win and don't make a good match, hope you react well." ".
Despite toping the league table so far, Barca's level in their away games this season still raises doubts about Valverde.
The Spanish sports daily Mundo Deportivo commented on Monday by saying: "Barcelona are two sides." At Camp Nou, the team has achieved good and big victories over rivals.
But Barca have lost three of their away games this season, their worst record in 12 years.
In each of the three defeats suffered by Barcelona away, Sergio Busquets was absent from the starting line-up for Barcelona, where he missed the starting line-up in the game lost to Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at the beginning of the season and in the starting line-up against both Granada and Levante.
Busquets' absence seems to reveal the center-back of the Blugrana, which relies on duo Gerard Pique and Clement Lingley. Part of the Barcelona problem lies not in Busquets' absence but in how to make up for his absence.
It is widely believed that the player needs some rest from time to time because not all games can be played, but there is also resentment over the compensation of his absence to Croatian player Ivan Rakitic, although it seems the most appropriate option for this.
Barcelona has set its budget on the grounds that it will sell at least one important player this season. With some English and Italian clubs interested in the 31-year-old Rakitic, the Croatian may be the closest to leaving the team.
This means that when Busquets need to rest, Dutchman Frankie De Jong will be the substitute after the young Dutchman shines in the midfield of Barcelona, although he lacks the necessary commitment to the tasks assigned to Busquets.
Busquets is expected to be in the starting line-up for Barcelona's game against Slavia Prague, with De Jong playing in an unrestricted midfield position.
Barcelona will miss Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez with a calf strain during the Levante match, where the player will be absent from the ranks of the Catalan team three games, noting that the players who provide levels on the pitch of the team are different from their counterpart away.
This is apparent from his goalscoring record as he has failed to score in any Barcelona game away from home in the Champions League since April 2018.
It is unclear how Valverde will make up Suarez's absence, with 17-year-old promising young striker Ansou Fati and French star Osman Dembele playing one of them alongside Messi and Griezmann.
Dembele was absent from the squad for the Levante match, when asked why the player was absent, Valverde said: "Excluding him for technical reasons, it was my decision. There are other games for the team."