I have been a fan of this team since the early days, even a STH for several years until they moved to the new stadium and I have to say I am not a fan of where the club is going
1- We’ve let go good people in the sporting side, with letting Henderson go, which was able to work even with the sanctions, in favor a Raul Saleji which was given the boot after getting into an argument with Messi, only to be replaced by this Hoyos guys who doesn’t seem to have an idea of what his doing in the sporting director side and manager side of things
2- Neville was not given a proper chance for being bad half a season which we were holding DP and cap space for Messi and co. To be replaced with Tata who wasn’t terrible but was fired at the first sign he had trouble with the veterans, and then after Masherano the locker room culture has been terrible. Even more so after Alba and Busquets leaving
3- The whole Franco debacle and lack of professionalism from authority figures. Hoyos only answering 1 question after a tough loss instead of showing face, while sending the academy kids to show face and the veterans hiding. This wasn’t bad, but still noticeable when Jordi and Busi was here but has gotten worse with RDP and Suarez being our main guys now. , there is a clear locker room divide and no real leadership and mentorship if Im being honest.
4- Behind the scenes the club sending Front Office people out and replacing with Messi friends, like the communications director that was fired after getting into an argument with Messi, Rafael Cabrera I think was his name, and being replaced with Messi people from Unique FC. Same in the soorting director side with Henderson being replaced with this Hoyos guy who only signs either Argenternians abroad or people from the Argentina league who seem to be bums like Mura, Chelo, Allende, etc.
I think Messi is a great footballer, the best one to ever play this game, but I don’t think this translates to other aspects of the game outside the pitch. Giving Messi too much influence outside the pitch and into other aspects of the club will end up hurting this club in the long term. Idk if this reflection is because of the tough loss yesterday, but Im sure the team will figure this out, but I feel at a cross roads with the identity of the club being so unlikeable. I feel this is not the same club I came to love and root for.