{"id":1134535,"date":"2020-03-02T16:06:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T16:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1134535"},"modified":"2020-03-02T16:06:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T16:06:42","slug":"barcelona-quique-setien-purism-pragmatism-el-clasico","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/barcelona-quique-setien-purism-pragmatism-el-clasico\/","title":{"rendered":"El Clasico defeat proves why Barcelona need Seti\u00e9n&#8217;s purism, not his pragmatism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Everyone thought Quique Seti\u00e9n was too much of a purist to work at <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-eftt7140np7co3ivs17vjvfe8bss7kct\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10 games into his tenure at the Camp Nou and it definitely looked like he was proving people wrong. Seven victories, one draw and two defeats was a nice start. He had worked well with the squad, improving them tactically whilst showing a touch of pragmatism after his initial changes were too extreme.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7516762\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And with El Cl\u00e1sico up next for fixture number 11, at <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-jttqrkbp7mswg6w2lopdszv1z4d1y5jc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>&#8216;s home-away-from-home the Santiago Bernabeu, this was expected to be the game to act as confirmation that Seti\u00e9n most assuredly will work at <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-y2kwzpkqz5cxlt529ycp4hwhl0t6ppo7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>, right?<\/p>\n<p>Wrong.<\/p>\n<p>And not wrong because <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-khizdt57njlba9c68ogtgohvmsqs9umd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> lost 2-0, failing to win at the Santiago Bernabeu for the first time since 2014, failing to beat Real Madrid at all in La Liga for the first time since 2013 and failing to score\u00a0in Los Blancos&#8217; backyard for the first time since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>No, wrong because the match hinted at the idea that Seti\u00e9n is in fact <em>too much of a pragmatist<\/em> to work at <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-i3oy54zeglhnnr0yomxutq9fg0llq2ou\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>. At least that&#8217;s the way things seem to be based off the way that he handled El Cl\u00e1sico.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-mpg7nfqt0hy989y8ke5h8tbud9awq1i9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> are a unique club in terms of how they operate. Since the Elefant Blau revolution in 2003, the club has had seven different managers. Of those seven, only <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-y627dnshowpd81qy8gtyymh2kcp01rxq\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ernesto_valverde\">Ernesto Valverde<\/span> had coached in the Champions League before getting the job. The <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-o45lpth2uury8v2c4qtikq6hx0ez19vn\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Blaugrana<\/span> have made it their style to pick managers who understand the club&#8217;s internal philosophy over those with established track records.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1134510\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/real-madrid-2-0-barcelona-match-analysis-vinicius-setien-guardiola\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1134510\" class=\"wp-image-1134510 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/01223417\/1134478_1134478_real-madrid-2-0-barcelona-featured-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/01223417\/1134478_1134478_real-madrid-2-0-barcelona-featured-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/01223417\/1134478_1134478_real-madrid-2-0-barcelona-featured-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/01223417\/1134478_1134478_real-madrid-2-0-barcelona-featured-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/01223417\/1134478_1134478_real-madrid-2-0-barcelona-featured-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/01223417\/1134478_1134478_real-madrid-2-0-barcelona-featured-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/01223417\/1134478_1134478_real-madrid-2-0-barcelona-featured-940x530.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/01223417\/1134478_1134478_real-madrid-2-0-barcelona-featured.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1134510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/real-madrid-2-0-barcelona-match-analysis-vinicius-setien-guardiola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five things learned as Real Madrid rout Barcelona in El Cl\u00e1sico to go top of La Liga<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>That&#8217;s why they opted for <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-docatfe2hk7ml658w2nykcujwbnd08uu\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Pep Guardiola<\/span> over the infinitely more qualified <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-q952zo0dmja36hdc30g3kpqnfqg7h1h7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jose_mourinho\">Jos\u00e9 Mourinho<\/span> in 2008, and why they ended up changing the beautiful game as a result.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t be too much of a purist for <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bdniljskvgm0f1kdk6y1we2vfng5dpjg\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>. It&#8217;s not possible. The squad is structured to play purist football, to engage with the game on their terms and no one else. Even with the weaknesses because of sloppy player recruitment, the core of the side and the spirit of it remains one built to play &#8216;the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-j33i9h5wvc97oosrc5xv71dd9bpwsmkf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Bar\u00e7a<\/span> way&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>As much of a pragmatist as\u00a0<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-zmqwyxdph1zh7uybfkk58oc1zuxwbraj\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ernesto_valverde\">Valverde<\/span> was, he had a streak of tactical purism and focus on possession that was a welcome change after <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-eok1s2cekuip0926q7v2xfdy7nzgpuhs\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/luis_enrique\">Luis Enrique<\/span> had begun to stray too far from the orthodox. That was what allowed Valverde&#8217;s 2017\/18 campaign to be such a success, when he dragged a ramshackle <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-yk3lrnzzcwivoi7lrubkntg4vdu23jcg\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> squad to within one game of an unbeaten La Liga season thanks to tactical rigour and organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Valverde&#8217;s pragmatism ended up being his undoing as he couldn&#8217;t take the club forward from that base. <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-pbz2vdl6abopqs90o3mkd8n9qf83nrkt\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/quique_setien\">Seti\u00e9n<\/span> was then a breath of fresh air; a genuine believer in the philosophies of Cruyff who played Sergi Roberto in a back three in his debut game and instantly thrust Riqui Puig into the first-team picture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1134601 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02152726\/1134535_1134535_setien-barcelona-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02152726\/1134535_1134535_setien-barcelona.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02152726\/1134535_1134535_setien-barcelona-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02152726\/1134535_1134535_setien-barcelona-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02152726\/1134535_1134535_setien-barcelona-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here was a coach who would return <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7imfb3joedkd1ae1e4otrw52qak9nrbj\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> to their first principles. Who could be counted on for an obsessive purism in his game. Straight away he seemed enamoured with Riqui Puig, the jewel of La Masia, and promoted him to the first team (which fans had been calling for all season). Seti\u00e9n was such a purist that he used to regularly annoy Real Betis fans by refusing to compromise on his tactics, but at <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4su1wp4h8wj13w1b5avswgjcnhjhugmn\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> surely no one would ask him to do that? Well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not he was asked, it happened. The ambitious 3-5-2 was shelved after the Valencia defeat, and no one really batted an eyelid at this change because <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-v6muw1xt50lf9jf9c55spgq9fwe9p639\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> didn&#8217;t really have the players to make this system work at all. 4-3-3 came back and for a while, things seemed to be good. <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-qcgepl0dr7k2j32baqan7ki2wih5noa2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> were playing the game their way again, moving it out from the back and dominating possession. Yes, they did lose to Athletic Bilbao but it was a game they dominated and lost to a last minute miracle header where they couldn&#8217;t have defended it any better. Things in general were trending upward.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YM_8wzhOivs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But there were signs of compromise all around. Puig was featuring less (and indeed was back playing for <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-lmrgcgqeyfrgoj93tkw7clp60wfopvb3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> B on Cl\u00e1sico weekend), Ivan Rakitic had come back into the fold, the use of Ansu Fati was limited too, even though the club clearly needed his electric pace.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the football was much better so perhaps Seti\u00e9n was merely easing the side into his methods rather than thrusting them upon a squad coming off two-and-a-half years of Valverde-ball?<\/p>\n<p>Well, then we had Napoli away and the Cl\u00e1sico. In both games <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-294fjnhz1nnxg1kg2n28spbsu1btt61l\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> lined up with Arturo Vidal on the wing, and whilst against Napoli it made a degree of sense as the Italians sat so deep that Vidal&#8217;s relentless pressing was an effective disruptive presence; when the Chilean was clearly flagging in the second half, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-eh18zaw3lk9f6yirwcwv2dxgxjgmbytv\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/quique_setien\">Seti\u00e9n<\/span> opted to leave him on the field rather than take the risk and replace him with a forward to chase a win. And, of course, Vidal promptly got sent off.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dribbles attempted: 4<br \/>Dribbles completed: 1<br \/>Dribbled past: 3<\/p>\n<p>A Cl\u00e1sico to forget for Lionel Messi. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UdzNlWgfyS\">pic.twitter.com\/UdzNlWgfyS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1234239145037500416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then basically the same side took the field in the Cl\u00e1sico. And this time it made absolutely no sense as the game was much more open and as a result, Vidal&#8217;s chaotic style ended up disrupting the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-9u85qm7ejikysdd3k775hjcorex6a93p\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Blaugrana<\/span> more than Madrid. Worse still, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-u1i8ehskhcfuc7rmqsiimi94tzilppuw\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> weren&#8217;t in a 4-3-3 shape but a flat 4-4-2 with Arturo Vidal and Frenkie de Jong wide. This was vintage Valverde, the purest compromise, and <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-tlnjr193pjh2umoblqc0cyfkdkg7tzlu\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> were predictably awful.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, they could have been 0-3 up at half-time but that was largely down to how bad Real Madrid were. Gerard Piqu\u00e9 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/en\/2020\/03\/02\/football\/1583133935_033516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>: &#8220;<span>Real Madrid in the first half was the worst Madrid I&#8217;ve faced at the Bernab\u00e9u,&#8221; and he wasn&#8217;t really exaggerating.\u00a0<\/span>That it was 0-0 was a combination of Thibaut Courtois&#8217; excellence and <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-rsk2oy36r6qpzulcmvblbgsetgzc25i0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>&#8216;s sloppy finishing.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Vidal was clearly a colossal hindrance to the flow of play, and he wasn&#8217;t even working as a tackling force. He completed fewer passes than every outfield starter bar <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-karmqlzhu2sidljw5r9qu0xlgbnws7uh\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/antoine_griezmann\">Antoine Griezmann<\/span> (the striker) and didn&#8217;t make a single tackle all game long.<\/p>\n<p>So in the second-half Los Blancos grew in their resolve whilst <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-m1xw59i5m7kz6pmv425zqsaftqv5b48c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>, shackled by the pragmatism, shrunk. Seti\u00e9n should have hooked Vidal at half-time for Martin Braithwaite, the forward signed to bring vertical play to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8nggecsnh2msev7whbgerjb8gir43lrb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span>&#8216;s attack, and gone for it. But Seti\u00e9n waited until after the hour to introduce the Dane, to take that risk, and by then Madrid were well into their rhythm and they scored soon after (and, of course, Martin Braithwaite&#8217;s pace created a chance mere seconds after he came on).<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1134535-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02155010\/1134535_1134535_setien-barcelona.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02155010\/1134535_1134535_setien-barcelona.mp4\">https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02155010\/1134535_1134535_setien-barcelona.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Quique Seti\u00e9n questions Lionel Messi reliance<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Reacting too slowly to the flow of the game was a hallmark of the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-doxap8jretwdhlfwb1cnls0ff2l3mljs\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ernesto_valverde\">Valverde<\/span> era, and is largely a result of pragmatism making it hard to be proactive and make good subs. <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-js0axbn4tcii3jes9jf29akkor359irr\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/quique_setien\">Seti\u00e9n<\/span> shouldn&#8217;t have been like that; in his very first game he sent for Puig off the bench and the youngster began the move that led to the game-winning goal.<\/p>\n<p>Yet here we were, a month down the line, and Seti\u00e9n had allowed himself to become mired in the same risk-averse pragmatism that so defined Valverde&#8217;s time in charge and necessitated the first mid-season coaching change at the Camp Nou since January 2003.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ilyuz2eudokmekefzilwlsegyqn5s3ih\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> are not built to play pragmatic football. It is ironically more risky to play without risk than to play bold, proactive football. The kind of purist football that\u00a0<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-5tvzp7cfpv3wpjfulkjz3psvybxtny02\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/quique_setien\">Seti\u00e9n<\/span> is associated with. That kind of purist play fits all of the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-nzmihx3quoqhk0vgvvmth173ad0zybrt\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Blaugrana<\/span>&#8216;s best players and moreover, unsettles opponents. We know Seti\u00e9n can deliver this: his time at Betis is one long showreel for his purism and his first few weeks in Catalunya show what he truly wants to do.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Real Madrid have now won more LaLiga games against Barcelona (73) than Bar\u00e7a have won against Real (72).<\/p>\n<p>The scales tip Los Blancos&#39; favour. \u2696\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4OBfqHdCM6\">pic.twitter.com\/4OBfqHdCM6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1234234763914960899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But fear seems to have overtaken him, and in the Cl\u00e1sico there was precious little difference between his <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-36b2d3578c728zg6wdl64yi17ibeu20z\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> and that of\u00a0<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-m57n87yc5d8qs9ycecb6kcgg6eog671q\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ernesto_valverde\">Valverde<\/span>. Now, in order to get things back on track, he has to fight the fear and fully commit to his principles, to &#8216;the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-lp6okturdahx5prbinzd3a6kutozcyk4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> way&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The more Seti\u00e9n tries to compromise, to be a coach he isn&#8217;t, then the further the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-wvr2rbt776hrnk0mvk7i8n12eky8es6p\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Blaugrana<\/span> will fall behind in La Liga and the slimmer their chances will be in the Champions League. <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-u489egdp0giui5630toampbth7jufyp4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> need <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-phsqzxkfeydfyua1fwiobxzxwifc1znu\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/quique_setien\">Seti\u00e9n<\/span>&#8216;s purism, not his pragmatism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone thought Quique Seti\u00e9n was too much of a purist to work at Barcelona. 10 games into his tenure at the Camp Nou and it definitely looked like he was proving people wrong. 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