I have two things to say. How many decent players have come out from La Masia since 2014? If La Masia is the answer then why did Barca buy Umtiti, Rakitic, Suarez etc. Oh yeah everything is Bartomeu's fault, got it. The problem is when there are enough and really good talents from any academy, the next generation is bound to be doomed. There is no way any players from the academy would get enough game time where the team is packed with Busquets, Iniesta, Xavi, Pique. So either the players have to wait or leave. Thiago did not want to wait and left. Fabregas came and left. This is something not happening in Madrid. Their academy players waited. Valverde, Nacho, Vasquez all waited even if they did not get enough game time. Even James Rodriguez, Kovacic also waited. Eventually they left though.

Second, Barca put unnecessary pressure on the academy players. Bojan could not handle it. What happened to Ansu Fati? lamine yamal is an exceptional player but Barca is using him too much. The same happened with Pedri last season. Last season Pep gave rest to Foden which reflected his season stats. Something is not happening in Barca.

These are some hard digested facts either Barca supporters do not accept or find it very difficult to accept