Fair play to Valverde. I am sensing an improvement in his squad rotations and substitutions. Not sure if this is a temporary thing but it would be great if he has learned from his mistakes last season. Such as more rotations in the league at home against on paper "easy" opponents (yet to be seen), many more rotations in the CdR (accomplished that goal).
Of course his future will depend on how the team will perform in the CL. If Lyon kicks us out, he will be a dead man walking. Or if we go out in the quarter-finals once again. However Bartomeu's public support likely gave him a much needed boost. I never was and never will be his greatest fan but at the same time he is not as bad as many of us, me included, complain about at times when frustrated. Of course that realization alone should not be a deciding factor of him staying or not but sometimes we forget to praise him when needed. For instance the gamble of resting most of the team in the first leg, rather than the return leg, paid off.
Curious to see how he will approach the next month which will take a toll on the team given the on paper rather difficult schedule and high concentration of games.