Cant help but feel him staying has set us back another year, alas another fuck up from Barto.
When we lose a game people will be questioning his motivation especially in the CL and in January iirc hes free to negotiate with other clubs so a transfer saga could derail our season. I think the elections will be overshadowed by him also, with them wanting to secure his future at Barca being their main political promise
Every potential lineup people come up with Messi is the problem. False-RW? False 9? ST? Midfield? I was actually looking forward to a new season under Koeman where we might actually resemble a team again as opposed to 'pass Messi the ball' and a work horse to cover his lack of work rate. Griezmann, Coutinho, Ansu, Trincao etc are no Messi thats for sure but it would of been nice to assess Griez/Cout if given a bigger role and see Ansu develop without this toxic duo of Messi-Suarez