On October 27, Barcelona made the decision to fire Koeman. Surprisingly, a year ago, Bartomeu also announced his resignation as president of Barca on this day, which may have been just a coincidence or an arrangement of fate.
It all stemmed from the fiasco of August 14, 2020, the worst defeat in Barca's history, which completely exposed the problems within barca.
Such a fiasco also made Bartomeu angry, coach Setien and sports director Abidal were fired, and meritorious players such as Suarez and Vidal also became scapegoats and entered the purge list early.
After driving Setien out, who would take over Barca, Bartomeu chose Koeman. The Dutchman was credited with Barca winning the Champions League for the first time, and his coaching career has always been known for its iron fist, which made it the first choice for Bartomeu. After all, cleaning the dressing room is a top priority for Barca's new manager.
On August 19, 2020, Koeman took office, and his first action after taking office was to call Suarez for less than a minute to drive out the Uruguayan in this way, which laid the groundwork for Messi to fax the club to ask to leave the team.
This series of actions by Bartomeu did not save his fate. Driven by Barca members, the club held a vote of no confidence in Bartomeu. As a last resort, Bartomeu announced his resignation as Chairman on October 27, 2020.
With Bartomeu's resignation, Barca had to hold an early presidential election. This time, Laporta faced few challenges, and since running in the election, Laporta has always said that she does not trust Koman.
The biggest difference between Laporta and Koeman is the tactical philosophy, as a Cruyffist, Laporta wants Barca to use the 433 formation, reuse La Masia players, and play beautifully. However, Koeman ignored such demands and adopted extremely conservative tactics against Bayern.
After losing to Bayern, the contradictions between Laporta and Koeman have been thoroughly exposed. In fact, if it weren't for Barca's lack of funds, Laporta would have fired Coman in the summer window.
For a variety of reasons, Laporta's public statements have changed, and in an interview on October 8, Laporta also said, "Our final decision about Koeman is to let him continue to coach, and I want to treat Koeman like Rijkaard." However, just 19 days later, Laporta overturned her "final decision" and drove Coman out.
Bartomeu, Setien, Koeman, Abidal, Messi, Suarez and Vidal left, but the shadow of 2-8 still hung over Camp Nou.
With Koeman gone, Xavi may return, but Barca's future is still unknown, and whether it will be brilliant again in the post-Messi era is still unknown.