The Blaugrana tried 20 shots at the goal in their 1-0 win over Huesca, and their manager has called for a rebound in attack.
Ronald Koeman said Barcelona were missing a forward goal scoring just once from 20 goals scored in a 1-0 win over Huesca, and asked the club to sign a striker. new.
Lionel Messi returned to the Barcelona side after recovering from an ankle injury and Koeman chose to play in an attack alongside Martin Braithwaite and Ousmane Dembele.
The trio attempted 15 blows between them but it was Frenkie de Jong who scored the decisive goal, conceding Messi’s pass into the net after 27 minutes.
Koeman, who nominated Antoine Griezmann for Braithwaite nine minutes from time, admitted that there is no natural fighter to lead the line between Messi and Dembele’s creative talents.
“I trust every player in our squad,” Koeman told reporters. “But if we pick three midfielders there’s room for three forwards.
“With Leo we bet on someone with great depth like Dembele, and we have to choose between Martin or Antoine at the top and Martin is done.
“We’re losing nine in those games but that doesn’t mean anything in terms of Antoine’s substitution. We have a lot of games and we need all the players.
“We’ve said many times, at the start of the season, that we need someone at the top for more competition and more goals, more efficiency, but this depends on a lot of things.”
Koeman indicated that he believes the development of his wrestling options will help reduce pressure on Barcelona’s defense, which caught waves of Huesca attacks while the guests sought a late equalizer at El Alcoraz .
Barcelona were on target with just seven of their 20 hits at the goal and Koeman said they need to close out games earlier to avoid late spells.
“The second half wasn’t so great,” Koeman admitted.
“Ultimately we suffer a bit because they’ve tried to create and there are crosses where we defended well. If you don’t shut out the game earlier, you always fulang. “
Looking forward to La Liga battling Athletic Club and Granada, and the Supercopa de Espana semi-final against Real Sociedad, Koeman said: “This month is very important for our aspirations as there are many games away from us and if we win them I think we can fight.
“We have come out strong, full of focus, and that is the main foundation we need. If we have both of those things we will improve with the member and if we can improve in front of the We can aim for a very important and good year. “