The post FC Barcelona Has Identified And Diagnosed Its On-Field Problems appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. FC Barcelona has diagnosed its on-field problems according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources. Getty Images FC Barcelona has diagnosed its on-field problems according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources. Save for a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano, Hansi Flick’s treble winners last season had started their 2025/2026 campaign strongly with a string of victories. In a week to forget before the October international break, though, the Catalans lost 2-1 to Paris-Saint Germain in the Champions League after going a goal ahead – but the worst was yet to come. Last Sunday, at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, Barca was thrashed 4-1 by Sevilla and seemed off the pace for most of the afternoon. Once the talk of Europe, Barca’s back line is weaker with its offside trap faltering, and the pressing that is a cornerstone of Flick’s aggressive, high-scoring game doesn’t seem to work like it did before. The international break has afforded internal diagnosis, which has been carried out by Flick and his staff while President Joan Laporta and Director of Football Deco have both spoken publicly on the matter. What did FC Barcelona President Laporta say? Speaking from a meeting of the ECA European clubs group, Laporta said that Flick and Deco “are doing a great job” in their respective positions. “We come from two games that we lost and haven’t played as we wanted,” the president conceded, though he also pointed to the “injuries of important players” such as Lamine Yamal and Raphinha that have played their part. Above all, Laporta knows “will know how to turn the situation around by taking advantage of the international break”. Deco was more direct and referred to Flick’s comment that “egos kill success” while speaking to the press this week. “We are a competitive team if we work hard.”, he said… The post FC Barcelona Has Identified And Diagnosed Its On-Field Problems appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. FC Barcelona has diagnosed its on-field problems according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources. Getty Images FC Barcelona has diagnosed its on-field problems according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources. Save for a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano, Hansi Flick’s treble winners last season had started their 2025/2026 campaign strongly with a string of victories. In a week to forget before the October international break, though, the Catalans lost 2-1 to Paris-Saint Germain in the Champions League after going a goal ahead – but the worst was yet to come. Last Sunday, at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, Barca was thrashed 4-1 by Sevilla and seemed off the pace for most of the afternoon. Once the talk of Europe, Barca’s back line is weaker with its offside trap faltering, and the pressing that is a cornerstone of Flick’s aggressive, high-scoring game doesn’t seem to work like it did before. The international break has afforded internal diagnosis, which has been carried out by Flick and his staff while President Joan Laporta and Director of Football Deco have both spoken publicly on the matter. What did FC Barcelona President Laporta say? Speaking from a meeting of the ECA European clubs group, Laporta said that Flick and Deco “are doing a great job” in their respective positions. “We come from two games that we lost and haven’t played as we wanted,” the president conceded, though he also pointed to the “injuries of important players” such as Lamine Yamal and Raphinha that have played their part. Above all, Laporta knows “will know how to turn the situation around by taking advantage of the international break”. Deco was more direct and referred to Flick’s comment that “egos kill success” while speaking to the press this week. “We are a competitive team if we work hard.”, he said…

                                                                               Powell said the Federal Open Market Committee is weighing interest rates on a meeting-by-meeting basis, with no long-term consensus.                     US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the 19 members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) remain divided on additional interest rate cuts in 2025.At Wednesday’s press conference after the Fed’s 25-basis-point rate cut, Powell said the central bank is trying to balance its dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability in an unusual environment where the labor market is weakening even as inflation remains elevated. Powell said:Powell said that the “median” FOMC projection from the Federal Reserve’s Summary of Economic Projections (SEP), the Fed’s quarterly outlook for the US economy that informs interest rate decisions, projected interest rates at 3.6% at the end of 2025, 3.4% by the end of 2026, and 3.1% at the end of 2027.Read more