Your Offense is only as Strong as your Defense

 You've heard the saying "Your offense is only as strong as your defense." In the footballing world that is true, and Barcelona have proven that. We all know that Barcelona's footballing concept is to keep possession and attack, keep possession and attack. Sometimes they forget to defend because they are so caught up in attacking. For example, near the last few minutes of the game, no one was marking Torres and and easy chip ball sent Torres on his own counter-attack making Valdes deal with a one on and one and obviously he lost that match.

Barcelona's defense has shown that they have been the problem. Carles Puyol's age is catching up with him and Abidal's age and medical conditions are unpredictable. The only true defenders the team has are Dani Alves and Pique. Mascherano is a defensive midfielder. If I were Pep, I would really consider making some important purchases during the summer transfer. There definitely needs to be someone else scoring goals.  Everything has been put on Messi, and let's be honest, he can't score every single goal for Barcelona. Football is a team sport and you can't rely only on one man to do the job. Alexis Sanchez needs to pick up his game, Pedro....I don't know what's up with him, and Villa well he's on the wrong side of 30. Cuenca and Tello a rising stars, but they need more experience and time to grow. SO right now another striker should be on Pep's list to buy. Another purchase for Pep to buy would be defenders, especially a left back and center back. There have been rumors with a link to Jordi Alba (from Valencia) who seems to be the man for the left back position. BUT I think two defenders are really needed. Barcelona need a solid back so that the other team won't score goals against them

Overall, I think Pep is a great manager and he should continue with Barcelona. Not being to successful for one year out of the 4 years and numerous trophies he has won is no reason for him to leave. It's just that because Guardiola only signs one year contracts, and I'm kind of scared of what his decision is going to be for the next season.