FC Barcelona is presently one of the greatest groups in the world, with a trophy cupboard that's bursting with the silverware won over the course of the previous couple of years. While Bara could be very preferred right now, they have experienced kind of a metamorphosis of the previous couple of years.
Actually it would be correct to say they've experienced a renaissance ever since Joan Laporta became president in 2003, and after him his previous mate and now sour enemy, Sandro Rossell.
When Laporta turned up at the club they hadn't won a major title since 1999 and the self-esteem of the squad had plunged. He brought on board Frank Rijkaard as team coach, who after a slow start started winning matches; and his right hand man (at the time, till they slipped out and he resigned from the Barça board) Sandro Rossell used his contacts to sign Ronaldinho.
While the Brazilian player definitely had talent [*COMMA] he had not always done much with it. Nonetheless he did show a lot of flare with FC Barcelona even if they were never making the turnaround needed.
That turnaround happened when Barça signed Edgar Davids for the second 1/2 the season. Whether it was his arrival at the club, or whether his arrival coincided with everything coming together is impossible to say. What is certain though is that the club started winning game after game. And at last the beaten down Barcelona rose up again and started to become the team it is today.
The club went from strength to strength after that, although Davids decided to come back to his old club after the half season loan. While he may have been missed, the fortunes of the club continued to enhance and Barcelona won the second season under Laporta. After that the team continues to go ever upwards and unde Pep Guardiola were the first tea, to win the treble – la liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey.
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