Football Chaos Barcelona Barcelona Instability reigns at the Blaugrana

Barcelona won away at Getafe on Saturday, yet chaos still reigns at the Blaugrana.

An obstacle course that began in the summer seems to have no end, because there is a new incident emerging each week.

The most recent one came after the Getafe match, with Gerard Pique sending a strong message to the Barcelona board after an article that was published in Mundo Deportivo which criticised the players.

"We don't want to get angry," Pique said in a quiet tone, assuming his role as one of the captains and speaking on behalf of the squad.

"When two [parties] don't want to get angry, there's no argument.

"We know the club, we know who the newspapers are [that have a link to the club] and who writes each article, even if their name does not appear.

"We don't want to get angry; our intention is to perform on the pitch and to win trophies.

"I hope that no one wants to incite battles [about things] that have never existed."

But the one involving Pique is just the latest in a line of big incidents that have occurred at Barcelona lately.

Just a day before the Getafe game, on Friday, there was Neymar's trial. Barcelona wanted to sign the Paris Saint-Germain forward in the summer, despite him having a pending trial against the club and despite the way that he left in the summer of 2017.

Negotiations with PSG seemed to be televised by Barcelona, almost as though they were trying to show Lionel Messi that their interest was real.

In the end, Neymar stayed at PSG and Messi voiced his displeasure in an interview with Sport.

"I don't know if the club did everything possible to sign him," Messi told Sport.

"I don't know if the club really wanted him or not."

That incident was made worse by the fact that Neymar not only stayed in Paris, but because the plethora of players who were offered to PSG have all had to deal with the frustration of being used as trading cards in a deal that ultimately didn't come to fruition.

One of those players is Ivan Rakitic. The Croatian had played the most minutes under Ernesto Valverde in his first two seasons in charge, but the player's anger and humiliation has not ceased as he has had to make do with a bench role so far this season.

There's also the incident surrounding the resignation of Jordi Mestre, the unexpected departure of Pep Segura, and everything that has surrounded the arrival of Antoine Griezmann.

The Frenchman turned down Barcelona last summer, and when he did finally make the move to the Camp Nou, Atletico Madrid launched a complaint against the Blaugrana for negotiating with Griezmann whilst he was still under contract with Los Rojiblancos, at which point his release clause was 200 million euros rather than 120 million euros.

Ultimately, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) fined Barcelona 300 euros for their troubles, a decision that both clubs will appeal while the player continues to try and find form with the Blaugrana.

But there are still more incidents to resolve, namely with Ousmane Dembele.

The Frenchman was one of those players allegedly included in the Neymar talks, and with two injuries so far this season, Barcelona's patience with Dembele is wearing thin.

There has always been a bit of frustration with the 22-year-old as he is yet to truly fill Neymar's sizeable shoes, especially when rumours are always circulating about his life off the pitch, as is happening at present with Arthur Melo.

The Brazilian midfielder is a good friend of Neymar and the two met up to party in Barcelona until the early hours of the morning, something that did not go down well with the Barcelona board.

In short, the instability at board level, the personal lives of the players, the signings, the non-signings, the resignations and much more is enormously affecting Football Club Barcelona, or as they should be known now, Football Chaos Barcelona.