All is not quiet on the home front at Barcelona and any consensus as to who should play in goal has lasted little more than a month and a half.
The can of worms has been re-opened once more due to Luis Enrique's policy of rotations, which has cast further doubts on the issue. Now the Barça coach has it all to decide, as well as the difficult task of getting Ter Stegen to bounce back from the mistake he made that led to PSG's second goal.
MARCA contacted various former players who spoke out against the current policy of switching keepers. They all claimed that sticking with one keeper was the best way in such a crucial position. Artola, for one, is in total agreement with this philosophy.
Barça fans don't want to place the blame at Ter Stegen's door, in spite of the fact that the vast majority of them would have favoured Claudio Bravo playing in goal given his impressive start to the season. Nevertheless, a few supporters hold the German goalie directly responsible for the defeat.
However, the fans are hungry for results and the only thing for certain is that, for the time being at any rate, Claudio Bravo has not conceded a goal. Stoichkov has also expressed a preference for the Chilean keeper: "I don't like rotations. I don't agree with switching players if the team is winning. I always thought Bravo would be the number one keeper at Barcelona. The second goal was a big mistake by the German", the former Barça striker said.
Third keeper Jordi Masip, who broke a finger at the beginning of September, was given the all clear by the medics. Together with Vermaelen and Luis Suárez, he is the only other member of the squad who still hasn't played yet.
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