Possible Barcelona Koeman lineup, may switch to 4-2-3-1 formation

Koeman plans to start his on-the-pitch revolution by switching to a new system, although the starting players will remain mostly the same as last season.

Ronald Koeman will implement his favourite 4-2-3-1 formation at Barcelona according to Mundo Deportivo.

Here's what it is going to look like

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Expected starting XI: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Pjanic, De Jong; Messi, Griezmann, Dembele; Ansu Fati.

The two big chances are that Griezmann and De Jong would return to their nominal positions, so we should expect their performances to improve.

Besides, Ansu Fati would replace Luis Suarez as the striker; the 17-year-old used to play as a centre-forward at La Masia.

Interestingly, Philippe Coutinho doesn't have a spot in the starting XI despite the coach telling him that he is going to be an important player next season.

Also, the report doesn't take into accounts possible arrivals like those of Memphis Depay or Giorginio Wijnaldum.