Guardiola incorporating Busquets into the side as the linchpin for a way of playing was a stroke of genius. It was also a luxury afforded a coach with carte blanche, as well as a relic of a different time. The game and transfer market have changed a lot in just over five years. It’s worth asking whether Busquets could even happen in the current Bar?a context. It isn’t just that the courage and discipline required of a coach to travel that path would be extraordinary.