Concerns were raised once more about the mentality of the club after the demoralizing loss that Barcelona endured at the hands of Real Madrid in the illustrious El Clasico derby, which Real Madrid won by a score of 2-1.

In a match that may be summed up as “a tale of two halves,” Barcelona was unable to build on the first-half advantage they held after the proceedings had begun. As a direct consequence of this, Real Madrid was able to secure the all-important three points thanks to both of Jude Bellingham’s goals.

Ilkay Gundogan, who addressed a fundamental concern, voiced his disapproval of the manner in which the team’s dressing room behaved after the outcome was announced.

During the course of the conversation, Gundogan spared no one, and the brutally harsh opinions he spoke are gathering steam all across the world.

He criticized his teammates for not displaying sufficient levels of rage and disappointment, and he claimed that the reaction to a result that might have been very easily avoided was highly troubling.

There are two primary suspects.

Now, according to Jota Jordi, in his remark, Gundogan was explicitly referring to two Barcelona players whose attitude he did not like while they were in the locker room. These players were named as Neymar and Messi.

Gundogan brought the negative response into explicit focus when he stated, “I don’t want to say anything wrong, but I was in the dressing room and there was disappointment, but to be honest, I would’ve liked to see more frustration and anger.”

“There needs to be more passionate feelings. I did not go all the way here just to lose matches like these.”

Because the specifics of the players who are being called into question are unclear, it is fruitless to point fingers at anyone.

However, one thing is certain: Barcelona have been plagued by a recurrent problem, and the response to exhibitions of this kind helps explain why there hasn’t been much progress made.

Gundogan is familiar with what it’s like to be a part of a championship-winning dressing room because he’s won every single trophy there is to win at the club level while playing for Manchester City.

Therefore, the realization by the 33-year-old of a problem that runs deep and has persisted for a long time instills hope for the future.