Valverde's changes from Luis Enrique have Barcelona shining atop La Liga

Shaka Hislop credits Barcelona for keeping Iniesta at the club for life, which will give them time to build a succession plan. Every time he's been given the opportunity, Jordi Alba has purred about how things are going under new Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde. "This year we're playing as a team," the left-back said after the narrow win against Sporting Lisbon last month in a comment that was interpreted as a dig at former boss Luis Enrique by some Catalan media. "[All the players] are really involved. Valverde doesn't get involved in what happens in the dressing room; it reminds me of the first year I arrived here." While...