Ernesto Valverde admits he is to blame for Barcelona's poor form after Saturday's 2-0 loss at Granada confirmed its worst LaLiga start in 25 years.
Barca went down to goals from Ramon Azeez and Alvaro Vadillo as the promoted side moved top of the table, with Valverde's men seventh after five games.
Seven points is the fewest it has collected at this stage of the season since a difficult 1994-95 campaign under legendary coach Johan Cruyff.
Valverde's team has failed to win any of its past seven away games in all competitions, a run that dates back to last season, with pressure growing on the coach.
Although Valverde has led Barca to the title in each of his two full seasons in charge, it lost last term's Copa del Rey final to Valencia after crashing out of the Champions League in humiliating fashion against Liverpool.
Questions about Valverde's future have been a constant background presence throughout his time at the club, and the coach accepts the blame for poor results must lie at his door.
"In the end the actors are the players and the coach is responsible," he told a post-match news conference.
"I feel responsible for what has happened. You can lose but when you lose you have to deserve to win - and today we have not deserved it.
"Away from home we are not reaping good results. When it happens in four games it is already a symptom that we are not too well.
"Today we have not been well. Away from home we are not playing good games. We are dominating but we do not translate it into goal situations. It is also true that the opponent is scoring the first goal."
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Valverde gave credit to Granada, which has won three LaLiga games in a row without conceding a goal.
"Granada deserve a lot of credit and we have to recognise it," the coach added. "They have been intense, strong, they have troubled us a lot.
"The first goal has put the game in their hands and they hit us when they hurt us the most. They have made their game and that we have not played well is to their credit."
Griezmann's poor run continues
Antoine Griezmann's problems adapting to life at Barcelona continued as he went a fourth away appearance for the club without managing a shot on target.
Griezmann has shouldered responsibility for Barca's goalscoring in the early weeks of the campaign, with club captain Lionel Messi yet to start a game as he recovers from a calf injury.
Luis Suarez has also been sidelined by injury, but Griezmann looked to have settled in quickly at Camp Nou when he netted a brace in a 5-2 home win over Real Betis, after which his audacious goal celebration made headlines.
It has been a struggle for the striker since then, though, with Griezmann going without a goal in six games for Barcelona and France, and his role in the Catalan side's attack appears unclear.
A controversial move from Atletico Madrid does not seem to be working out for Griezmann, with Barcelona drawing a blank in consecutive matches.
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