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As Barcelona wind down another LaLiga season, question marks will again be asked over certain players.
Players who, despite their seniority in the team, haven’t performed at the required level for the club, and for a consistent period, not just a game or two here and there.
Whilst it’s an unpalatable thought, sooner or later, the regeneration of the squad takes precedence over keeping the big names happy. Continue reading
Time waits for no man, and that’s especially true where football is concerned.
Not quite ‘blink and you’ll miss it,’ a footballer’s career is fleeting nevertheless.
As players get into their latter years the trick is to bow out whilst still at the highest level, rather than trying to keep going until the bitter end.
That’s because watching a player’s demise leaves one sad and harking back to bygone days, and it’s something that is, unfortunately, blighting Sergio Busquets’ days at Barcelona.
They might be favourites to win the tie over two legs, but there’s no way that Barcelona will be taking Manchester United lightly, particularly at Old Trafford.
Playing at the Camp Nou for the second leg may seem to afford the Catalans an advantage of sorts, but Ernesto Valverde and his team will want to make that a formality.
In order to do so, they’ll need to take the game to the Red Devils and quieten the expected 75,000 crowd.
But just how are they going to manage it?
When your captain and talisman is steadfast in his resolve that this will be the year that the team is going to win the Champions League, the least that’s expected from every player is 100 percent concentration, commitment and effort in every game in the competition.
It’s a given at the top level, but since Lionel Messi uttered those words at the start of the campaign, the Argentinian has been the only one following his own advice in each European match that he’s been involved in. Continue reading
Having patiently waited for an opportunity to become part of the first-team squad on a regular basis at Barcelona, Carles Alena finally appears ready to emerge from the shadows.
The 20-year-old is over his injury and playing consistently well, and the recent acknowledgment by the club that they won’t send him out on loan suggests that they have big plans for a player who is coveted by other teams.
Mauricio Pochettino was recently at a Barcelona B fixture, and the rumours, though unsubstantiated, were that he had come specifically to watch Alena. Continue reading
Our game of the week looks at the blockbuster fixture at Estadi Ciutat de València that saw Levante put an end to Barcelona’s unbeaten streak in an enthralling 5-4 win that will be etched on the minds of both players and fans alike for some time to come.
A much changed Barcelona side came into the tie with a lethargy that suggested they believed this result to be a mere formality.
However, they were given an early shock when Boateng just managed to force a whipped cross into the goal off the underside of the bar to open proceedings in the ninth minute.
The 21-year-old Ghanaian then doubled the lead just after half an hour into the tie when he capitalised on a Continue reading
La última jornada liguera ha dejado destellos de calidad de ciertos centrocampistas. Algunos futbolistas han desempeñado un papel destacado para ayudar a sus respectivos equipos a sumar puntos. Estos han sido los dueños del centro del campo en la Liga.
Álvaro Medrán
El jugador madrileño del Alavés jugó un papel muy importante en la primera victoria del equipo vasco esta temporada. 3 puntos de oro para recargar la moral antes del parón de Selecciones y que, además, le pone el golaverage a favor ante un posible rival directo. Además de buen juego, Medrán anotó el segundo tanto. Continue reading
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