Alves' diary

New Barcelona right back defender Daniel Alves is holding a diary on the club's official website.

This is the first part, you can follow the other parts in the coming days on the website of FC Barcelona:





Hello everyone,

We started very early on Monday, at 8.00 in the morning we had training at La Masía. I had had a similar experience in my time at Sevilla, because for the preseason in Andalusia, and to avoid the fierce heat down there, we had training sessions at seven in the morning!

I am with a really nice bunch of people and they have helped me to adapt. We have plenty of chances to laugh and the others are very communicative and easy to talk to. That’s important for creating a good atmosphere. In fact, in the current squad, apart from Seydou Keita, who played at Sevilla, I only knew Sylvinho, although that was only to talk a few times. But as they say, footballers speak the same language, so we have all understood each other very quickly.

This is my first training camp in North Europe. At Sevilla we always stayed in Andalusia and then went to Asia or the USA. It’s nice to come to a place like this, especially because the weather is nice, and that’s important for good preparation. Also, Saint Andrews is a spectacular place and we can use some top class facilities and the optimum conditions.

They have told me that Saint Andrews is a legendary place for golf, like the Maracaná is for football. I didn’t even know. I like watching it on television. Once I tried playing with one of my team mates at Sevilla and I didn’t take long to learn that it’s not the game for me. I’m much better using my feet!

Tomorrow I’ll tell you about my earliest experiences of playing with Barça. See you tomorrow!

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