tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post7415716007880296119..comments2024-03-08T21:12:08.269+01:00Comments on FC Barcelona Blog: Barça Transfer Zone: Four new B-players called-up for Gamperpephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-65249285671840352562009-08-19T17:26:49.380+02:002009-08-19T17:26:49.380+02:00Henrique has been rejected by Pep, Anony. He has b...Henrique has been rejected by Pep, Anony. He has been thrown in the trash can. Considered worthless by Pep. Fontas and Muniesa are ahead of him. Probably Bartra and 5 other youth players are ahead of him also. <br /><br />Where is Henry in your lineup anyway? We need to mix up the lineups, can't play only youth in one team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-86916767748507903482009-08-19T16:58:05.620+02:002009-08-19T16:58:05.620+02:002 line ups for tonight?
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Alves - Puyol - P...2 line ups for tonight?<br /><br />Valdes<br /><br />Alves - Puyol - Pique - Abidal<br />Toure<br />Xavi - Keita<br />Messi - Zlatan - Pedro<br /><br />2nd half<br /><br />Pinto<br />Montoya - Muniesa - Henrique - Maxwell<br />Busquets<br />Thiago - Dos Santos<br />Jeffren - Bojan - Gai Assulin<br /><br />Pretty descent line ups :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-79243657682251808502009-08-19T15:59:53.089+02:002009-08-19T15:59:53.089+02:00Remember the B team is picked by luis enrique. So ...Remember the B team is picked by luis enrique. So if he wants a player he takes them. it has nothing to do with talent. If he feels he has a better older player that he brought in that is better to get barca promotion he will pick that player. Iago is the perfect example. He was not promoted to the b team got annoyed and left. Maybe Bartra is just more loyal and more willing to wait for his barca4lifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-66738724557630805692009-08-19T15:33:44.906+02:002009-08-19T15:33:44.906+02:00It really fascinating to know that Puyol was award...It really fascinating to know that Puyol was awarded Best European Right Back way back in 2002. Man he's the best example for being a utility :)Andréssibraviquénoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-41040904081199701242009-08-19T15:29:26.136+02:002009-08-19T15:29:26.136+02:00Thanks Barca4Life and Mihawk. That clears it up.Thanks Barca4Life and Mihawk. That clears it up.Humankindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969056384148374153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-2078347956564195432009-08-19T15:28:44.524+02:002009-08-19T15:28:44.524+02:00There's no way that Iniesta would have been wo...There's no way that Iniesta would have been worse if he had played more games early on. The reason he didn't play as much as he should have played was because there were so many players in front of him. He was basically a supersub during the whole Rijkaard period, well into his 20s. It was probably a mistake, we should consider ourselves lucky that he didn't decide to leave after Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-27131293033338450802009-08-19T15:26:03.975+02:002009-08-19T15:26:03.975+02:00EMD claims Laporta would have said to be keen to s...EMD claims Laporta would have said to be keen to sign Robben or Higuain if the Madrid board are willing to sell them to us for a reasonable-market price... If suppose that happens who would you welcome, Robben or higuain? Me, I will go for Higuain. The man is a genuine striker, good poacher. Robben is a selfish mother fucker, don't want him any where near barcelona<br /><br />@barca4life<br /Andréssibraviquénoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-11758609881425653292009-08-19T15:22:23.600+02:002009-08-19T15:22:23.600+02:00Good point, sachin. I admit I was wrong, and you a...Good point, sachin. I admit I was wrong, and you are right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-21733802813902276192009-08-19T15:18:59.905+02:002009-08-19T15:18:59.905+02:00Yeah iniesta may have gotten more games under rijk...Yeah iniesta may have gotten more games under rijkaard at age 18 but he may not have been the player he turned out to be today. The point is dont rush players before their time. Look at puyol.barca4lifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-16018206702082272822009-08-19T14:58:33.055+02:002009-08-19T14:58:33.055+02:00@anonymous
if we go by your logic even jonathan do...@anonymous<br />if we go by your logic even jonathan dos santos played for juvenil A last season and he was already 19 FYI and see how well he did in the preseason, way better than gai who played with barca atletic when he was just 16...<br /><br />another reason is defenders are generally slow in their evolution compared to attackers, how many defenders do you debuting for a world class club Sachinculehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618025556637251998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-52869793606152628122009-08-19T14:53:42.947+02:002009-08-19T14:53:42.947+02:00Iniesta was better than Dos Santos at 18 years old...Iniesta was better than Dos Santos at 18 years old too. Iniesta at 18 would have gotten more matches than Dos Santos with Rijkaard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-73070775929007311182009-08-19T14:43:50.507+02:002009-08-19T14:43:50.507+02:00It isnt always who plays for the higher team at th...It isnt always who plays for the higher team at the earlier age. Gio dos Santos played 38 games for the barca first team at age 18. Andres Iniesta played just 26 games (over the course of 2 seasons) for the senior team by the time he was 20. Which one would you rather have today?barca4lifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-75416490478560749302009-08-19T14:43:03.083+02:002009-08-19T14:43:03.083+02:00You cannot compare players. Everyone has a differ...You cannot compare players. Everyone has a different evolution, every situation is different. Puyol still played with Barcelona B when he was 20. Guess no one would have predicted back then the career he would have made.fcbeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-6608926170675714592009-08-19T14:38:51.691+02:002009-08-19T14:38:51.691+02:00Exactly fcbee. So why did Thiago and Gai play for ...Exactly fcbee. So why did Thiago and Gai play for Atletic then? They are the same age as Bartra. Muniesa is a year younger, maybe two years younger, so it is understandable that he played for Juvenil A instead of Atletic, but Bartra has no experience with Atletic. <br /><br />It seems to me that the talents are abit too young. They are all 18, only Fontas and Dos Santos are 19. Or Muniesa who areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-51368115293515709862009-08-19T14:31:10.268+02:002009-08-19T14:31:10.268+02:00Because the places were already filled. Muniesa a...Because the places were already filled. Muniesa also played with Juvenil A last season. <br /><br />Sometimes the coaches think it's better to keep a player a little longer at a certain team, not necesarily because they're not good enough but because of the playing time and the stronger opponents in third division. Juvenil A plays against youth teams, Atletic against regular teams, so fcbeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-40981845591881122772009-08-19T14:27:11.658+02:002009-08-19T14:27:11.658+02:00"Damn good"? Spanish youth international..."Damn good"? Spanish youth international is nothing special. Alot of our youth plays for Spain youth teams. Why didn't Bartra play for Atletic if he is so "damn good"? He is 18 years old, so the same age as Thiago and Gai who played for Atletic last season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-17331481165673576662009-08-19T14:21:49.723+02:002009-08-19T14:21:49.723+02:00im from Barcelona and i've have seen Marc Bart...im from Barcelona and i've have seen Marc Bartra and believe me he TOP NOTCH, he was great when i saw him, hes huge but has great positioning which is the most important thing for a Barca defender, he also passes very well... no wonder PEP has called him up at such a young age(18)... <br />PEp definitely did not call him up just because hes desperate but instead because his damn good and hes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-64602525349552547792009-08-19T14:20:53.639+02:002009-08-19T14:20:53.639+02:00@ BarcaFan(BiH)
Thiago played at the european und...@ BarcaFan(BiH)<br /><br />Thiago played at the european under 19 championship with the spanish team, together with Oriol Romeu.<br />Both of them would have had a chance to take part in the pre season of the first team, but they had to play there.Mihawknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-30849281753185580012009-08-19T14:19:40.483+02:002009-08-19T14:19:40.483+02:00Thiago was with the Spain U-19 team BarcaFan. He h...Thiago was with the Spain U-19 team BarcaFan. He had a tournament at the same time and therefore went to that instead to represent spain rather than staying with barca.barca4lifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-77438921885582129272009-08-19T14:13:40.271+02:002009-08-19T14:13:40.271+02:00Pep should use one GK form the reserves team Masip...Pep should use one GK form the reserves team Masip/Mino/Oierbarca nikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398991853220967732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-38838585470263831662009-08-19T14:13:19.872+02:002009-08-19T14:13:19.872+02:00So why did Thiago not take part in pre-season?
...So why did Thiago not take part in pre-season? <br /><br />I thought that kid was the next big thing.Humankindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969056384148374153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-45578418166842728172009-08-19T13:59:42.703+02:002009-08-19T13:59:42.703+02:00Anony i thought it was only if you didnt have span...Anony i thought it was only if you didnt have spanish nationality that you could not go back to the b-team after playing for the senior team? Or is that another rule?barca4lifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-7650169477574897542009-08-19T13:54:27.091+02:002009-08-19T13:54:27.091+02:00At the left of Pep (behind his back), that's d...At the left of Pep (behind his back), that's definitely Gai.fcbeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-66344262441065992912009-08-19T13:52:57.886+02:002009-08-19T13:52:57.886+02:00fcbee; true, Muniesa looks like the real deal, but...fcbee; true, Muniesa looks like the real deal, but maybe this Bartra kid is there because Pep wants to look at central defenders, not necessarily because Bartra is any better than other players in midfield that we have in our youth system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-44202310062310501572009-08-19T13:51:15.325+02:002009-08-19T13:51:15.325+02:00great to see gai and offcourse thiago getting a ch...great to see gai and offcourse thiago getting a chanceskanjoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569364672635680252noreply@blogger.com