It’s friendly time once again as our boys in blaugrana spearmint take on the K-League All Stars in Seoul, South Korea at 8pm local time. That means the match is at 1pm in Barcelona and at 7am here in New York. I may or may not struggle out of bed in time to find a working feed, so take this as your match comments post.
Despite previous suggestions that he wouldn’t play, Messi is contractually obligated to make an appearance. Expect Guardiola to put him in with 75 minutes already on the clock so that he can’t play more than 15. Apparently no one in Asia cares if Dani Alves will play…
Random, but since when did Messi have a tattoo? *http://bit.ly/c3b5gh
The match is at 7AM, I’ll stay up for it, since I don’t go to bed until 9AM anyway.
Like I said in the last post, I hope we get to see my boy Victor Vazquez and Fontas tomorrow. I’m convinced Vazquez would have made the first team last season if it weren’t for his injuries. Mentally and technically, he was more ready than Jonathan or Thiago is for the first team, but the injuries came at the wrong time. He was also part of the team that featured Messi, Pique, and Cesc, and was considered a future star at that time. He was great in the preseason of the 08/09 season and even played a few CL games for us that year.
I also hope Messi doesn’t get injured and the South Koreans don’t boo us like some of them said they were going to.
Is that… Puyol on Messi’s back?
lol… if it’s a picture of someone, then maybe it’s of his late grandmother, the person who encouraged him to play and the person he points to in the sky when he scores.
i wish our boys success
Call me crazy, but why not keep VicSan in the first team this season.
I’ve always thought he was dependable even though he is unspectacular.
plus, he plays EVERYTHING other than GK, ST, and CB. and actually, i think he has played centerback, but it isn’t his strongest position.
I understand that he doesn’t have the potential of Jonathan, Thiago, Pedro!, and am very sure he won’t ever reach Xavi/Iniesta/Messi greatness, but I think he could be a very dependable back-up for many years. (or maybe until Cesc decided to man-up)
After our 1st Friendly i truly believe Pep has taken a liken to VicSan. He is like a Cantanero version of Adriano Correia.
He’s versatile, but he doesn’t come close to Adriano in skill or understanding of the game.
Since we seem to be short on midfielders, I wouldn’t mind keeping Sanchez, but I don’t care if he leaves.
I would definitely keep him as a substitute player. He’s a bit more experienced than Jonathan and Thiago and I think he did a quite good job against Valerenga Oslo.
But it seems that the club wants to loan him once again.
For me, besides his goal, his passing left a lot to be desired and Riverola and Jonathan outshone him in that category, but like you guys said, keeping him as a sub isn’t a bad idea.
yeah. VicSan is ready now. I only see him getting sharper, but never setting the world on fire.
While I don’t doubt that Jona and Thiago will pass him up by miles, they are a few years away from doing so.
I see VicSan as a hardworking and simple player that will provide depth until Cesc comes.
WTF, 7am EST, I thought it was at 6am EST…
ugh… It’s 2:20am PST, I’m sleepy, and I thought the game was in 40 minutes… apparently it’s in 1hr, 40 minutes? sigh…
Haha… 5:30am and I’m still going strong. Let’s go!
yeah, but what time did you wake up on tuesday? I woke up at 9am, which means I’ve been awake for 18 hours. The body gets really sleepy after 15-16 hours.
On Tuesday I woke up at 10:30… I have a sleeping problem.
BTW, do you get alerts when something is posted here on BFB? you seem to have replied very quickly…
LOL, nah I just happen to refresh a lot and I have nothing better to do being up at 6am and what not…
It’s 3:11 already… any confirmed line-ups?
Pinto, Ilie, Sergi Gomez, Milito, Maxwell, Edu Oriol, Sergi Roberto, Jonathan, Adriano, Ibrahimovic, Benja
source? oh, and how are you wacthing?
watching*
Pep aka barcastuff
Um, I’m gonna watch on one of the streams, I just have to figure out which is best. None of them are up yet, right?
nothing showing Footy…
It’s on the official site now.
Check this out (via barcastuff): This is how the stadium looked an hour before the game. *http://twitpic.com/2bhope
How pathetic is that? I hope the stadium fills up…
They weren’t happy when they found out Messi wouldn’t play. although it seems he has to step on for like 15mins.
I know. That’s why they are pathetic fan boys and not fans of the team.
Interested to see how Adriano does in attack.
Interested in seeing Jonathan’s ability to dictate momentum against the Koreans, which, if they play like the national team, like to pressure the midfield.
Indeed.
word.
am i really up @3:30am to watch a barca game? i feel like one of those whiny indian/pakistani/australian fans.
fuck yeah! i’ve got work @9am, woohoo!
any high quality streams yet?
I don’t have one yet.
*http://www.fullsportshd.com/fschannel1.htm
*http://www.mangaplustv.us.tt/
Gracias.
Messi is not in the subs list on the official site…
http://www.portalsportshd.net/p/canal-2.html
*http://www.portalsportshd.net/p/canal-2.html
works!
ooo, pretty good. thanx carnal.
fo shiz…
*http://www.telefree.info/
here’s another one in case they all bug out
those jerseys look like mint ice cream. yuck.
Pinto Fail
you’re kidding me. fucking pinto you’re killing me.
ok what Pinto did??
what the hell pinto?!
gooooool ezlataaaaaan!!!!
thank you zlatan!
jonathan alright!!!
PERFECTLY WEIGHTED. (pass)
Cold calm finish.
se la perdio. looks like messi is on the bench.
WTF, they just showed a replay of Messi’s stoic expression.
1-1 12 minutes in, for you folks wondering. Yes, I’m up way too early. What’s wrong with us? 😀
Pinto is wrong with us.
right? i blame all you barca enablers on this blog.
Starting XI, somebody?
Damn, Ibra. Thug city. Those green shirts make him look HUGE.
i’m stoked jonathan is rocking rafa’s #4, not fabs
Me too, Miguel. Hope it’s symbolic.
then again, i remember jonathan sporting deco’s #20 last pre-season. hope he keeps this one.
I meant to comment on this.
Nod to Marquez?
not to Guardiola?
Claiming the deep-lying Playmaker role?
all inclusive.
It’s funny how the style is the same, no matter who’s on the field.
For us folks in office, we have to make do with the comments. Hopefully some one will upload the match later on.
Pinto, Sergi Roberto, Ibrahimovic, Dos Santos, Milito, Correia, Andrade, Ilie, Oriol, Benja, Sergi Gomez
If Oriol is wearing 16, what’s Busquets’ number this season?
I mean Ilie. Sorry. Hard to separate the farmers.
It’s just preseason numbers. Only the true first teamers have their real numbers.
stay in your box, pinto
Pinto is really crazy. He made me laugh a lot.
I’m liking the spearmint. I have a long-sleeve home and away for this season. Yes.
I guess that Ibrahimovic is getting all of the time to get rid of the off-season weight, eh?
Is it me or is Ibra slightly faster than usual??
I thought so too.
milito got his ankles broken
Milito is awesome. “Get that step over shit outta here.”
Amazing quality stream *in Spanish*
*http://www.veemi.com/embed.php?v=barcahd881&vw=512&vh=404&domain=www.futbolarg.com
wow… sweet…
well done, kari love.
Yay, Kari!
Messi getting loose, not looking happy about it.
Here comes Messi….so he finishes off the half, then rests. In for Ilie.
And Alves in for Correia.
Messi’s face: “I would love to be somewhere else right now. Anywhere else.”
good commentary in english on the official site.
should’ve been punished there
Make that 2-1 J-Leaguers.
Didn’t see who it was who got roasted on that header, but it was ugly.
K-Laeguers?
Messi’s off at HT. He had the “faster I come on, the faster I come off” vibe goin’ on
GOL Dong Gook. 2-1
dude.
what a great name, “dong gook.”
f**K it-hello all
Mornin’, Dave.
Messi just misses.
Little chip that just went wide. Would have sent the crowd home happy.
messi! we didn’t pay good money for that.
Zlatan, what a ball back to Messi! Should have been 2-2!
Agreed, Kari. Another underestimated aspect of his game.
ibra done well there-hows he playing overall??
Some good some okay, Dave. As to be expected at this time of the year.
If Messi had scored, that would have been perfect. Then, when we take him off at HT, the crowd’ll be happy.
YES! MESSI GOAL!
Gol de Messi! Now pull him off and send the fans home.
messi enloquecido.
Benja with the pass–Messi with the cool slot to the back post. Nice, Messi! Now the fans won’t come at us like rabid….people.
how is that dm oriol playing?
It’s Edu Oriol playing, a forward/midfielder, not Oriol Romeu who didn’t get called up because of his involvement with the Spanish U20.
Yes, 3-2. Gol de Messi. Jesus!
Messi: “You make me play, I make you pay. Grrrr!” Two goals in less than three minutes?
GOLAAAAAAZO Messi!
take that south korea!!!
SCREAMER
Golaso MESSI! He knows how to make people happy. What a pro.
lol just another day at the office for leo.not in condition to play and two gols
shit, i could go to sleep happy right now. almost.
Halftime…
Okay so, first things first. Pinto, what were you doing out there? Like Ramzi said, keep those tricks up and we may be needing another backup. Ridiculous coming off his line.
Defense- I didn’t like how vulnerable we looked when the ball was in the air. And that second goal they scored came from a lack of awareness from Sergi Gomez, although I do like the look of him.
Midfield- Great pass to Ibra from Jonathan. Jonathan had a few loose balls, but overall I thought he did well. I like Sergi Roberto. He is the youngest on the squad right now and you can see his inexperience, but I like the way he moves and gets up and down the field. He could be one to watch out for in a couple of years.
Illie looked a little stiff, but made the safe passes and credit to him, he played RB last game and midfield in this one.
Up front, Ibra looked a lot better than last match. Great finish for his goal, a few nice flicks and traps, and a wonderful pass to Messi, which he should have finished.
Edu Oriol is working hard and isn’t afraid to take people on. Benja has looked decent as well. Messi comes on and scores two goals. Nothing more to say.
Interested to see Riverola, Vazquez, Fonatas, Muniesa, and maybe some Dalmau in the 2nd.
It was Oriol who assisted Mess.
Gotta sign off and get ready for work. Have fun, everyone, but something tells me that we’ve already seen the best of what this match is going to offer.
Ugh. That Pinto error was nasty, wasn’t it?
See ya. Jnice 😀 will have download link ready, most likely.
Just saw the first goal we conceded. W.T.F Pinto? Like flopping Salmon…
😀
peace!
Now, all I need is Cuddly to score and to make it a really really Happy Birthday. Messi’s golaso is enough for me though (how sad is that?)
Cuddly isn’t at South Korea because he was called up to the Spanish U-21 side.
Oh yeah….
Crap.
that’s right. happy barf day kari!!!
OOps, Happy 40th, Kari!! 😀 😀 😀
i thought she just turned 12?
She lied to me!
Please.
I’m 60 😀
a tim stannard article to hold everyone over until the 2nd half
http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/laligaloca/archive/2010/08/02/h-233-rcules-face-primera-promotion-probe.aspx
Sign in crowd: “Messi is winner of winner.” You goddamned know it!
truer words have never been put on a banner
Abidal is captain to start the second half. Sweet.
substitutes?
So it looks like Benja (my favorite from the Valerenga match) is going to play 90. Hleb doesn’t get to play even though he made the trip?
hleb got hlebbed.
Ufff! KEITA!
keiteeee! almost.
Nice D from Nolito? even though it was offside. Me likey….and Muniesa’s on! Anyone know our new line-up?
should’ve been punished again.
According to Sport, Pep changed all players as he did against Oslo.
But Thiago doesn’t play… anybody knows why?
He was in the u-21 tourny and didn’t make it in time for the tour, so he’s not on the squad.
None of the under19s are there as far as i know.
Right, it was the u-19s…
Too. early.
Oh yes, I remember… my bad 🙂
So, for all of you suggesting the numbers mean anything: they don’t. JDS is 4 because he’s playing the 4 and Márquez isn’t there. I forget who was the 10 before, but obviously that’s not up for grabs. Nolito was 22 before, but is 11 now because Bojan isn’t there and Abidal is. Edu Oriol is 17, but Pedro will get his number back when the season starts.
Pay no attention whatsoever to the numbers.
Messi’s the 10. That doesn’t mean anything though.
can we not dream, isaiah?
No. Your dreams are meant to be crushed by the iron of reality.
that’s why i’m here ;^)
dalmau looking aite
Word.
Kiddies + Abidal and Keita lookin’ good.
Not that Armando is a “kid”…he’s 24.
CONSPIRACY OF THE DAY: he’s got Guardiola’s agent, that’s why he’s still playing!
24 eh? Why is it that we have so many players at 24? How come they’re not 25 or 23?
I SMELL SOMETHING FISHY (and it’s not a fish sandwich).
did you just turn 24, kari?
Are Fontas, Vazquez and Hleb on the bench?
Barca shud have put a clause in the contract, “If Messi scores a hat trick you owe us double the game fee”
VicSan has this Blond-Black thing goin’ on with his hair.
Messi, umm, sitiing. With Maxwell and -didn’tseetheotherperson-. Has Maxwell played today?
Played the whole first half…
come on muniesa. anybody want to bet he gets another red card?
I’ll take that bet.
is ther an anti freekick clause?
Whoa! That Korean number 10, Lucio, is pretty good. We should sign him. That’ll cater to our Asian fans.
Except that he’s not Asian?
But..! But..! He plays in Asia!
when are all of the world cup winners scheduled to be back? i want to see david villa in the mix already.
I like that Maxwell is still wearing the Captain’s armband over his training shirt.
He probab;y feels stronger like Carles 😀
Miññññooooooo
Nice save, Mino!
nice save
nice shot, nolito
Nolito’s good, y’all.
Miño too.
Do you mean Jonathan Soriano because the commentator on mine keeps mixing him up with other people.
Nolito is the one with the red boots and he has looked okay to me.
miño otra ves
Streaker fail.
You do that when Messi is on the pitch.
Mino, nice save again. Reminds me of a Valdes-Guardiola hybrid in looks.
i’ve always wanted to streak during a barca game
GOAL VICSAN!
VicSan thinks you should shove your loan ideas up your butt AND around the corner.
vicsan just won’t die
Tello shot, Sanchez rebound
What a pass! GOAL BARCA!
Goal, Jonathan Soriano.
that was pretty, but was it an own goal?
tello nice ball and old man soriano scores
I think it was Tello with the pass. Oriol? with the goal
Okay, the other 24 year old, Soriano. Turn 25 already!
Damn, I just have to admit that I love this club more than anything else on this world 😀
I want Tello to score, dammit! He’s been awesome.
oh man! that should’ve been finished off
What are those free willy noises in the background I hear?
Korean vuvuzelas.
So barcastuff pointed this out on Twitter, but Jonathan Soriano is wearing the the 17 instead of the 7 and Armando is wearing the 27 instead of the 20 because Barça was only allowed to make 11 changes…so we kinda fudged it, huh?
Why would there be a limit?
I like tello.Poor kid had to be a perico for 2 years.Its alright cristian you’re home now.
Soriano was a perico too.
Another pitch invader as the game ends 2-5. That guy got decked by that suit.
So we kicked the K-League’s ass. The pitch invader goes for Abidal, but is WWE’d to the ground by a dude in a black suit. HA!
i think i could i could outrun a security guy in a black suit.
happy b-day again, kari!
woohoo! sun isn’t even up yet, i gotta be @work in a couple of hours
Thanks!
Yeah, hope you have a great day, buddy! 😀
I’ll send you a Bojan life sized poster thingy.
Throw in a Messi and it’s deal! 😀
Thanks, Jnice!
2nd half heated up towards the last 15 minutes.
Mino was great. Muniesa had some nice interventions, but he made some dumb decisions. Armando… eh. Dalmau, he needs a few more years. Abidal just looked calmer than the rest.
Keita did his job, Sanchez scored and worked hard, and Riverola with his few touches looked tidy. I really like him.
Soriano, Nolito, Tello aka all the same person did well. Especially Tello. Don’t know if any of them have futures with the first team, though.
Fontas and Vazquez are still recovering from injury, so they will probably play in the next match. Hleb… damn.
Taking Hleb to Asia and then not playing him and letting him accumulate jet lag is the biggest f*ck you without saying it to his face.
Damn. But we all know what he did to deserve it.
Yeah, that was pretty bad. Guess he is going to Sevilla or Tottenham. His agent confirmed interest from both clubs the other day, and said Hleb is interested in them too.
News not regarding Barca: Stevan Jovetic out for six or seven months with cruciate ligament tear. How terrible is that? Awful news for him and Fiorentina.
If Keirrison was still there, I’m guessing he would have gotten more time.
Good riddance, I say. Hleb will never win me back! Never! 😀
— 6-7 MONTHS?! That totally sucks for Jovetic. He had an amazing season for Fiorentina, too 🙁
I dunno if Keirrison would have gotten more time; teams seem to find ways to keep him on the bench.
Man! Just thinking about Keirrison and his situation makes me sad. 🙁
Only tello of 3 does probably.He replaced gai this year, who btw i think failed blackburn rovers trial.Ayway 9 am, time for bed :D.My eye twitched ..:(
And now apparently he might be off to City. Is he dumb or what?
Yeah 9am for me too and I’ve been up for almost 24 hours… it’s my bedtime as well.
I’ll post the links to the match when I see them.
Well, I’ve heard that Gai cancelled the trial on his own because he sees himself at a bigger club.
Assulin is a little shit, it sounds like. The new Gio Dos Santos?
Well, if he joins Tottenham Hotspurs, that’ll be hard to deny 🙂
to be fair, giovanni atleast made it into the first team. he’s more like fab meets gio, minus the talent. he still has time to turn into “the one that got away”, though.
what the HELL am i doing @work right now?
Mino looked really good. To be fair he had a lot more to do than Pinto in the first half, but some of those saves were excellent.
Kevin, you mentioned you got long-sleeved home and away. Did you buy those from kitbag or did the official European store work for you? I’m under the impression that it doesn’t work for people in the U.S. but maybe I am misremembering.
Kitbag. I’ve been corresponding with OAB and the U.S. shop about a) not having the U.S. shop be so insufferably shitty and b) why the hell don’t we get the soci discount at the U.S. shop?
I used to have an account manager at Kitbag who would handle my order and give me the 10% soci discount, but he’s gone now. But the fcbarcelonashopusa.com is a living, breathing joke, which I have told them via e-mail as well as via telephone.
Usually, I just stock up at the Botiga during my annual trip(s), but I might not be able to go this year, hence the mail order.
U like longsleeves always??????
Yeah!! Why the hell is the US shop so much shittier than the Europe/Other Countries shop? I was looking everywhere for a Barca tie, so I can be all supportive in my business attire and was having no luck. Then I clicked on the Euro section and boom, I had several different options. It’s silly.
@Sirius: Yep. Not sure why, but I also ride in long sleeves. Weird.
@Barcamancini: It’s an ongoing frustration of mine. And when you order from the official shop with a U.S. address, it says that they can’t ship to that country. This is, of course, because they want you to patronize the crappy North American shop.
Highlights
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trpqsU3Ineo
Ibrah !!!!! he played well, i liked it.
OMFG MY HEAD IS ABOUT TO POP< SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
about time!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.tvpredictions.com/dchannel080410.htm
*http://www.tvpredictions.com/dchannel080410.htm
thanks Alex.I was waiting.I called them on Monday and toldme they had no idea what a was talking about. surprise surprise
Ya, I just called them to see what package was necessary. Apparently the HD pack isn’t enough, you need the sports pack plus the HD pack to get it. Hopefully FSC HD gets added soon as well.
Hey guys! Although this isn’t a torrent-site i still feel urged to ask because i would really love to see this game. I’m looking for a copy of the it as i cannot find one. Would really appreciate your help 🙂
Regards.
Mango
All there is right now…
1st Half:
*http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0FHSWAC3
*http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F9QLP6FZ
*http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XW53EYRE
*http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YX2RECAV
2nd Half
*http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5ZRXZ48F
*http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6KIEXLOG
*http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SZJKUNSY
Credit to siscopes1 @ rojadirecta.com
Thanks again Jnice! I really appreciate it! 🙂
Tell me, how does one find similiar games from the megaupload site?
//Mango
You don’t find them from the hoster sites, but from fbtz.com or rojadirecta.com
Another one
1st half:
*http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NZOMH0D4
2nd half
*http://www.rojadirecta.org/goto/www.megaupload.com/?d=VXBM7KK2
Credit to yosinocoupe on rojadirecta.com
This is the better option.
FYI to everyone looking for download of games:
*www.rojadirecta.com always has downloads of the games usually 10-20 minutes after the games is over.
Ahaa, good to know Alex (Y). Thank you! 😉
//Mango
Anybody know if tonights EE games is gonna be on normal TV, or do I have to stream it?
Thanks.
Depends what country you are in? USA? If so, I think you may have to stream it.
USA, dam
The EE match is indeed on TV. One more symbol of life’s unfairness. We have to stream, they can just DVR.
BTW, although it looked like Maxwell was wearing the capatain’s armband on his sleeve while on the bench, it turns out that those blueshirts are made with one on the sleeve. It makes sense because Milito was the captain in the first half anyway, not Maxwell.
Ibra with the shirt: *http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/Galeries/futbol/temporada10-11/08/partits/fcb-kleague/2010-08-04_PARTIDO_29.JPG
I want one.
Me too
Ah cool, I was wondering about that.
Barcelona never wears kits that have any black or white though, right? I assume that is so that they never wear anything even remotely similar to Real Madrid colours.
It’s a training top. Not available yet, but should be in stores in a week or two.
http://www.worldsoccershop.com/382369-yl.html
ESPN is not very complimentary about the Korea tour.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=811786&sec=global&cc=5901&cc=5901
Man, I am loving the Ibra goal. I hope we see a lot more like that from him this season. A perfectly timed diagonal run receiving a pass from the middle of the field, followed by an easy confident finish. I love Ibra, but sometimes he forgets to do the ‘easy’ play which is sometimes the most effective play. I think with plays like this from Ibra, our front three is going to be so deadly.
yeah, but when has Xavi set him up like that?
If he isn’t playing simple enough, maybe it’s because Xavi isn’t playing him on the simple runs.
Xavi simply does not make mistakes. If Xavi isn’t playing him on the simple runs it’s because Xavi plays ten minutes into the future, he already saw Ibra wasn’t going to make the run.
:-/
I honestly think that despite Ibra’s great season, it could have been better had Messi and Xavi played him smarter.
Like I said last season, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets were too hesistant to play that ball Jonathan played at times. People would point to Ibra being offsides a lot, but ignore the fact that Ibra was begging for the ball Jonathan played only to be ignored and eventually stray offside. That happened SO many times from our top passers. Let’s hope this season is different and both parties adjust to one another even more.
Messi was a top offender too.
This discussion watms my heart. Because part of why our system is so difficult is not only the pressure of expectation, but it’s front-loaded. If something doesn’t happen right, it’s the new guy’s fault.
When I dared to suggest last season that our passers weren’t doing what they should have been with Ibrahimovic, I was excoriated. “How dare you. Xavi is perfect. It’s Ibra’s fault.”
But sometimes kids don’t know any better, so they think “Why not make that simple pass,” and voila. We all see something. Sometimes, simplicity is best. Give your big stud the ball.
Oh on. Here we go again. Let’s leave last season to history and judge Ibra on how he plays this. It’s close enough now. I can accept that it takes a new player time to fit in but to extend that to Ibra struggled because Messi, Xavi and Iniesta weren’t up for passing to him is quite frankly ludicrous, imo.
Bottom line is still that if Ibra wants to stay he will have to learn to fit into our system which will not change to accomodate him – nor would I want it to. He’ll have to learn to pressure defences, not expect so much time in the box, attack cross balls, time his runs better . ..
I think Kxevin is right to an extent in that we did suffer from a strong presence on the left which we will have this year ( no doubt, btw, Villa will have the same problem of the triumvirate not passing to him). That should help the team as a whole and the prospect is certainly one I’m looking forward to.
Sorry, didn’t mean to go on but we have exhausted this one and need some new evidence. Those who believe he had a good first season will always believe that; I don’t. That doesn’t mean he won’t excel next or that I don’t want to him to succeed. He’s a Barcelona player and I want him scoring goals and adding to our beautiful way of playing.
No 🙂
Del Bosque has called up all the Barça players who played in the WC except Iniesta. I don’t like that man.
At least he called up Navas too.
I wouldn’t be that annoyed except that Spain has another friendly in Argentina in early September. So that’s two long journeys to play friendlies in one month, at the beginning of the season. Couldn’t they work out some kind of deal where half the WC squad plays against Argentina and half plays against Mexico? It’s not like Spain has issues with lack of depth. There are lots of players that deserve a look.
Vincent of the Forest can kiss my a**.
An article on the 4-2-1-3, much of which discusses Barca’s tactics
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2010/aug/04/the-question-is-4-2-1-3-the-future
Team arrived in Beijing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeAoPaHDo5M
Just come back healthy, don’t go out and eat random food there cos its more dangerous than drunk driving.