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12 February 2014
Love BFB? We make a positive impact in your life? Click DONATE to support BFB this festive season. It was a breezy February night in San Sebastian when the team stepped onto the pitch with one leg in the final. They had won the home game by two goals to none, but that didn’t mean […]
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10 February 2014
One of the biggest teams in the world is on a record breaking run this season. That sounds really good, doesn’t it? Well, it is not that kind of record breaking run. First time ever that they lose to team X at home. First time ever they lose to team Y. Team Z. Hell, if […]
Posted in Barcelona75 Comments
07 February 2014
Our reader Rodrigo sent in a couple of questions* through info@barcelonafootballblog.com. Without feeling the need to get into long-winded introductions… Is it plausible to think Pep’s Barcelona to play a counter-attack strategy in order to have more space to pass the ball? If not, is it an attacking strategy more suitable? I will start by […]
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06 February 2014
In wrestling with the vastly different reactions to an effective home leg victory against a quality opponent, unbidden, my mind turns to the great Kurosawa classic film “Rashomon.” For those unfamiliar, Wikipedia is your friend. The long and short of the movie is that an incident occurs, and four different people have four different views […]
Posted in Copa del Rey, Thoughts74 Comments
02 February 2014
“The feeling was that the game was over after 30 minutes and we paid dearly,” Tata Martino said in a post-match Press conference. “When you can step on your rivals, you have to step on them, finish the game and win.” Few things are more meteoric than culers during a Barça match. “Best team ever!” […]
Posted in La Liga, Thoughts154 Comments
01 February 2014
Good morning culés, and a fine one it is today. Just a match comment thread, with two bits of news I need to share with you. The first of which is: R.I.P. Luis Aragonés (1938-2014) The former Barcelona coach died at the age of 75 after a battle with illness. He led us to victory in […]
Posted in Barcelona100 Comments