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06 September 2011
So, like Vic’s new kit? That forest green is nice. Kind of Robin Hood. I never went in for last season’s tiger sleeves. Remember when he had long hair, har har? Yeah, so … wait. What’s that next to the netting? What are those, advertisements? What’s that squiggly writing on ‘em? And that … [...]
Posted in Barcelona34 Comments
05 September 2011
[Note: this was written on June 11, 2011. It has not been edited since then.]
Posted in Thoughts74 Comments
03 September 2011
Hey, a picture of Sevilla boss Jose Maria del Nido! What’s that about? TV money. As we all know, Del Nido has been in the news of late for making some rather intense statements about La Liga and its lack of equality.
Posted in State of the Liga, Thoughts104 Comments
01 September 2011
C Camp Nou [Cahm no], noun; Heaven. Clásico, el [el clah-see-co] , noun; the most important day of the culé calender (calendario de jornadas, Sp): When do we celebrate El Clásico this year, Papa? Culé [cu-lay] –s, noun; an FC Barcelona supporter adj of or pertaining to cultured, intelligent thought: This novel made me think a lot; it’s very culé. Culer -s see [...]
Posted in Dictionary157 Comments
30 August 2011
Part 1 of the match review provided an overview of play, examined the strengths and weaknesses of the Villarreal system and evaluated Barcelona’s formation. Barcelona’s system could be described in a variety of ways: 3-1-3-3, 3-4-3 with a midfield diamond, 3-2-2-3, or a 3-3-1-3. Ultimately the way they play had characteristics of all of these [...]
Posted in Barcelona79 Comments
30 August 2011
We only had one defender, Abi – besides Andreu – so we decided to play this way, with a lot of ball circulation. - Pep Guardiola, post-match comment Breathtaking. Where to end? I could write about this match forever. We most often think of water as a fluid. But that isn’t necessarily so. Only under [...]
Posted in Barcelona102 Comments