There are very few players who can be world-class in +2 positions, but David Alaba is one of them. One of those footballers who offer their managers an infinite palette with all technical, tactical, cognitive and physical aptitudes to experiment…
It’s all roses right now. There is euphoria for the return of a Barça, in terms of model and philosophy, that should have never left and was trapped by people that wanted to degrade it simply out of rage. But…
Build-ups are the litmus test for possession-based teams, and how organised and successful they are in progressing the ball out from the back tells much about how organised and successful they are in the other phases. It’s here where you…
It is very important that we, the team and everyone, continue to gain confidence in Oscar Mingueza. Despite the defeat and two goals conceded against Sevilla, his performance at the Sanchez Pizjuan was very reassuring and exactly what we needed…
Welcome to this Barça, a Russian roulette. We had seen it last season, for example, but this campaign it is being particularly dramatic. And this game was certainly particularly dramatic. We deserved to be leading in the first half, then…
Barcelona’s situation is so tough that every euro we get will have to go directly to one of its creditors. Worryingly, the club owes much more in the short term﹙€602m﹚than what we can generate﹙84m﹚. To survive with our current ownership…
Ousmane. A perplexing, unpredictable player, sometimes incredibly talented, sometimes remarkably frustrating. You never know what to expect with Dembele, a box of surprises capable of the best and the worst. Capable of having a funny penalty miss, capable of scoring…
This season, the Copa del Rey will gain more meaning for us than ever. After the disappointment in the Spanish Supercup, where we were favourites but showed we were not competitive enough, tomorrow we will start in the round of…
Clement Lenglet is at a low ebb since arriving to Barcelona in 2018. He has never been an aggressive ball winner, despite his contradictory red cards or errors have always suggested he struggles in do-or-die situations in which he is…
Antoine Griezmann’s positivity felt more solitary than ever yesterday, but such celebrations, and basically his goals, were the main and only positives for Barcelona last night. It has been a week of intense and extreme emotions, with those against Athletic…
