The coach joked with his first comments to the press when he said “at least at the end of the season, i can say I won a title”
FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was delighted with racking up the first title of the season. The coach highlighted the difficulty of these matches “A final is always [...]
Pep Guardiola continues his praising of Ibrahimovic, amplifying that he is willing to give him any time necessary to adapt to the system. “He can have all the time he wants to adapt, I’m interested only in his determination. I am here to support him and all other new players. He can play badly and [...]
The player has signed an improved contract which will tie him to the club until 2014, with the buy-out clause of €75 million. The new contract also includes an improvement in regard to his previous salary.
Following his great performances during the pre-season, it was plausible to expect that the club will offer the new contract [...]
Jari Litmanen is a player who comes from Finland and spent years from 1999-2001 as a player of Barca.
What kind of memories spring to your mind when you think of your time in Barca?
I loved to be a player of Barca. It’s a great club and it allowed me to play alongside great players. However, [...]
Oier Olazabal finished last season as a part of the first team. He made his debut in La Liga against Mallorca and his immense talent has already spawned many clubs to ask for him. Cadiz, however, has presented themselves as the most interested in the Spanish goalkeeper and Barca might consider this option.
The staff would [...]
FC Barcelona coached today called up a new ‘canterano’, Sergi Robert, from the youth ranks to participate in training with the first team this afternoon.
The 17-year old midfielder has only just been promoted from Juvenil B to Juvenil A, and was the top scorer of his side last season.
Guardiola called on the player to [...]
Henrique is going through a rough spell at Barca, he has a cloud of possible departure from the club hanging over him.
Pep Guardiola was all but thrilled with his form during the US tour and his performance against LA Galaxy could be considered as the thin end of the wedge. Namely, Henrique lost the ball [...]
Muniesa and Fontas have both enjoyed what was a wonderful preseason for them. They each played 45 minutes against Chivas, whereas the Brazilian defender Henrique saw the game from the bench.
Muniesa worked with Pique as the part of central defenders and after the break Fontas played on the same position alongside Puyol. They were playing [...]
Barca has finally finished the US tour and now it is time to start the final phrase of the pre-season. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the players who is very excited about the upcoming season. He will finally get the chance to see the city, meet new people and start his adaptation to his new [...]
Pep Guardiola is an all-around coach with immense tactical and psychological abilities. While the club works hard to secure the arrival of a few more players, Guardiola maintains on firm ground, reiterating that he is content with the group he has at his disposal at the present time.
“99% of coaches around the world would want [...]