FC Barcelona Thread [2010/11]

[Xifio]

La Liga: 21
Copa del Rey: 25
European Cup / UEFA Champions League: 4
FIFA Club World Cup: 1
UEFA Super Cup: 3
Supercopa de España: 9
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 4
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup: 3

ADMIN
[Former] Honorary President: Johan Cruyff
President: Sandro Rosell
Manager: Josep Guardiola
Assistant Manager: Tito Vilanova
Director of Football: Andoni Zubizaretta


SQUAD
Goalkeepers
1. Víctor Valdés (VC)
13. José Manuel Pinto

Defenders
2. Dani Alves
3. Gerard Piqué
5. Carles Puyol
18. Gabriel Milito
19. Maxwell
21. Adriano
22. Éric Abidal
32. Andreu Fontàs
33. Marc Muniesa
40. Marc Bartra

Midfielders
6. Xavi Hernández (VC)
8. Andrés Iniesta (VC)
15. Seydou Keita
16. Sergio Busquets
20. Ibrahim Afellay
28. Jonathan dos Santos
34. Thiago Alcántara

Forwards
7. David Villa
9. Bojan Krkić
10. Lionel Messi
11. Jeffrén Suárez
17. Pedro Rodríguez



TRANSFERS
In
David Villa | €40m | Valencia
Alyaksandr Gleb | Stuttgart | Loan Return
Martín Cáceres | Juventus | Loan Return
Víctor Sánchez | Xerez | Loan Return
Adriano | Sevilla | €9.5m (+ ≤ €4m)
Ibrahim Afellay | PSV | €3m

Out
Henrique | Racing | Loan
Keirrison | Santos | Loan
Alberto Botía | Sporting Gijón | Undisclosed
Dmytro Chygrynskiy | Shakhtar | €15m
Yaya Touré | Man City | €24m
Thierry Henry | RBNY | Released
Rafael Márquez | RBNY | Released
Víctor Sánchez | Getafe | Loan
Martín Cáceres | Sevilla | Loan
Alyaksandr Gleb | Birmingham | Loan
Zlatan Ibrahimović | Milan | Loan (€24m sale agreed)

 

[Xifio]

new season thread!!!

gonna put some placeholder pics and text as the first post is developed into something worthy of the various things that need to be recognized: header, trophies, honours section (Laporta), etc. (all ideas are welcome; PM me)

all our discussion has moved onto the new season, and I'm glad our thread has too now!

 

[Arnau]

Apparently RFEF wants to punish Guardiola because his words after Almeria match about Clos Gomez and his assistant... shame on you, spain!

 

[RobbieD_PL]

Apparently RFEF wants to punish Guardiola because his words after Almeria match about Clos Gomez and his assistant... shame on you, spain!

Wasn't that ages ago? And didn't they arleady sanction him with that unjustified red card for the next match last season?

Guys, here's "Visca Catalunya!" in the colours of the senyera:
Visca el Barça i Visca Catalunya!

 

[Pogba4Now]

the ! should be red lol

 

[RobbieD_PL]

the ! should be red lol

No it shouldn't:

 

[Mandieta6]

Wow! This thread is so cool and thought-provoking! I'm sure glad we got a headstart on it so we can enjoy this discussion a longer period of time!

 

[Xifio]

Wow! This thread is so cool and thought-provoking! I'm sure glad we got a headstart on it so we can enjoy this discussion a longer period of time!

thanks for your c*ntribution ... hopefully you've noticed the other new season threads as well, and will announce your, erm, 'approval' of the "headstart" in each of them too ...

Visca el Barça i Visca Catalunya!

Guys, here's "Visca Catalunya!" in the colours of the senyera:
Visca el Barça i Visca Catalunya!

i didn't want to explicitly write about catalunya in the first, so i added a specially-coloured barcelona badge (at the bottom of the post) to metaphorically reflect the catalan identity behind this club ... hopefully it succeeds in succinctly conveying the point ...


EDIT: first post updated a little more (some cosmetic changes) ...

 

[Arnau]

And maybe you could add Thiago Alcántara (34) to the list.

 

[Filipower]

Barça are starting a Lyon-like trend, buying the best players from the other clubs Finally grabbed Villa. The real mistake was getting Ibra, imo...

 

[yoyo913]

Isn't that the Real/Inter/Man Utd/Chelsea etc... trend too?

 

[Filipower]

Isn't that the Real/Inter/Man Utd/Chelsea etc... trend too?

No?

 

[ArgVega]

Barça are starting a Lyon-like trend, buying the best players from the other clubs Finally grabbed Villa. The real mistake was getting Ibra, imo...

To an extent, as Sevillista has pointed we spend alot more than other spanish teams. But I think the base of our talent is our youth academy with a mix of cash splashing. But I think we are a little different than the other european power houses, who's base is buying.

 

[Mandieta6]

Fili meant buying their direct rivals' players. As in, buiying domestically. So not Inter, ManU, Chelsea or Real.

Bayern sort of applies.

 

[Filipower]

Aye, Bayern and Lyon apply to what I meant

 

[Xifio]

Fili meant buying their direct rivals' players. As in, buiying domestically. So not Inter, ManU, Chelsea or Real.

Bayern sort of applies.

so Albiol from Valencia and Sergio Ramos from Sevilla don't count for Real Madrid? and Dani Alves came from Sevilla, so David Villa's transfer isn't breaking any new ground ...

and I don't know how, if Valencia and Sevilla qualify as "direct rivals", Man Yoo buying Berba from Spurs, or Rooney from Everton, isn't the same ... Cashley from Arse to Chelsea also qualifies ... Gallas from Chelsea to Arsenal as well ... there are other examples I'm sure ...

EDIT:

Aye, Bayern and Lyon apply to what I meant

the biggest teams in every league buy from the not-so-big teams ... happens everywhere ...

and it is not very apparent why you said "no" to Horatiu's earlier post ...

 

[Filipower]

Jesus Christ.

 

[ArgVega]

Jesus Christ.

What have you done

 

[Xifio]

Jesus Christ.

what now?

 

[Payukgcn]

Barça are starting a Lyon-like trend, buying the best players from the other clubs Finally grabbed Villa. The real mistake was getting Ibra, imo...

i thought Lyon model was to buy someone who nobody knows, make him play and sell him later like he is made of gold....