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Do Barcelona Need a Plan B?
In the last four years under the management of Pep Guardiola Barcelona have won 14 trophies. This would surely mean that they do not need a change of approach in their play. However in a recent Champions League semi-final and...read more »
Is Barcelona’s dominance of European football over?
It's been a dire week for the Catalan giants. It started with a defeat by fierce rivals Real Madrid, effectively ending Barca's late charge for La Liga glory. To compound the misery, their midweek aggregate defeat by Chelsea ended thee...read more »
Why the French renaissance is bad news For England Supporters:
Although international friendlies are seen in modern times as an interruption and, frankly a nuisance to many football followers, managers and players, the importance of them from an international perspective is vast. Whether playing 19 or 90 minutes, the friendlies...read more »
Will this El Clasico win prove to be Guardiola’s most important?
It's the most widely followed game in club football: and why wouldn't it be? Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Alves & Sanchez and that's just Barcelona's contribution. But this time round, it was the smaller figures, the ones on the table, that...read more »
Is this potential deal the best move for Neymar’s future?
Reports in the spanish press today suggest that Neymar has signed a pre-contract with Real Madrid with the player joining the Los Merengues in January. This time around the negotiations seem to have been taken a further step but what...read more »