Our last 5 matches looks much better on paper than Real's, that's a big + though.

 

Again, the game in Bernabeu may be decisive for the title (32th Round out of 38). Unlesss, naturally, they don't show their true incompetent face earlier, if not, we'll show to Borinho and his coconuts how inferior they are in the middle of Madrid third time in a row.

 

Of the last five matches Espanyol and Deportivo could be tricky, but they're home matches in the end. The others might still fight relegation by then, this could also turn out to be quite a threat. But I'm confident that Barça will win them after all. :thumbsup:

 

1st day - Laudrup vs Mourinho.

 

Shame Laudrup have such a shit squad at his disposal.

 

The second Clasico is at their place AGAIN? :yuck: There aren't rules to swap rivalry fixtures around like in more civilised leagues? Joke setup. The only good thing I can see from this brown envelope situation is that we'll get the Atletico away defeat out of the way early.

 

Remontada! roud:

EDIT: Wait! I just saw we face Hercules in the 2nd game... I hope the tradition changes in this case, because these fúckers also seem to have a thing against us. You can't imagine how many times I've cried in the Rico Perez watching Barça. :scared:

 

are you guys scared of week 3? im sure it will be atletis first win of the season.

 

We've made our peace with that defeat already so it's all good.

As for the Clasicos, I'm pleased that the first one is in Barcelona. I sort of prefer it that way. They get their hopes up at the end of the season only to see us squash them in a cruel fashion.

 

Bojan is changing his shirt number from 11 to 9. Jeffren is changing his shirt number from 20 to 11.

1 Valdés
2 Dani Alves
3 Piqué
5 Puyol
6 Xavi
7 Villa
8 A. Iniesta
9 Bojan
10 Messi
11 Jeffren
13 Pinto
14 Mascherano
15 Keita
16 Sergio
17 Pedro
18 Milito
19 Maxwell
21 Adriano
22 Abidal

B team players (when they'll play for the first team):
26 Fontàs
27 Nolito
28 Sergi Roberto
29 Víctor Vázquez
30 Thiago
31 Miño
32 M. Bartra
33 Sergi Gómez
34 Jonathan Dos Santos
35 Muniesa
36 M. Riverola
37 O. Romeu
38 Oier
39 Rochina

 

so they are keeping # 4 for next season ??

:groan:

 

Bojan deserves it, he's been working his butt off every season and waiting patiently on the bench. He'll be a great number 9, the future of the Spanish and Barcelona attack.

 

So in official speak nobody was promoted to the first team.

Anyone else think with the handing of the No. 9 jersey to Bojan, this is his make or break year? If he doesnt quite cut it, he could be offloaded next season?

 

So how many of those B guys are allowed to play for the first team, and how many times each?

 

I don't think this will be a make-or-break season for Bojan. He's still very young and I'm sure he'll learn a lot from Villa.



I believe they can be used as often as Pep wants.

 

Its sad though that when everybody fit, the make-or-break Bojan with his fancy nr.9 shirt will sit on the bench. Its make-or-break every season. I think fairly we can only expect him to improve his game by some margin, score some goals and be a more leading figure in the Copa campaign. So in other words somewhere around 25 games, 10+ goals in the league and being one of the leaders at least in some of the first games of the Copa run and id be pleased with him. And i guess its vital for him to show Pep that for him it has become more comfortable playing on the leftwing when we play our usual 4-3-3.

One still cant forget that depending on our formations, he is the 4th pick for the frontline. Or even 5th, depending on how Iniesta will be used. There is the talk of having to break down the door but yknow for him, the door is being hold locked by the worlds best player, the worlds best forward, and problably the most decisive player in the game today, Pedro. Not to mention the occasional obstacle in one of the worlds best CM.

So going by the comments Guardiola has made, imo theres little chance of the club letting Bojan leave. Though if things are not working out, i do see a little chance of Bojan himself wanting a move to secure playing time.

On the list, 10 out of 19 are homegrown players. Nice.

 

I see in Bojan great potential, but he has to be patient like Messi was. There isn't any doubt that he has the skills and finishing, but he lacks experience. I bet he would've been our hero had that goal against Inter not have been disallowed. For him to become a starter, he'd have to do something special. Here's a link to a video of Bojan's goals last year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-0cDfxtTG8

 

I only watch the Barcelona-Real Madrid games because that's the only game I don't know whether Barca is going to lose or win lol....

La Liga is boring !

 

La Liga isn't boring. It's probably the most unpredictable league in the world and the football is all about attack. Last season every position in the league was decided in the last week except the 3rd (Valencia). There are no weak teams in La Liga. Atletico Madrid could be losing to Racing Santander one week and then they'll win Barca the next. Villareal took second in the 07-08 season. Mallorca came close to getting a Champions League spot last year. The clubs that are promoted stay in the league for a couple of seasons. It's ranked as the number 1 league in the world. Most importantly it's got the best team in the world. FC Barcelona the current Club World Champions, and the league is home to the World Cup Winners.

 

It's the best league in the world mate.

 

That's rich coming from a Bayern fan. LaLiga is predictable? How many titles did Bayern win over the last twenty years? How many teams have been able to challenge Bayern consistently?

 

Who will be the back up forwards for barca ..?

I know that your first choice are Messi -- villa---Pedro

who are the back ups ?? i only know bojan as one and may be Iniesta as another.....

 

We have Villa, Messi, Pedro, Iniesta, Jeffren and Bojan for the attack.