Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti is sixth position with 7.500.000€ with FC Barcelona Coach Gerardo Martino 8th with 5.400.000€. Spanish Football National Team Selector & Coach Vicente del Bosque is 30th with a salary of 2.350.000€.
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TOP PAID FOOTBALL - SOCCER COACHES MANAGERS IN WORLD FOOTBALL
A Brazilian Consultancy "Pluri" has released the list of top World Football - Soccer Coaches ( Managers ) & their salary before taxes ( that is, Gross ). Spanish Coach Josep Guardiola currently training German Club Bayern Munich is the highest paid Coach in the World with 17.000.000€. The second placed Coach is Chelsea FC Manager Jose Mourinho with 10.030.000€. Another Spanish Coach on the list & working overseas - Napoles - Rafael Benitez is 15th & earns 3.500.000€.
Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti is sixth position with 7.500.000€ with FC Barcelona Coach Gerardo Martino 8th with 5.400.000€. Spanish Football National Team Selector & Coach Vicente del Bosque is 30th with a salary of 2.350.000€.
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Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti is sixth position with 7.500.000€ with FC Barcelona Coach Gerardo Martino 8th with 5.400.000€. Spanish Football National Team Selector & Coach Vicente del Bosque is 30th with a salary of 2.350.000€.
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FC BARCELONA | THE 10 SIGNALS OF COLLAPSE
Spanish Football journalist “Sergi Font” has written an article for Spanish Sports daily “Marca” where he gives his 10 reasons for the FC Barcelona fall from grace, or "collapse".
The 4-0 away hammering by Bayern Munich last Tuesday in the Champions League semi-final has opened locally a barrage of criticisms from many Football observers, opening debate externally & internally also at Barça. Its self-analysis & reflection time.
Five years of World Football domination by FC Barcelona was seriously questioned last Tuesday & the response suggested that is needed is that Barça urgently either learn quickly from the mistakes or continue on an apparent downward slide from the “World Football Olympus” to the level of the “Football mortals”.
These are the 10 cited signs of decadence.
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The 4-0 away hammering by Bayern Munich last Tuesday in the Champions League semi-final has opened locally a barrage of criticisms from many Football observers, opening debate externally & internally also at Barça. Its self-analysis & reflection time.
Five years of World Football domination by FC Barcelona was seriously questioned last Tuesday & the response suggested that is needed is that Barça urgently either learn quickly from the mistakes or continue on an apparent downward slide from the “World Football Olympus” to the level of the “Football mortals”.
These are the 10 cited signs of decadence.
1. Injuries
have hampered Barcelona
2. Coach
Vilanova seems to have little confidence with his bench. Did not bring on a change last Tuesday until minutes left of play.
3. Lack of
response from the coaching staff to turn matches around when things don´t go according to plan.
4. Bad
signing policy & the "winter transfer market" ignored.
5. No plan
B when Messi is not well.
6. No
actions taken at Barça after Guardiola warned last season on the
attitudes of some players.
7. The team hasn't rotated well or managed players efforts this season
8. Squad lacking in physical strength & height.
9. Attitude
of the team during games is not uniformed, loss of "team effort".
10. Goalkeepers Valdes's decision to announce his exit has altered the dressing room atmosphere
Just 10 thoughts from a Football observer that you may or may not be in accord. I believe the effort here is constructive & to learn from the signals. Lets not forget that within all the apparent gloom the Club will be proclaimed Spanish Football Champions ( Liga ) this season.
10. Goalkeepers Valdes's decision to announce his exit has altered the dressing room atmosphere
Just 10 thoughts from a Football observer that you may or may not be in accord. I believe the effort here is constructive & to learn from the signals. Lets not forget that within all the apparent gloom the Club will be proclaimed Spanish Football Champions ( Liga ) this season.
FC BARECLONA | DAVID VILLA ON SALE ?
The title of the Spanish Sports paper says it all : "Barcelona puts Guaje on the market" VILLA FOR SALE. A SPANISH FOOTBALL Bombshell? Madrid media propaganda? Destabilizing tactics from Madrid? Interested party testing the waters? The players sending an S.O.S messaje? Bullshit? Truth?
One cannot also doubt that the newspaper looks to sell & get some "free marketing" ( as here ), but... The murmurs from "Camp Barça" have been persistent for months. Firstly, a rumour came out that Villa & Lionel Messi do not have the best of relationships, something obviously denied by the Club. The increased time spend the bench by Villa has not helped, along with Alexis winning protagonism & young Isaac Cuenca winning his place. Then apparently the straw the broke the camels back seems to be the no inclusion for the "Clasico" last Saturday.
The "curse" of the Nº9 ( centre forward ) continues: Eto´o, Ibrahimovic, Bojan & now Villa?
The player has been taken away from his natural position since arriving at Barça to play in the wing, here he is less effective but sacrifices for the team. This was not part of the signing promise. Alexis also plays there & now young Cuenca is getting more time & play. The rumours say that Villa is perplexed & understands that this was not what was promised to him before signing.
The news today from "Marca" says that FC BARCELONA will be willing to sell the player if they receive a MEGA OFFER ( he cost Barça 42M€) & will even contemplate a sale in this upcoming "Winter Market". The list of Clubs interested is long : Chelsea FC the most, Liverpool, Aston Villa, plus Italian Clubs. However, I doubt that Barça will sell so soon, if they do intend to sell. If anything the end of the season may be a moment for both Club & player to analyse their situation, it is the custom of Coach Guardiola.
The other theories are that the news has been "filtered" by the player to send a S.O.S message that he is not happy, & that the Club may only be sounding the market. I also don´t discard a marketing move by the paper & a destabilising tactic by Madrid precisely when Barça is about to play for the "Clubs Championships" in Japan.
Either way, worth noting the story, the possible situation & keeping an eye on how things may develop in the coming months.
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One cannot also doubt that the newspaper looks to sell & get some "free marketing" ( as here ), but... The murmurs from "Camp Barça" have been persistent for months. Firstly, a rumour came out that Villa & Lionel Messi do not have the best of relationships, something obviously denied by the Club. The increased time spend the bench by Villa has not helped, along with Alexis winning protagonism & young Isaac Cuenca winning his place. Then apparently the straw the broke the camels back seems to be the no inclusion for the "Clasico" last Saturday.
The "curse" of the Nº9 ( centre forward ) continues: Eto´o, Ibrahimovic, Bojan & now Villa?
The player has been taken away from his natural position since arriving at Barça to play in the wing, here he is less effective but sacrifices for the team. This was not part of the signing promise. Alexis also plays there & now young Cuenca is getting more time & play. The rumours say that Villa is perplexed & understands that this was not what was promised to him before signing.
The news today from "Marca" says that FC BARCELONA will be willing to sell the player if they receive a MEGA OFFER ( he cost Barça 42M€) & will even contemplate a sale in this upcoming "Winter Market". The list of Clubs interested is long : Chelsea FC the most, Liverpool, Aston Villa, plus Italian Clubs. However, I doubt that Barça will sell so soon, if they do intend to sell. If anything the end of the season may be a moment for both Club & player to analyse their situation, it is the custom of Coach Guardiola.
The other theories are that the news has been "filtered" by the player to send a S.O.S message that he is not happy, & that the Club may only be sounding the market. I also don´t discard a marketing move by the paper & a destabilising tactic by Madrid precisely when Barça is about to play for the "Clubs Championships" in Japan.
Either way, worth noting the story, the possible situation & keeping an eye on how things may develop in the coming months.
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FC BARCELONA | MESSI - VILLA | STARS SHONE BRIGHTLY
Many Football observers have made the popular comment that Spanish Football Club FC BARCELONA is from another planet, making reference to the teams form of touch Football, non-stop titles & incredible "extra-terrestrial" players. I think that the comment is very relevant & even picturesque in describing what is possibly the "Greatest Football Team in History" in terms of what the popular Football canons depict as the "playing theory" of Football. This last point is debatable but no less accurate when applied with solid arguments using Barça as the main case & example. Their numbers the last three seasons leave little space to other arguments.
I add another picturesque comment: that the FC Barcelona planet rotates around a bright & giant star: Lionel Messi. The Argentine "sun" radiates most of the intense light & energy for Barça & head Astronaut ( Coach ) Guardiola knows perfectly well that all "life support" systems depend on the Messi star.
Many orbiting planets have been burnt & disintegrated trying to out place from its orbit the Messi star at Barça ( more later) . Coach Guardiola seasons back made a strategic decision that has paid dividends & has given huge success; the whole team - everyone - plays for & rotates around the "Best Player of The World". So much so, that LIONEL MESSI is what is termed in Football as "false Nº9" at Barça with total liberty of movement to do what he pleases on the field & even "free" of strict tactical responsibilities. Said in a colloquial manner, Lionel Messi is the man, the goal scorer & the star.
This has lead to a string of disappearing acts that have either burnt themselves out or have been fried by the intense Messi light. It is no coincidence that Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto´o, Ibahimovic & Bojan are all players who´s natural playing area coincides with Messi & have all reacted badly when pushed aside, & have even been pushed out of the team & Club. Messi is undisputed, unquestionable & untouchable.
The next planet which is feeling the "Messi heat" is DAVID VILLA. Villa was the sun that Valencia CF rotated around, but this particular planet could give Villa the "life-titles" that his shining light needed. The move to another Galaxy full of shining suns looked like the right move & the "titles" did come, but at the expense of become a "dwarf star". David Villa has been sent to the wings, away from the goal, to reconvert himself as a Football player at the full service of Lionel Messi. But there is more this season, Villa is below habitual goal numbers, the worst in the last 5 years. The Spanish International has started on the bench 6 out of the 12 Liga matches & when he has played, Villa admirably scores, but smells the goal too little for a natural "goal animal".
The rumours have already began to be heard that the relationship between Villa & Messi is not "cosmically aligned", although firmly dismissed by both players & Club. Other "shadow" observers have said behind closed doors that Messi does not allow others to block his light & tells Coach Guardiola his "feelings". In conclusion , Guardiola knew the risks of his "one star" strategy when he made it & till now it is working fine. Why fix something if it ain´t broke.
Villa is a strained piece, he has other Football problems on his back. New shining stars like Cuenca, Pedro, Alexis Sanchez & Deulofeu all waiting to fill the "space-time" vacuum if David Villa turns into a Barça "black-hole".
Will David Villa be the next Eto´o, Ibrahimovic of this end of season? To early to tell & be so adamant, Villa has fighting spirit & is likely to surprise us all with important goals that will make him shine again at Camp Barça. But the LIONEL MESSI light is strong & overpowering , some accept to be bathed in the Messi light while others...
Stay tuned!
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I add another picturesque comment: that the FC Barcelona planet rotates around a bright & giant star: Lionel Messi. The Argentine "sun" radiates most of the intense light & energy for Barça & head Astronaut ( Coach ) Guardiola knows perfectly well that all "life support" systems depend on the Messi star.
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| Messi - Villa |
Many orbiting planets have been burnt & disintegrated trying to out place from its orbit the Messi star at Barça ( more later) . Coach Guardiola seasons back made a strategic decision that has paid dividends & has given huge success; the whole team - everyone - plays for & rotates around the "Best Player of The World". So much so, that LIONEL MESSI is what is termed in Football as "false Nº9" at Barça with total liberty of movement to do what he pleases on the field & even "free" of strict tactical responsibilities. Said in a colloquial manner, Lionel Messi is the man, the goal scorer & the star.
This has lead to a string of disappearing acts that have either burnt themselves out or have been fried by the intense Messi light. It is no coincidence that Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto´o, Ibahimovic & Bojan are all players who´s natural playing area coincides with Messi & have all reacted badly when pushed aside, & have even been pushed out of the team & Club. Messi is undisputed, unquestionable & untouchable.
The next planet which is feeling the "Messi heat" is DAVID VILLA. Villa was the sun that Valencia CF rotated around, but this particular planet could give Villa the "life-titles" that his shining light needed. The move to another Galaxy full of shining suns looked like the right move & the "titles" did come, but at the expense of become a "dwarf star". David Villa has been sent to the wings, away from the goal, to reconvert himself as a Football player at the full service of Lionel Messi. But there is more this season, Villa is below habitual goal numbers, the worst in the last 5 years. The Spanish International has started on the bench 6 out of the 12 Liga matches & when he has played, Villa admirably scores, but smells the goal too little for a natural "goal animal".
The rumours have already began to be heard that the relationship between Villa & Messi is not "cosmically aligned", although firmly dismissed by both players & Club. Other "shadow" observers have said behind closed doors that Messi does not allow others to block his light & tells Coach Guardiola his "feelings". In conclusion , Guardiola knew the risks of his "one star" strategy when he made it & till now it is working fine. Why fix something if it ain´t broke.
Villa is a strained piece, he has other Football problems on his back. New shining stars like Cuenca, Pedro, Alexis Sanchez & Deulofeu all waiting to fill the "space-time" vacuum if David Villa turns into a Barça "black-hole".
Will David Villa be the next Eto´o, Ibrahimovic of this end of season? To early to tell & be so adamant, Villa has fighting spirit & is likely to surprise us all with important goals that will make him shine again at Camp Barça. But the LIONEL MESSI light is strong & overpowering , some accept to be bathed in the Messi light while others...
Stay tuned!
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WHAT MOURINHO SAID TO GUARDIOLA | FC BARCELONA INTER MILAN SEMI FINAL
Source: SFS Blog /
Inter Milan had lost Thiago Motta to a red card & was down with 10 men, Mourinho went up to Barça Coach Guardiola, who was giving instructions to Ibrahimovic & said the following in his ear:
"In normal conditions (without the Red Card) we will be Champions”
Portuguese TV did the “lip reading” service.
Other "unofficial" sources interpret the lip moving into :
"This way things are easy isn't it"
Question of the direct translation I suppose, but the message is clear on both counts.
Provocative? Casual Coach talk? Tweet
Inter Milan had lost Thiago Motta to a red card & was down with 10 men, Mourinho went up to Barça Coach Guardiola, who was giving instructions to Ibrahimovic & said the following in his ear:
"In normal conditions (without the Red Card) we will be Champions”
Portuguese TV did the “lip reading” service.
Other "unofficial" sources interpret the lip moving into :
"This way things are easy isn't it"
Question of the direct translation I suppose, but the message is clear on both counts.
Provocative? Casual Coach talk? Tweet
MARADONA GIVES HIS BLESSING TO FC BARCELONA, GUARDIOLA & MESSI
"...& on the day of the Press Conference God spoke". At least DIEGO
ARMANDO MARADONA is the closest thing to God in the World of
Football (Soccer) at this moment. Not only is his "hand" holy but the
Argentine National Coach & Selector has "THE WORD".
A day before Argentina meets France in a friendly, Maradona gave
his opinion on various areas, in which one was about Spanish Football
& the current leader of "La Liga". He gave his blessing to FC
BARCELONA of which he considers the Best Team in The World of
what he has seen lately. He believes also that Coach Guardiola is doing
an extraorinary job with Barça along with his excellent management
considering his relative low experience. For Maradona, FC Barcelona is
above the other teams like Manchester Utd, Inter, Liverpool & Real
Madrid.
Then the "Lord" blessed his disciple Lionel Messi praising his play &
inviting the player to overpass his greatness if he wishes & sets his
mind on it. Messi will play in the Argentine side as he does at Barça, on
the right wing with relative liberty of movement.
"...& there endth the words of God"
Book of Revelations: "...& Maradona played 2 seasons (1982 - 1984)
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ARMANDO MARADONA is the closest thing to God in the World of
Football (Soccer) at this moment. Not only is his "hand" holy but the
Argentine National Coach & Selector has "THE WORD".
A day before Argentina meets France in a friendly, Maradona gave
his opinion on various areas, in which one was about Spanish Football
& the current leader of "La Liga". He gave his blessing to FC
BARCELONA of which he considers the Best Team in The World of
what he has seen lately. He believes also that Coach Guardiola is doing
an extraorinary job with Barça along with his excellent management
considering his relative low experience. For Maradona, FC Barcelona is
above the other teams like Manchester Utd, Inter, Liverpool & Real
Madrid.
Then the "Lord" blessed his disciple Lionel Messi praising his play &
inviting the player to overpass his greatness if he wishes & sets his
mind on it. Messi will play in the Argentine side as he does at Barça, on
the right wing with relative liberty of movement.
"...& there endth the words of God"
Book of Revelations: "...& Maradona played 2 seasons (1982 - 1984)
for FC Barcelona... Tweet
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