Does anyone remember that FC BARCELONA won “The Big 3” titles
– Spanish League, Spanish Cup & Champions League - last year? Today
REAL MADRID presents their first new signing KAKÁ & there is no
place on the World media for anything else, except the news
conference that SAMUEL ETO ´O´s representative has given this
morning to give their version of what some are already calling the
first pre-season "Barça crisis". How can FC Barcelona be in crisis after
finishing their most successful season in their history?
(photo: reuters)
Samuel Eto´o via his representative gave a Press Conference this
morning to tell media their story & put a few things straight:
1. Samuel Eto´o wishes (wants) to stay at FC Barcelona
2. He hasn’t asked for more money at all. Not a word.
3. That FC Barcelona via President Laporta & his team are
manipulating the media to discredit Eto´o & thus find excuses
to sell the player at all cost. They are inventing stories.
4. That they don´t really believe Coach Guardiola has said he does
not want the player, as Guardiola has´nt pronounced himself &
they only know what the Club directives have told them
5. That President Laporta lies when he talks about Manchester City
& the multi-million offer because the English Club hasn’t spoken to
the player at all.
6. It´s an offence to publicly say that Barça will accept a 30M€ offer
from Manchester City when Barça are willing to pay around 45M€ for
a new forward (David Villa). SFS says, why does FC Barcelona want
DAVID VILLA when they already have Samuel Eto´o? The only reason
seems to be to take the former away from Real Madrid & to attempt
to "stick it up em", the signing efforts doesn´t enter into any Football
or Team strategy plan for next season. The African Cup? Yes, but not
sufficient - my opinion!
7. Eto´o has said that he will never be an obstacle for the Club & will
study all offers as long as they suit him & his future interest. Said
another way, Eto ´o OK to leave if Barça doesn´t want him BUT
he decides his future not the Club.
Serious stuff that highlight the “bad management” of Laporta & the
disgraceful treatment that they are handing out to their star forward,
a player who has bagged them 30 goals & helped win them the
Champions League. What is clear is that FC BARCELONA is “shit
scared” to see Eto´o walk away FREE next year & wishes to sell ASAP
to gain a return. A return they wish to reinvest for signings with the
main priority DAVID VILLA, which they can’t for now because they
have no budget. So “scared” was President Laporta when Eto´o
announced that his representative would call a press conference this
morning that last night he did a “flip turn” & offered a two year
extension of Eto´o ´s contract without changing the economic
conditions. Shameful & not dignified of a Club with this greatness
& the prestige of FC BARCELONA.
While problems come out from every corner for FC Barcelona –
Valdes, Ribery says no, Eto´o, no clear new signing in sight, lack of
budget…etc – Real Madrid blasts Barça off the World Football stage
& media with the presentation of Kaká today, Albiol mid-week,
Cristiano Ronaldo next Monday…& god knows what else. President
Laporta will be watching & many will hope he sticks to his own
deals & forgets about the rival. But past experience leads us to think
that Laporta will fall into the trap & charge with “outrageous”
comments of imperialism, a central government run Club & pomposity,
etc. to cover what appears to be his (their) bad management &
unhealthy envy. This is not proper of FC Barcelona & we all hope
that this “green poison” doesn’t slip into the dressing room this
pre-season & into the official competition.
Many are wishing that Coach Guardiola comes back from his holidays
& back to work in order to solve some unknowns & put the house in
order. Which makes one think: FC Barcelona needs its Coach to
fix the Clubs problems? Bad start already to the season; lets hope
Coach Guardiola starts well Football wise because if not I don’t
even want to speculate what will be said & could happen to their
"new messiah".
Does anyone remember that FC Barcelona won “The Big 3” last
season?
The note here is that the candidate of outgoing President Laporta - Ferrer - finished last in the voting. This indicates that the most successful President in the history of FC Barcelona titles wise was also one of the most unpopular. A paradox indeed.
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