Barça Matryoshka doll
By: Isaiah | April 16th, 2009Awesomeness from the land of Czechvar/Budwar: reader eklavya returns home with a set of Barcelona Matryoshka dolls. Here is what our little buddies look like, all stacked up.
aaand open sesame:
turn around sesame:
Category: Nonsense
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@ Hector:
your right. Alonso would be a waste as a DM. isnt fast enough to be a box-to-box mid, and isnt Xavi enough to play in Xavi’s role. he would be able to replace Yaya or Iniesta. So he could really only replace Xavi.
ok, so if not Alonso. We need a a box-to-box midfielder. Kinda like keita, but better. actually, it would be great if we could clone Iniesta. Iniesta is perfect for our system. Its so hard to find replacements for Xavi and Iniesta because they are our system. Sometimes its hard to tell if they are perfect for our system, or if our system was made with them in mind. the Barcelona philosophy seems to be wired into their brains.
The problem with trying to find replacements for them is that most midfielders are very one dimensional in their role. Gattuso defends. Ronaldo Attacks. Beckham crosses. Diego creates. Our midfielers do SO much outside of their job disciption. Yaya, outside of his Defensive duties is a great passer of the ball (not as good as Xavi and Iniesta, but who is), has great positional sense to be an outlet, and can dribble decently. Iniesta, assuming his role is a box-to-box/workhorse/3rd-center-mid, has better vision, better dribling, and better pace, plus great versatility. And then theres a man named Xavi, who can is probably the best Attacking Midfielder in the world, and yet i have NEVER seen an Attacking Mid, drop back, defend , or tackle like he does.
The problem with most Attacking mids these days is the ego (yeah you Cronaldo). Xavi is smart enough that when he sees Iniesta doing his thing, he drops a little and quietly does some dirty work, or puts himself in a wide-open position. for all Technique and Understanding of the game, i think Xavi’s greatest strength is his mental clarity and calmness. I’ve never seen him flustered, frustrated or angry.
Honestly, now after thinking more about it, im convinced it will take Barca bred players to fill those roles, as they are so specialized and so demanding. Fabregas, im convinced, can EVENTUALLY grow into Xavi’s role. As for Iniesta, I think with about 4 years of ALOT of practice, training, and general hard work, Busquets could be that versatile box-to-box workhorse midfielder. but he is FAR from it. But the potential is there.
Wow. i went off topic there. Thanks Hector, now you’ve made me an even bigger Barca snob, and convinced me that no one can replace Xavi and Iniesta! good job.
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reasons why barca will not buy ribery from bayern:
1)laporta and txiki have made it clear several times that they have great relation with bayern and they want to mentain this relation,and that ribery is bayern messi so they understand them for not be willing to sell him
2)bayern is the best club in germany with alot of fans coming to their stadiom every weekend_so this is not the case of alvez and sevilla_how will be their reaction to their board for selling the fan favourite player and their best player
3)barca will spend 30_35 milion (+money of selling players) according to the club officials_just like any other year of laporta presidency_so with other clubs like manu(if they sell ronaldo they have 75 milion to replace him) and chelsea,madrid and man city who spend 100 milion every summer,there is a little chance that barca sign him,considering that if bayern decided to sell him,they will surely selling him to the largest bid (ribery may prefer barca,but bayern will surely prefer 50 milion to 25+hleb!)Posted from
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regarding to the summer signings,i think for defense they must sign a young(and cheap) guy for left back(i love bale but he wont be cheap) or renew syl for 1 more year,get henrique back,no CBs please and i have no idea about milito and caceres.for midfield as hector said hernanes would be a great addition(and the only one beside youth guys). for offense keirrison would be a good back up for eto (i dont think signing him will stop bojan,because they are at a same age and they will fight with each oter for the 9,and finaly the better one will replace eto for 9 in coming years),and signing another left winger seems complecated because every available option seem to have some problems to happen like ribery(money),silva(dont want to leave valencia),..
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Jason, There are complains all the time about Keita and Gudi. So if they have something in common with Alonso, then thats another reason to exclude him from the transfers list. Knowing that they (specially keita) has somethings he do better and alonso has his better things. To pay as much money as Liverpool will ask, you need a player with no concerns. Not even regarding injury prone concerns.
I still cant see a place for Cesc at barcelona. First of all we cant buy Cesc and Ribery together. Not only financially its not possible, but also practically it doesn’t work. Its always tempting to get the big names. but where to use them all? How to satisfy them by offering them enough playing time?
I prefer ribery over Cesc any day. he can fit in many positions, and we represent a better need. beside as Jason mentioned we have Busquets and lot of youth products may become better than cesc in that position (and yes better is possible).
I think Cesc issue is more related to the saying that the neighbor’s garden always looks better.
Hector, So we are flying to brazil to get Hernanes?
By the way they compare him to Kaka mostly because Kaka also started his career as a Defensive midfielder then moved to play upfront. there is no surprise that hernanes played as attacking mid, he played last season on the wing for some games as well. An extremely Versatile Player.The best way to prove he is a quality is to mention that he is not in Dunga selection. Too good for dunga to notice.
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news out of El Mundo Deportivo, via Pep’s place, is that Barca is first option for Ribery DUE to the relationship between the club presidents. also on the table is a strong rumour that Bayern are interested in Hleb. we give them a good deal on the Belorussian and they cave a bit on letting Ribery go. if it’s obvious the Frenchman wants to leave, and for instance if Bayern win nothing this season (which looks very likely), the club can’t very well keep him there beyond his will. those days are gone. us being a distance first on the list of available destinations is a great sign.
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Instead of Szirkov, how ever you spell it
I would prefer Aly Cissokho, from Porto
Young, tall, better defensive then Szirkov AND MAN CAN HE CROSS THE BALL with little space.
I would think, he cost less, and would not demand
to much salary. He is good in defending corners and so onhave not seen much of him, more then the two games against Man Utd, but he did very well at the high level
IMO….and he is relativly very new at the top level av football
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True, BA.
I know Hleb is not getting enough love. But the most important advantage we have over any other team Seeking ribery is that we have hleb. He is a quality Bayern will not find some where else if they sell Ribery to another team.
Thats a win-win deal by all means. They sell Ribery (because as mentioned before, they cannt keep him against his well), and they get a direct substitute for him, a good player who was just unlucky with Barcelona. plus extra money to strengthen their squad.
If it happened, it means that hleb was as useful for this team as anyone else! Unbelievable…
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i think all the dolls should be in a big-ass yaya doll. then have keita inside, then henry then eto’o then xavi and then messi and then bojan. just for realistic purposes. ahahah just kidding. i get to make these jokes because i am tall.
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i agree with peyman on ribery..if barca want him then why laporta always saying barca will not buy him?and madrid and chelsea and man united(if sell ronaldo)can offer more cash than us..
@ramzi..dont u think if barca buy both ribery and hernanes,hernanes would be a benchwarmer because with ribery in team ,iniesta will back to the midfield,so we must choose 3 guys from xavi,iniesta,yaya,keita,busi,hernanes and gudi.and considering that xavi,iniestar and yaya are more regular and keita because of his physic and heading abilities have an advantage(even if u dont count on busi and gudi)there will be a little playing time for hernanes to play.so i dont think paying his big transfer fee(around 15 to 20 milion euro) for warming the bench wouldnt be wise..Posted from
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That nowgoal spam is getting quite annoying. Its showing up everywhere.
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@Nic, hernanes versatility is the answer.
I know that Yaya-Xavi-Iniesta is a selection from heaven. But its not the perfect combo for all the game. But lets ignore this point because it has been controversial for a long time now.
- If we buy Hernanes, we offload Gudjhonsen. I have been supportive for him so far. but I think he just offered the best he can for this team. He will get crushed under the up coming quality if he stays. And its now the perfect timing for him to negotiate for a good contract else where. Specially if Barcelona won titles. He can get a much better contract now than he would have get last summer, or the summer after the following if he stays.
- If we sign ribery, I hope it means we can rest Messi more often. So ribery will be mostly busy flipping from left flank to the right flank. rotating with henry and Messi. Keeping in mind that we will use Henry more as a striker next season while Eto’o is in Africa.
- That keeps you with Yaya, Keita, Busquets, Hernanes, Xavi and iniesta. (If Hleb moved to bayern for ribery).
Six Players for 3 positions are not much. We will even need to count on youth products in some cup games to Keep the team fresh till the last stretch in the season.
Beside, we will be without Keita and Yaya for a while next season. They will be busy with internationals.
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mok, what the hell is with the blatant pimping of your random web page. chillax!!!
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looks like hleb and caceres (as well as pedro and sanchez) wont be traveling to madrid for the getafe match. all 3 goalies will be there because valdes is a doubt.
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For all you people whos first language is spanish or it is a very close second, you need to check out PuntoPelotaTube on youtube. It is a bunch of spanish commentators talking about the latest news in sports and getting into very heated arguments. It’s kinda like a political show, where there a few Barca fans and a few Madrid fans and a few innocent bystanders (left and rights).
Great stuff!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/user/PuntoPelotaTube
These are some of the best, in my opionion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l8laW-dSKU&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edbIsBoPasE&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtHGZgM4j8M&feature=channel_page
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This one compares Guti to Iniesta, and it’s quite funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsUkh-LRGcI&feature=channel
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A lot this summer will depend on what happens with Henry and/or Eto’o. Frankly, we’re insane if we give Eto’o the 5-year deal that he wants. I’d give him 2 or 3, max.
Problem is if we renew him his salary is going to be such that we’re going to be unsellable. Henry is a different problem. He has one good year left in him in our system.
But, assuming that those two stay, we still have some offloading to do in the persons of Gudjohnsen, Sylvinho and (in my opinion) Milito. He’ll be healthy, there will never be a better time to sell him and his knees.
Henrique comes to stay, and if it’s true that he and Caceres can double on the wings, I’m happy. Pick up a central defender, Hernanes and Ribery, and a shrink for Hleb. Done. The side is even better, and should score even MORE goals, if anyone can get their minds around that one.
What’s cool is that we have the inside track on both Hernanes and Ribery, particularly if Bayern is seriously interested in Hleb.
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http://www1.uefa.com/magazine/edition=820922/newsid=820467/
I’m sure Isaiah and Kevin will quite possibly get aroused by this interview of the Yaya. Great title too- “Touré de Force”.
“I’m would like to play with my brother and that could very well happen.”
*Insert screams of agony from Barca fans*
“…but only if Kolo decides to come to Barcelona”
*a million culés exhale*
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Get rid of Guddy and Eto’o. Sylvinho is old but a very good backup at left wing when called upon. Henry we need to keep, he would make a great sub for Ribery or David Villa (once we sign him).
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I must say I have developed a strange man-crush on The Yaya as well. What position does his brother play? Would he be an option for Barca as a signing next season?
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Kolo isn’t Yaya, Alex. He’s a defender, and would be pretty awesome in the back line, frankly. I’m imagining he and Pique side-by-side, flanked by Alves and Abidal.
Holy crap!
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Very True Kevin.
The thing is we will be better(and with deeper squad) with Hernanes, Ribery, Eto’o and henry. Than with EITHER Hernanes or Ribery, added to (Henry or Eto’o) plus a new striker.
I excluded Offloading henry. Because we can NOT afford losing him. Or else even Ribery and a striker will not be enough. You cannt rotate iniesta on the left with Ribery (midfield is shallow without Gudi, Hleb and with no other signings). So ribery will be our only reliable left wing. He cannt even rotate with messi.
Unless if we will get a striker who MAY BE able to play Henry role (Benzema), which is unlikely (Ribery + Benzema=too expensive), and nothing insure it works. Tevez then? I am sure not a lot are supporting that idea as well
And I think Henry can serve more than one year for Barcelona. If he accepted the Larsson Role one year from now, he can even serve three more years with his positioning sense in the box and finishing.
Five years for Eto’o is not possible. So his case is critical at the moment.
And isnt it more affordable to keep Milito at least one more year before selling him? First we cannt get a good deal for him now. I even think its better to keep them till January. Till then we will be able to test the other new options in defense (like Henrique, Upgraded Caceres, One year older Marquez and Puyol…).
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Wenger won’t sell Kolo, but he would be a nice defender in our system. He’s fast, can play in the center or on the right in the back, and also even play defensive mid. However, he’s not particularly tall.
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I didn’t think of that, Ramzi, regarding Milito. He hasn’t been tested yet, so nobody knows if he will be back, or just need another conga line of more surgeries.
I’d LOVE for Henry to accept that Larsson role. Man, if we didn’t have him against Arsenal in that CL final….
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Compelling comments. I’ll have to look up this Hernanes fellow…
The star, the Captain, then…the controversial keeper…and THEN our living-legendary strikers? Hmmm…
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