FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola showed his satisfaction with last night’s win over Athletic Bilbao. “Today was another demonstration of what these players are capable of. We played a great first half but were a little off in the second. After the possible penalty on Messi, the fans cheered us on and we finished the game off well.”
What did the players have to say after the win in Camp Nou over Athletic Bilbao?
Read on…
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“We couldn’t afford to lose anymore points because Madrid is close. We won a very important game. There are few games left and every game is vital.”
While the players usually maintain that other game results don’t impact their performances, most of the players speaking to the press following their 4-1 victory against Malaga did acknowledge some extra motivation heading into Sunday night’s game. Find out what they had to say below.
Praise for Betis, pride in Messi, and clarification of the Pique-Alves incident were just three of the topics spoken of by the players after the game. Find out what they had to say after the jump.
FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola gave his routine pre-match press conference prior to tomorrow’s King’s Cup game against Real Betis.
“Betis has shown that they are an offensive team that scores a lot of goals. Their coach, Pepe Mel, prepares the games very well. It’s the team that we’re playing. It’s better to play them than to not play them because that would mean we were no longer in the competition. They are playing really well and besides the games against Cultural and Ceuta, we haven’t won easily.”
Pep Guardiola started off the pre-match press conference for Wednesday’s match against Real Betis by talking about Monday’s Golden Ball/FIFA World Player of the Year festivities and giving his opinion on the matter.
“We are very happy. It’s inevitable. The three of them are very competitive and everyone wanted to win. It’s normal but they have a great respect for the decision. They are the three best players in the world this year and the award gives special recognition to Barca’s youth system as well as Spanish Football. It’s a great prize for FCB and we can’t forget that. I’m more than satisfied with what they have accomplished.”
After their win away at Deportivo (0-4), a number of players talked to the press on a variety of topics, mostly concerning the match just finished. Continue reading »
FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was very happy with his team’s classification for the quarter finals of the Copa del Rey. Barca drew 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao in the return leg of the competition but advanced due to the double value of the away goal. The coach also had kind things to say about their rival and their fans.
Speaking to the press after the match with Athletic Bilbao, two of the stars of the night – Pique and Abidal – talked about the game and their performances.
After the win against Levante, a number of players spoke to the press about various topics, including the state of the pitch, the difficulty of the match just finished as well as the historic evening for Barça’s midfield maestro.
FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola spoke extremely well of his team in the press conference following Barca’s 5-0 win over Real Sociedad last night. FC Barcelona enjoyed over 80% possession and once again played a great game.
After scoring another handful of goals on Sunday against Real Sociedad (5-0), a number of players spoke with the press.
After the 2-0 win by the reserves over FC Rubin Kazan, the team members shared their thoughts with the press. Excerpts from those interviews:
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“It’d be impossible to be happier. Scoring in the Champions League is the best.”
“I was a little nervous before the game started.” Continue reading »
In the post match press conference Pep Guardiola spoke well of the youngsters that took part in the 2-0 victory over Rubin Kazan.
“We weren’t sure whether or not they would try to classify for the Round of 16. It was a difficult game because they defend very well. It’s always tough when a team defends with five or six players and decides that they won’t let you score a single goal. I guess they realized that they didn’t have much of a chance to progress.” Continue reading »
The following is a translation of Johan Cruyff’s weekly article in El Periodico. The original can be found here.
The exceptionality of what happened on Saturday turned Guardiola into everyone’s punching bag.
Normality was restored on Saturday once the game started but only lasted 90 minutes. Afterwards, Guardiola went back to defending the club as he had done all day.
Early in the afternoon, everyone started to speak poorly of Guardiola as if he was the guilty one when all he did was wait to get the instructions from the club. The team arrived in Pamplona and everyone was still blaming Pep. The game ended and the bashing continued. In the end, Guardiola not only acted as the coach but also as the club’s official spokesman. The bashing didn’t stop there.
This is a translation of Johan Cruyff’s weekly article in El Periodico. The original can be found here.
I was in the Amsterdam Arena on Saturday watching the Ajax vs PSV game. It was a high tension game in which Ajax couldn’t lose and they didn’t. They maintained the six point advantage that PSV holds over them.
Afellay will play for Barca starting on January 1. He has enough quality to play on Guardiola’s team. I’m not discovering a new player. He can play in various offensive positions. One thing that I can add is how his behavior is exemplary off the field. He’s a very well rounded kid. Is that important? Of course.
A day before the Brazil vs Argentina friendly in Qatar on Wednesday, FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi gave an interview to Fifa.com. As has been habitual over the past week, Messi talked a lot about the upcoming clash against Real Madrid on November 29th.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s agent, Mino Raiola, has once again lashed out at Pep Guardiola and this time included Johan Cruyff in his rants.
FC Barcelona’s diminutive midfielder Andres Iniesta recently sat down with El Mundo Deportivo and talked a lot about the World Cup and how it has affected his life over the past four months.
FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has attracted a lot of attention this week with comments made in the following interview with El Mundo Deportivo. Pique talks about what he perceives to be a certain bias when it comes to officiating Real Madrid games.
Pep Guardiola attended the press conference prior to tomorrow’s King’s Cup game against AD Ceuta. The game is scheduled for 22:00 Barcelona time and will decide who moves on to the Round of 16 of the competition. FC Barcelona goes in with a two away goal advantage. In the press conference, the coach talked about a lot of different things such as the B team, Mourinho and the current state of the first team.
“I don’t want to fall into the trap of thinking that everything is already decided. We have to take this game seriously as it is an important competition.”
The following is a direct translation of Johan Cruyff’s weekly article in El Periodico. The original can be found here.
FC Barcelona forward Pedro Rodriguez gave a press conference this morning where he talked a lot about his current form as well as that of Villa. As has become habitual over the past couple of weeks, Pedro also talked about the upcoming game against Real Madrid later this month.
FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola claimed to be fairly happy with his team’s performance against Getafe on Sunday night. “We played well generally but could have done better.”
Find out what the players had to say about the win over Getafe (1-3) and the team’s performance after the jump.
FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola gave his usual pre match press conference prior to Sunday’s game away to Getafe. He had great things to say about Getafe’s coach and talked about the current form of both Xavi and the team as a whole.
FC Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez attended the launch of his new Adidas Predator X boots and spoke about his current injury as well as a few thoughts about the Clasico later this month.
The following is a translation of Johan Cruyff’s weekly article in El Periodico. The original can be found here.
After the game, a number of players spoke to the press. Find out what they had to say after the jump.
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