Well, you know what I mean @Gabriel - the cantera issue bothers me as have the ridiculous choices for transfers & coaches apart from Lucho. They have decimated La Masia in ways that will take years to repair, nevermind pushed Pep away. Barto & Rosell are analogous to Trump for me so I hope their reign of terror will end soon too
I have thought about the kids being uprooted, Messi for example - I agree, there are mixed feeling there for me too. I have a son at a local club here and would have a hard time imagining allowing him go to live without us at La Masia at 7 or 8 years of age. Local Catalan kids, much easier to accept/understand IMHO - they are schooled and many end up with degrees in addition to playing football
At the end of the day, particularly in the years after Leo leaves, for me FC Barcelona is a Catalan club and I like seeing the cantera kids form 1st team players and playing in that Cruyff style. I like that part of the game a great deal
I have thought about the kids being uprooted, Messi for example - I agree, there are mixed feeling there for me too. I have a son at a local club here and would have a hard time imagining allowing him go to live without us at La Masia at 7 or 8 years of age. Local Catalan kids, much easier to accept/understand IMHO - they are schooled and many end up with degrees in addition to playing football
At the end of the day, particularly in the years after Leo leaves, for me FC Barcelona is a Catalan club and I like seeing the cantera kids form 1st team players and playing in that Cruyff style. I like that part of the game a great deal