Nathan Ake

[kippax4ever]

Really ? Scotland ? Why ? What was Bernardo doing there ?

Trying to enter the Algarve..

 

[FCBarca]

That just reads like former Barcelona players will always leave for Barcelona. And makes you and your club look arrogant in the extreme.

Arrogant? Comical but not surprised that this aspect of my club is difficult for many to comprehend. Makes you sound bitter

Looking at it objectively from a financial and footballing point of view ignoring personal preferences for location or football club in terms of history city are a better option and getting a better option relative to Barcelona more and more over time. We are generally improving each year in terms of squad scouting academy back office staff, rumours of big changes this year new sister clubs etc etc

Yet case in point, Pep himself sees himself eventually returning to Barca to coach youth players. Blaugrana, through & through

 

[WRicko]

Arrogant? Comical but not surprised that this aspect of my club is difficult for many to comprehend. Makes you sound bitter




Yet case in point, Pep himself sees himself eventually returning to Barca to coach youth players. Blaugrana, through & through

Look at it objectively, which is what I said and I am sure he will do that too much depends on it for him to do otherwise. Our academy looks to be a better facility than yours not yet producing to the level you have but a lot of that was one group in the recent past. English football in general is in very good shape from a youth point of view. We look to be doing relatively well on this front either with our own players or those poached from others e.g Garcia. Look at transfer and rumours we will also have plenty of young players coming in at youth level at squad level and at senior first team level.

We are much more stable sustainable and well organised at board and management level.

We do not have your debt

We do not have a squad with as many old players or as many players on as higher wages.

You do not have the support of a wider group like CFG or the sister clubs

That probably means we now have a larger scouting network

So who is the comical one

What am I bitter about ? I could understand you saying that years ago but not now

You said to another poster hard to see why Eric would want to stay tell me why would he want to leave ? Why would he want to go to Barca from a footballing point of view other than the fact its Barcelona and he is Spanish and from the youth ? Also Barcelona is nicer than Manchester or maybe money but even thats in doubt or should be with all your debt.

He will get more game time here than at Barcelona

How many players play for the club they grow up supporting or in the academy of the club they started at ? Look at what players say about the clubs they spent a long periods of time at even if they did not support them as kid Look what our former players say about us these days e.g. Micah Richard kompany etc He can be here for ages.When did he leave you guys ? How long would be here even if he only stayed a year or till pep leaves about to sign a new deal. What percentage of his career would that be ? what percentage of his life would that be

 

[FCBarca]

You do sound bitter if you can claim I am being arrogant that Catalan cantera kids would seek an eventual return to the club of their dreams. Pique left, came back. Cesc left, came back. Tello was kicked out, came back. Alba kicked out, came back. No chance that the most ideal academy constructed in Manchester could ever hold significance over a Catalan kid coming through La Masia. Even Pep has alluded to it in interviews many times over, City will have to take a long time to develop a culture that sustains itself - Barca have La Masia for more than 4 decades

What you describe as mitigating factors are temporal fluctuations, what is permanent is precisely the culture, history & local significance. You could build a utopia elsewhere but for a local Catalan kid Barca represents a unique dream. Then think of the South American influence at Barcelona, they will always be linked to the region due to language, climate and history. Even for the most blaugrana player ever in Pep, he too will make the pilgrimmage back so yeah absolutely comical

 

[Neville Kneville]

Arrogant? Comical but not surprised that this aspect of my club is difficult for many to comprehend. Makes you sound bitter




Yet case in point, Pep himself sees himself eventually returning to Barca to coach youth players. Blaugrana, through & through

This Means More

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

This Means More

Does have a somewhat familiar ring to it .

 

[richards30]

Arrogant? Comical but not surprised that this aspect of my club is difficult for many to comprehend. Makes you sound bitter


Forget past quotes from pep mate, the moment he had a pop at Barcelona about going to uefa his time with you is done!

Yet case in point, Pep himself sees himself eventually returning to Barca to coach youth players. Blaugrana, through & through

 

[Ezzy]

You do sound bitter if you can claim I am being arrogant that Catalan cantera kids would seek an eventual return to the club of their dreams.

It seems pretty obvious that kids would want to return home/to their parents at some points in their lives.

is it a special trait found only in Catalonia though? (respective to football)

what is it called when non Catalan cantera kids are seeking an eventual return to the (respective)club of their dreams?

 

[The perfect fumble]

You do sound bitter if you can claim I am being arrogant that Catalan cantera kids would seek an eventual return to the club of their dreams. Pique left, came back. Cesc left, came back. Tello was kicked out, came back. Alba kicked out, came back. No chance that the most ideal academy constructed in Manchester could ever hold significance over a Catalan kid coming through La Masia. Even Pep has alluded to it in interviews many times over, City will have to take a long time to develop a culture that sustains itself - Barca have La Masia for more than 4 decades

What you describe as mitigating factors are temporal fluctuations, what is permanent is precisely the culture, history & local significance. You could build a utopia elsewhere but for a local Catalan kid Barca represents a unique dream. Then think of the South American influence at Barcelona, they will always be linked to the region due to language, climate and history. Even for the most blaugrana player ever in Pep, he too will make the pilgrimmage back so yeah absolutely comical

A post that contains....

"club of their dreams"

"No chance that the most ideal academy constructed in Manchester could ever hold significance over a Catalan kid coming through La Masia."

"What you describe as mitigating factors are temporal fluctuations, what is permanent is precisely the culture, history & local significance."

"You could build a utopia elsewhere but for a local Catalan kid Barca represents a unique dream."

"Pep, he too will make the pilgrimmage back"

Is deserving of sarcastic derision.

You think we've not heard this field of dreams garbage before?

You might be right, Garcia might well do the things you say he will for the reasons you state. But spare us the mystical, home is where the heart is, destiny, istory, authentic lineage, yearning for identity and fulfillment in the land of his fathers quasi religious bullshit.

Go annoy someone else with your cultish gobbledygook.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

@FCBarca which part of Catalonia do you originate from exactly ?

 

[lonestay]

Really ? Scotland ? Why ? What was Bernardo doing there ?

well judging by the pictures of a very attractive lady with Bernardo I think it's obvious what he was doing there !!

 

[FCBarca]

@FCBarca which part of Catalonia do you originate from exactly ?

I have never claimed to originate from Catalunya

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

I have never claimed to originate from Catalunya

I didn't say you had, I was presuming from your posts that there had to be a deep lying and emotional attachment with everything Barca.

I had not realised that you were just a fan who is fanatical about the club , as you appear to consider yourself as one of their own.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

I have never claimed to originate from Catalunya

What about Cataluña?

 

[FCBarca]

I didn't say you had, I was presuming from your posts that there had to be a deep lying and emotional attachment with everything Barca.

That does not require originating from Catalunya

 

[ShaunMCFC]

Didn't Thiago leave Barca and as yet still hasn't realised his dream to return to his motherland?

Ridiculous to think every single player to come through La Masia and leaves, then has an absolute throb on to return at the earliest opportunity

 

[kun]

Didn't Thiago leave Barca and as yet still hasn't realised his dream to return to his motherland?

Ridiculous to think every single player to come through La Masia and leaves, then has an absolute throb on to return at the earliest opportunity

Don’t you think the likes of Horsfield, Evans, Barker, Brooks and other local City fans would jump at the chance of returning to City, if they were good enough?

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

That does not require originating from Catalunya

If you say so . So your belief of everything Barca is just as a fan who likes to quote chapter and verse about anything and everything concerning the club.

I had assumed you must have the most intimate and informed knowledge of all the information you provide about the club , akin to being their PR and Media Officer.

Do you post an any other forums or just BM , and is that due the Pep being the manager ?

 

[ShaunMCFC]

Don’t you think the likes of Horsfield, Evans, Barker, Brooks and other local City fans would jump at the chance of returning to City, if they were good enough?

Absolutely, but every player that's come through the academy? If they had the choice of a couple of clubs? Football at the end of the day is a career you do what's right for your career irregardless of loyalties. That's just my take anyway

 

[kun]

Absolutely, but every player that's come through the academy? If they had the choice of a couple of clubs? Football at the end of the day a career, you do what's right for your career irregardless of loyalties. That's just my take anyway

Oh my mistake, I assumed we were only talking about local fans of the club. Players like Kasper Schmeichel, Brahim Díaz and Jadon Sancho don’t really have that connection and don’t owe the club their careers (not that the local ones do either really). I see what you’re saying. Barca builds and espouses this very mythical, grandiose image of the club in the young kids heads so that may have a lasting impact, that added to the fact a lot of these kids have been in the academy when Barca were the best team in the world under Pep, with the worlds best player coming from that very academy.

Having said that I don’t think all Barca graduates do want to return. Mauro Icardi springs to mind, as does Takefusa Kubo.