Good fun morning (an hour!) with the La Liga and World Cup winner - Barcelona’s training ground went from buzzing and vibrant to quiet and somnambulant in the searing, beautiful summer sun.
There’s something different about this generation of Catalan players. Like growing up watching Barca being a relentless title eating machine has polished off any cultural insecurities that may have hampered previous generations (as an Irish man, I know of what I speak) and given them an inconspicuous yet unflappable confidence. Lads like Cubarasi, Lamine, Bernal, and now Espart are comfortable being winners, comfortable being smart and it’s clearly evident in how they handle themselves off the pitch.
Lovely point and I genuinely agree with you. I think it was true for quite some time when you look at people like Valdes or Xavi or Iniesta and Busi coming from La Masia , Iniesta obviously not being Catalan, but I believe that continued success, continued praise for the Work of la Masia, continued knowledge by pupils at La Masia that if they are good enough if their mentality is good enough they WILL get a chance in this first team has wholly upgraded the culture. . Remember that wasn’t always the case! But I think what you said is perspicacious and I agree with it.
There’s something different about this generation of Catalan players. Like growing up watching Barca being a relentless title eating machine has polished off any cultural insecurities that may have hampered previous generations (as an Irish man, I know of what I speak) and given them an inconspicuous yet unflappable confidence. Lads like Cubarasi, Lamine, Bernal, and now Espart are comfortable being winners, comfortable being smart and it’s clearly evident in how they handle themselves off the pitch.
Lovely point and I genuinely agree with you. I think it was true for quite some time when you look at people like Valdes or Xavi or Iniesta and Busi coming from La Masia , Iniesta obviously not being Catalan, but I believe that continued success, continued praise for the Work of la Masia, continued knowledge by pupils at La Masia that if they are good enough if their mentality is good enough they WILL get a chance in this first team has wholly upgraded the culture. . Remember that wasn’t always the case! But I think what you said is perspicacious and I agree with it.