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Old 10th May 2008, 17:54   #1 (permalink)
 
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Barcelona fire sale
Guardiola Makes Squad Plans

With Josep Guardiola looking increasingly likely to replace Frank Rijkaard as Barcelona coach, reports in the Catalan press suggest that he has already drawn up a list of players that he would like to dispose of ahead of next season.


With Rijkaard surely on the way out after a second consecutive season without a trophy, it seems that Barcelona president Joan Laporta is ready to give the opportunity to current B team coach Josep Guardiola to take over the first team for next season.

Guardiola's thoughts are currently occupied by insuring that the B team clinch promotion to the Segunda Division B, but Catalan daily 'Sport' suggests that he is already clear as to which players he will and will not count on when he does take over the first team.

Valdés, Milito, Márquez, Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Zambrotta, Sylvinho, Messi, Abidal, Bojan, Eto’o and Deco are the players that the report indicates Guardiola will keep hold of, although he will want to have an in-depth talk with Eto'o and Deco to determine their commitment to the cause.

In addition to those current squad members, Guardiola will also promote youngsters Víctor Sánchez, Abraham, Jeffren and Pedrito to the senior squad, with Thiago and Gai likely to have to wait another year before joining them in the first team.

On the other side of things, Guardiola has identified eleven players that he would like to see depart, namely: Gudjohnsen, Ronaldinho, Pinto, Henry, Edmílson, Giovani, Ezquerro, Thuram, Oleguer, Touré and Jorquera.

Guardiola is keen to bring his current coaching staff from the B team into the first team, with his assistant Tito Vilanova, goalkeeping coach Carlos Busquets and physical preparation specialist Altimira all set to be promoted, along with Emili Ricart, Francesc Cos and Jaume Langa.

Current first team assistant Johan Neeskens will depart, as could coaches Eusebio and Unzué.

Nick Dorrington

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=687111
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they're getting rid of yaya toure?

I thought he was pretty good in the games against us...
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WTF I actually gave that article some importance until I read toure's name on the to be gone list....
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His first priority should be to sign a very good keeper.
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they're getting rid of yaya toure?

I thought he was pretty good in the games against us...
Agreed. That has shocked me. If I was Wenger I would pounce....
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Old 10th May 2008, 18:01   #6 (permalink)
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Barca fans haven't really rated toure all that highly this year, I think he is good but i guess thats spanish football for you.
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Agreed. That has shocked me. If I was Wenger I would pounce....
He'd probably be out of wengers price range, wenger being the stingy tw@ he is in the market. Anyway it won't happen, great player in the making.
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Toure is class, silly to let him go.
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Bullshit. Guardiola won't be an idiot and let Toure go, he is one their most important players. They just need a good replacement for him (Edmilson has been injured most of the last two seasons) and they are apparently looking at Sevilla's Poulsen and Keita.
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Toure is class, silly to let him go.
True. The problem is Guardiola seems to want another player like himself in the role Toure currently plays for Barca. Xabi Alonso is rumoured to be high on his list
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they want to keep Valdes and Marquez....
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they want to keep Valdes and Marquez....
marquez is good but a filthy player, whereas valdes in a liability even though he does have his moments.
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Cech would be perfect for them, Valdes is shit
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Cech would be perfect for them, Valdes is shit
The chances of chelsea selling him are non! unless he requests a transfer but cech seems a very decent guy and I'm sure he'll serve out his contract.
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they want to keep Valdes and Marquez....
Marquez is quite a decent centre half and he can provide cover in midfield if required so he got his uses. Can be a dirty player though, Valdes on the other hand is extremely overrated. Dont know how Barca havent realised this either and brought in a top quality keeper
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marquez is good but a filthy player, whereas valdes in a liability even though he does have his moments.
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Marquez is quite a decent centre half and he can provide cover in midfield if required so he got his uses. Can be a dirty player though, Valdes on the other hand is extremely overrated. Dont know how Barca havent realised this either and brought in a top quality keeper
I just don't get why Barca doesn't see it.... Valdes is probably the worst GK of any teams in the top flight (La Liga/Serie A/Prem).

As for Marquez... he is such a cunt
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Some of this article will turn out to be true, just from the sort of reasonable guesswork any one of us could write about any well-known club.

What it is not, is news.

It's going to be a long summer.
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Valdes really is pretty shite, they could even get someone like Robert Green who would do a better job than him.

And as for toure being axed?
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The chances of chelsea selling him are non! unless he requests a transfer but cech seems a very decent guy and I'm sure he'll serve out his contract.
http://www.clubcall.com/index.jsp?storyID=338278
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Agreed. That has shocked me. If I was Wenger I would pounce....
Funnily enough he was on trial with us and Kolo practically was going public saying how we should sign him and how he was a better player than him. Probably would of got him for under £1mill, dunno why Wenger didn't buy him tbh....

He would probably cost around £10mill and I'd much rather see us go for Toulalan for that kind of money.
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Toure's been their best player this season along with Iniesta and Messi. I highly doubt they'll get rid of him.
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So they want to keep Valdes but get rid of Toure? Right...
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They really dont need him, but I thought I should point out that Fabregas' idol growing up in Spain was Guardiola. Would only make a trip back to Spain all the more appealing.
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He can say whatever he wants. If they are gonna get rid of any players you have to add a replacement first. I highly doubt they will get replacements for 15 or 11 players. All those players that are not gonna be replaced will stay at Barca and probably will sit on bench the whole season or at least until the next january transfer window.
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A change in personnel is to be expected. We know some of the weak links in their team but will they have the balls to make tough decisions?
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Funnily enough he was on trial with us and Kolo practically was going public saying how we should sign him and how he was a better player than him. Probably would of got him for under £1mill, dunno why Wenger didn't buy him tbh....

He would probably cost around £10mill and I'd much rather see us go for Toulalan for that kind of money.
Apparently Yaya Toure turned you guys down and I agree that from what I have seen anyway that Toulalan would be a better buy for that type of money.
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Barca fans haven't really rated toure all that highly this year, I think he is good but i guess thats spanish football for you.
you said it.

Spanish fans love the fantasy type players, and don't really seem to appreciate players who go quietly but effectively about their business.

any fool could see that the reason we had trouble building counter-attacks at the Camp Nou was because of Toure.

anyway, their loss is another team's gain.
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Funnily enough he was on trial with us and Kolo practically was going public saying how we should sign him and how he was a better player than him. Probably would of got him for under £1mill, dunno why Wenger didn't buy him tbh....

He would probably cost around £10mill and I'd much rather see us go for Toulalan for that kind of money.
Yaya Toure was very good in the last World Cup too. It's taken time for some of the bigger clubs to notice him.

Gotta admit at that time, I fancied him at United.
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Funnily enough he was on trial with us and Kolo practically was going public saying how we should sign him and how he was a better player than him. Probably would of got him for under £1mill, dunno why Wenger didn't buy him tbh....

He would probably cost around £10mill and I'd much rather see us go for Toulalan for that kind of money.
Personally I have no doubts Toure is the superior player. Beside,s Toulalan would never go for a price as cheap as that. You know Lyon....
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