The FC Barcelona Fan Blog

Who should Barca buy to reinforce the team for next season

2008-06-03T15:03:00Z

Barcelona have already signed up midfielder Keita for the new season from Sevilla but who else would you like to see playing at the Camp Nou next season? With Samuel Eto'o set to leave, Barca will need a centre-forward to replace him, but who is the right player who can score the goals that he has done over the last few years? Could it be Ibrahimovic at Inter Milan, with Mourinho taking over the reins at the San Siro his future will depend on the Portuguese, but either way he will be expensive...(read more)

Rijkaard bows out amid whistles and applause

2008-05-12T08:21:00Z

Cules gave Frankl Rijkaard a warm reception at the Camp Nou on Sunday night for his last night in charge as fans preferred to remember the good times and the success rather than the last two years of disappointment. The whistles were saved for primarily Joan Laporta and the players especially Deco and Eto'o who deliberately got yellow cards last week so they did not have to play against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Now that Rijkaard is going, time will tell on whether Laporta will be able to...(read more)

Should Ronaldinho be given a farewell at the Camp Nou?

2008-05-03T16:17:00Z

It looks finally as though Ronaldinho will not be given the chance to say farewell to fans before his anticipated departure from the club in the summer. No one should forget what Ronnie has done for Barca but for many cules his recent disinterest and preference for the Barca nightlife has turned the story sour. Just this week it has been revealed that the night before Barca's biggest game of the season away to Manchester United, Ronnie was in Barcelona out partying until 5am in the morning. It...(read more)

Who is to blame for Barcelona's problems?

2008-04-30T15:52:00Z

Only two years ago Barcelona were the top team in Europe winning at home and abroad but now they appear to be a team which is finished and everyone says that it is the end of a cycle but why is it considering many of the players are still in their mid-20s. Ex-player Albert Ferrer said that he thought it was an internal problem that started with the team doing well and if that is the case then it is Rijkaard and ultimately Laporta's fault. Everyone knows now that Ronaldinho only was going to a...(read more)

Who would you like to see at Barca next season?

2008-04-11T16:43:00Z

Sevilla midfielder Keita is the latest player to be linked to Barca next season but who would you like to see at Barcelona next season. Keita has been a revelation for Sevilla since his move last summer from playing in France. He has struck up a good partnership with Poulsen who incidentally has also been linked to Barca. Do the blaugrana actually need another midfielder though and with Toure do they not have a similar kind of player? It will be interesting to see who they sign in attack and of course...(read more)

Barca suffer from player indiscipline

2008-04-10T09:36:00Z

Barcelona director Xavier Sala i Martin revealed what everyone had been thinking yesterday by admitting that the club had been hiding indiscipline by claiming players were injured. He revealed that certain players, without naming anyone, had been separated from the rest of the team for their behaviour and it caused storm clouds over the Camp Nou stadium on Thursday night. Ronaldinho and Deco are the obvious players to be implicated as they have both been out for long spells with dubious injuries...(read more)

Who is to blame for Barca going out of the Cup?

2008-03-21T18:26:00Z

Rijkaard once again changed the players in the team but there were still the same problems, finally do you think it is the system which is wrong and they are too predictable for the opposition? Henry was left on the bench and Gudjohnsen was given a starting place but the team looked slow and disinterested until the last 20 minutes. Rijkaard looks like he has lost his ability to motivate the players and maybe it is time to play say a 4-4-2 at times with Henry and Eto'o up front which is the way...(read more)

Do you think it was right to leave Ronaldinho out for Valencia game?

2008-03-20T17:25:00Z

After all the controversy involving Ronaldinho recently he has now been left out of the Barca team to face Valencia in the cup. The club published a medical report showing that there was nothing wrong with Ronaldinho after he had been claiming of injury suggesting that he does not want to play. Do you think that is the case that he isn't interested anymore or do you think the club has put too much pressure on him recently and not given him support?...(read more)

English teams dominate draw but Barca are favourites

2008-03-14T16:32:00Z

Everyone has been talking about the success of the English teams in the Champions League this season with all four sides getting throuh to the quarter-finals while Spain and Italy both only have one representative. It reflects the way the Premiership is dominating football with its extra financial muscle and it looks as though Barcelona this season is the only realistic opponent to them. Barcelona is a success story for club that still remains in the hands of the members - socios - and has not sold...(read more)

Barca got the best draw with Schalke?

2008-03-14T16:26:00Z

It looks like Barca got lucky with the draw today as it looks as though Schalke are the weakest team in the draw but they have to be careful as it won't be an easy tie. I think Manchester United are the toughest team for Barca because they are the team in form at the moment where as Arsenal have been struggling with injuries and I don't think Chelsea or Liverpool have been so convincing. It will be an interesting game for United though against Roma but Barca can't afford to look any further...(read more)

What is wrong with Barca?

2008-03-10T11:54:00Z

Except for Xavi and maybe Iniesta the whole team seems to be struggling at the moment, the play is too slow and there is no real desire. Ronaldinho's decline has been incredible from a top player to a joke, I can't remember the last time he actually beat a player. Henry similarly has been terrible and doesn't even look like he cares on the pitch, most of the time he just stands around watching and nothing else. Ok he may be good at encouraging the other players especially the kids coming...(read more)

Can Barca catch Real Madrid?

2008-02-04T16:57:00Z

The gap at the top now is just six points which means Madrid are catchable especially with a game still to be played against them. What worries me though is that Barca are not playing that well, their Messi dependancy worked against them on Sunday as he did nothing special and the team could not break down a solid Osasuna side. What do you think?...(read more)

Mourinho or Rijkaard who would be best in the Barca hotseat

2008-02-01T14:45:00Z

Do you think that Rijkaard is still the right man to lead Barcelona? It seems as though he has taken the team as far as he can as the players look as though they are losing their way. Ronaldinho is unfit, Deco is out half the time partying and incidently lost his licence this week drink-driving and Henry doesn't look interested. Do you think Mourinho could do a better job?...(read more)

Do you think that Ronaldinho and Deco are injured?

2008-01-10T19:48:00Z

Barca's two under-pressure stars Ronaldinho and Deco have been listed as injured and it does seem a bit suspicious with rumours that they may leave in January. Do you think that they should stay? Do you think that they have a role to play in the future of the club or maybe it is time to move on and let the young players like Messi and Boyan lead the way?...(read more)

Nou Camp disaster

2007-12-26T17:11:00Z

Who do you think was to blame for the defeat in the clasico? Lots of criticism has been given to Ronaldinho for his poor performance but should he have been given all the blame? After all the whole team played badly and Rijkaard's tactical decisions failed as well - Deco played ahead of Gudjohnsen and was clearly was far from his best as well while the Icelander has been playing well recently. The decision to play Ronaldinho for the big game obvously failed as well...(read more)