Pero yo lo veo desde otro ángulo, y me voy al otro lado, el del lado culé, y me digo a mí mismo, qué difícil es ser seguidor del Barca en estos tiempos, cuando vemos al club catalán a pesar de ganar la Liga local la temporada pasada con una buena ventaja, sumergido en una crisis económica que más allá de eso, de ser un problema financiero, la cosa no parece mejorar, al menos por no ahora, alcanzando un nivel tal, de que lo deportivo para la próxima temporada se ve seriamente comprometido, por no poder traer al club las piezas necesarias que te permitan competir al máximo nivel frente al Real Madrid.
In the usual soccer chats with my friends, something came up as a joke, a friend who supports Madrid told his other friend who supports Barca, that it is very difficult to be anti-Madrid these days, something like taking advantage of the good moment that the White team is living nowadays, And I do not tell you what happened later, opening the famous debate of who is the best club, to later realize the huge distance between the two, and whatever happens this coming June 1st at Wembley, Real Madrid is currently the best of all.
But I see it from another angle, and I go to the other side, the cule side, and I say to myself, how difficult it is to be a Barca fan in these times, when we see the Catalan club despite winning the local league last season with a good advantage, immersed in an economic crisis that beyond that, It has reached such a level that the sporting aspect for next season is seriously compromised, for not being able to bring to the club the necessary pieces that will allow them to compete at the highest level against Real Madrid.
| Los famosos rumores | The famous rumors |
Recuerdo cuando al técnico Argentino Gerardo el "Tata" Martino se le preguntaba en su momento en una rueda de prensa cuando estaba ejerciendo labores como seleccionador de México previo al mundial de Qatar en 2022, sobre algo deportivo, una cosa del esquema táctico de sus dirigidos, y él, en respuesta al periodista que le realizaba la pregunta dijo, que al fin alguien le hacía preguntas referentes a su trabajo, diciéndole además que le quería dar un abrazo por tal pregunta, algo para que se puedan imaginar de lo dañino que ha resultado ser el periodismo en estos tiempos.
There is nothing more wrong than a person or media that does not know about a sport as such, to say or use something to publish it and make it look like what is really happening at the moment, and even worse, that the result of that, is that the rest of us are sure, is also wanting to impose something extra sporting on the sport, which may have something to do with the sport as such, in this case soccer, but that is not the most important thing, because what really matters is what happens on the field for 90 minutes and a whole season.
I remember when the Argentine coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino was asked at a press conference when he was working as Mexico's coach prior to the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, about something sporting, something about the tactical scheme of his team, and he, in response to the journalist who asked him the question, said that finally someone was asking him questions about his work, telling him that he wanted to give him a hug for such a question, something so you can imagine how damaging journalism has turned out to be.
Tomar como referencia las recientes declaraciones de Xavi Hernández en dónde decía que la situación del club en lo económico no daba para competir, es algo absurdo, pues eso todo lo sabemos desde hace rato. Otro factor que alimenta los rumores, son las malas decisiones que se continúan tomando desde la oficina, colocando en evidencia que los que están arriba no saben tanto de fútbol cómo parece, o algo muy grave aún, que los jugadores inexplicablemente traídos al club, representan un mal gasto de fondos, hablando más claro, no se supo invertir el dinero en varios fichajes costosos.
If Xavi leaves or stays, of course it is news, but it is not the most important thing, the most relevant thing I would say would be to form a squad according to the style of play of the coach on duty at the Catalan club, and that these, help you compete in the future, but that everything revolves around one person and that this is the news every day, I think we are far from seeing a FC Barcelona level, to be back among the biggest clubs in Europe, a place it occupied for a long time by the hand of many titles.
To take as a reference the recent statements made by Xavi Hernandez where he said that the club's economic situation was not enough to compete, is absurd, as we have known that for a long time. Another factor that fuels the rumors are the bad decisions that continue to be made from the office, showing that those at the top do not know as much about soccer as it seems, or it is something even more serious, and that is that the players inexplicably brought to the club, represent a bad expenditure of funds, more clearly speaking, they did not know how to invest the money in several expensive signings.
Una obsesión que solo los ha llevado al fracaso, traer fichajes de lujo, incluyendo un nuevo técnico, no es la solución, porque traer a uno nuevo, no te garantiza nada, más si este te pide nuevos jugadores, ¿qué harás con los que tienes? y otro error grande que se está cometiendo, es contactar nuevos fichajes sin antes haber decidido que harás con el puesto de entrenador, continúan haciendo las cosas mal, para que Xavi se vaya luego de pedirle que se quedara, o simplemente se trabaja por obtener buenas comisiones proveniente de jugosos fichajes, dando de comer al periodismo y convirtiéndose esto último, en algo que será muy difícil con que lidiar, algo provocado por ellos mismos. Que siga rodando el balón.
And the signings of which I speak are from the LaPorta era, Ferran Torres, Victor Roque and Erick Garcia, players who were paid a lot for them and whose result does not justify the money invested, Torres much of the season injured, Roque without continuity of play, no game completed, just 2 goals, much to owe for a Brazilian striker, and Garcia sedated to Girona, Barca's direct rival, and that in the red and white team, has not been injured as much as when he was initially in the Blaugrana club. These cases lead us to the fact that from Barcelona the problem seems to be to place themselves at the level of Madrid, something very difficult to execute.
An obsession that has only led to failure, bringing in luxury signings including a new coach is not the solution, because bringing in a new coach does not guarantee anything, but if he asks you for new players, what will you do with the ones you have? And another big mistake that is being made is to contact new signings without first deciding what you will do with the position of coach, they continue to do things wrong, so that Xavi leaves after asking him to stay, or simply work to get good commissions from juicy signings, feeding the journalism and becoming the latter, something that will be very difficult to deal with, caused by themselves. Keep the ball rolling.
