Let's have 'em.....the Barca build up thread

[anfieldanfield]

Barcelona ace Eto'o: I think about my knee 24-7
tribalfooball.com - February 09, 2007

Barcelona's comeback king Samuel Eto'o makes no apologies for being obsessed by his knee rehab.

Eto'o, who admits his knee won't be back to it's best for another 12 months, said: "I think about it 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

"People might say I'm obsessed. But so what? I'm obsessed with returning to play as I did before this happened. My knee still isn't the same. I also must get used to the pace of games again. Before all this, I could wake up at anytime during the day and play a full 90 minutes.

"I do have fears. I fear injuring the knee again, or that it doesn't respond to the treatment I'm having.

"I've said I won't be 100 per cent for a year - but that doesn't mean I can't play well. All I was saying was that I won't have the same muscle definition for another 12 months. Just look at Xavi and what he did six months after he injured his knee."

Somone needs to crunch him hard, early on in the Camp Nou, even if it means a booking.

[Shaggy]

Great news about the five day training camp in the Algarve. A whole working week to nail the tactics. I fancy Rafa to pull this one out of the hat for us.

[anfieldanfield]

Great news about the five day training camp in the Algarve. A whole working week to nail the tactics. I fancy Rafa to pull this one out of the hat for us.

Couldn't agree more mate.

Ten days to prepare, basically a full fit squad to pick from, and nice five days in the sun, (while Barca cram in another two or three hectic games) will do our lads the world of good.

Rafa could not have asked for a more ideal preparation.

I fancy us.

[red g]

Couldn't agree more mate.

Ten days to prepare, basically a full fit squad to pick from, and nice five days in the sun, (while Barca cram in another two or three hectic games) will do our lads the world of good.

Rafa could not have asked for a more ideal preparation.

I fancy us.

anyone in particular?

[Parm]

Great news about the five day training camp in the Algarve. A whole working week to nail the tactics. I fancy Rafa to pull this one out of the hat for us.

really? that's ideal for us. Esp as Barca have loads of fixtures to cram in the next 2 weeks.

[The_weatherman]

Great news about the five day training camp in the Algarve. A whole working week to nail the tactics. I fancy Rafa to pull this one out of the hat for us.

Exactly, a nice side-effect from that cup debacle

[red g]

Exactly, a nice side-effect from that cup debacle

exactly.......its almost identical to when we won it. People were screaming at Rafa to pick the strongest team for the league as we were in a scrap for fourth.

I remember thinking we are never going to win it and we have to pick our strongest team for the league, and just look where that ended up, he was getting slated as well!!

When number six is on the mantel piece Rafa will be once again hailed as a genius

[The_weatherman]

When number six is on the mantel piece Rafa will be once again hailed as a genius

Plus I will be 500 euros richer

[Johnny]

Barca are not the formidable unbeatable team they were last yr.They have won two from their last five games and are in a slump by their standards.


Date Match Score Pos
28/08/2006 Day 1 Celta - Barcelona 2 - 3 » 3
09/09/2006 Day 2 Barcelona - Osasuna 3 - 0 » 2
17/09/2006 Day 3 Racing Santander - Barcelona 0 - 3 » 2
24/09/2006 Day 4 Barcelona - Valencia 1 - 1 » 1
30/09/2006 Day 5 Athletic Club - Barcelona 1 - 3 » 1
15/10/2006 Day 6 Barcelona - Sevilla 3 - 1 » 1
22/10/2006 Day 7 Real Madrid - Barcelona 2 - 0 » 1
28/10/2006 Day 8 Barcelona - Recreativo de Huelva 3 - 0 » 1
04/11/2006 Day 9 Deportivo de la Coruña - Barcelona 1 - 1 » 2
12/11/2006 Day 10 Barcelona - Zaragoza 3 - 1 » 1
19/11/2006 Day 11 Mallorca - Barcelona 1 - 4 » 1
25/11/2006 Day 12 Barcelona - Villarreal 4 - 0 » 1
02/12/2006 Day 13 Levante U.D - Barcelona 1 - 1 » 1
09/12/2006 Day 14 Barcelona - Real Sociedad 1 - 0 » 1
21/12/2006 Day 16 Barcelona - Atlético de Madrid 1 - 1 » 2
07/01/2007 Day 17 Getafe C.F - Barcelona 1 - 1 » 2
13/01/2007 Day 18 Espanyol - Barcelona 3 - 1 » 2
21/01/2007 Day 19 Barcelona - Nástic Tarragona 3 - 0 » 1
24/01/2007 Day 15 Real Betis Balompié - Barcelona 1 - 1 » 1
28/01/2007 Day 20 Barcelona - Celta 3 - 1 » 1
04/02/2007 Day 21 Osasuna - Barcelona 0 - 0 » 1
11/02/2007 Day 22 Barcelona - Racing Santander
18/02/2007 Day 23 Valencia - Barcelona
25/02/2007 Day 24 Barcelona - Athletic Club
04/03/2007 Day 25 Sevilla - Barcelona
11/03/2007 Day 26 Barcelona - Real Madrid
18/03/2007 Day 27 Recreativo de Huelva - Barcelona
01/04/2007 Day 28 Barcelona - Deportivo de la Coruña
08/04/2007 Day 29 Zaragoza - Barcelona
15/04/2007 Day 30 Barcelona - Mallorca
22/04/2007 Day 31 Villarreal - Barcelona
29/04/2007 Day 32 Barcelona - Levante U.D
06/05/2007 Day 33 Real Sociedad - Barcelona
13/05/2007 Day 34 Barcelona - Real Betis Balompié
20/05/2007 Day 35 Atlético de Madrid - Barcelona
27/05/2007 Day 36 Barcelona - Getafe C.F
10/06/2007 Day 38 Nástic Tarragona - Barcelona
10/06/2007 Day 37 Barcelona - Espanyol

[Johnny]

Sorry for being a statto but here`s the table aswell,1 point infront.


1 Barcelona 43 21 12 7 2 43 18 25
2 Sevilla 42 21 13 3 5 41 21 20
3 Valencia 39 21 12 3 6 32 18 14
4 Real Madrid 38 21 12 2 7 28 18 10
5 Atlético de Madrid 36 21 10 6 5 27 17 10
6 Zaragoza 35 21 10 5 6 33 22 11
7 Recreativo de Huelva 33 21 10 3 8 31 28 3
8 Getafe C.F 32 21 9 5 7 18 14 4
9 Racing Santander 29 21 7 8 6 20 24 -4
10 Villarreal 29 21 8 5 8 20 26 -6
11 Osasuna 27 21 8 3 10 27 26 1
12 Espanyol 26 21 6 8 7 19 24 -5
13 Deportivo de la Coruña 26 21 6 8 7 16 25 -9
14 Real Betis Balompié 24 21 6 6 9 23 28 -5
15 Mallorca 23 21 6 5 10 18 29 -11
16 Athletic Club 22 21 5 7 9 24 30 -6
17 Celta 22 21 5 7 9 23 30 -7
18 Levante U.D 22 21 5 7 9 19 30 -11
19 Real Sociedad 14 21 2 8 11 12 27 -15
20 Nástic Tarragona 13 21 3 4 14 21 40 -19

[Ron_Mexico]

The area that worries me is our LB, I don't think Riise or Aurelio are good enough defensively to cope with the space that barca's pitch affords. Neither one are good positionally and thats vital when theres so much space.

however as a unit i fancy our defence against anyone, even barcelona. eto'o wont be 100% by his own admission and finnan can contain ronaldinho. rafa will have plenty time to get the tactics right, i really fancy our chances at their place

[Parm]

as long as we play with a positive attitude, I think we will be ok.

[dww]

It is really important we get Momo back. I'm nervous but I think we will pull it off. Being the underdog suits us.

[greglt]

Barca to Consider Xabi

Is this the beginning of Barca trying to unsettle our players before the games. Well they can **** *** !!! Xabi is ours and will be ours for a long time!!


" Reports in Spain suggest Barcelona could test Liverpool's resolve over Xabi Alonso in the summer.

Barca are widely expected to tweak their midfield ranks over the summer and are being linked with a host of big names.

Chelsea's Frank Lampard is a reported target, but Catalan sources claim Alonso could become Barca's main priority.

The Spanish international is very well settled in England and is a big fans' favourite at Anfield and only last month Alonso's agent suggested a new deal could be in the pipeline.

There is also little doubting how much Rafa Benitez rates his midfield anchorman, who along with Steven Gerrard makes Liverpool tick.

Barca's sporting director Txiki Beguiristain has refused to confirm any reports on Alonso - but it is thought that the player is firmly on the Catalan club's list of summer targets and an approach could be forthcoming at the end of the season.

Another player that Barca are said to be compiling a dossier on is Ajax's Wesley Sneijder.

The young forward is one of the most feared in Holland and most of Europe's elite clubs are well aware of his skills and now Barca have joined the chase.

It is widely expected that Sneijder could leave the Amsterdam ArenA this summer and he is likely to have his pick from a host of clubs. "

[anfieldanfield]

I'd sell for anything over 15m...