Thursday, February 22, 2007

Barca, Que Pasa?

I have a drummer friend named Liam who loves Liverpool, so I'm sure he was happy about the Champions' League result. I like Liverpool as well, but I've met the Barcelona players, and they were quite friendly despite all the chaos during their visit to the States. With rumors of dissension and the possible departure of coach Frank Rijkard, however, the club appears to be going through turmoil.

It could just be something of a "changing of the guard" thing, though, as it is very hard for even great teams to always stay on top. Players get restless or discontented; coaches perhaps find that they're not listened to the way they were before. Or another team just gets better. This is a pretty special group for Barca, though. They'll be remembered for a while.

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