Mallorca vs Barcelona preview
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Guardiola greater than Mourinho – Rosell Barcelona president Sandro Rosell believes Pep Guardiola is a greater option as coach than Actual Madrid’s Jose Mourinho at the Catalan club. Guardiola signed a a single-yr extension this week to continue to be at Barca until the end of following season and should he total it, will become only the fourth coach to previous for four or more entire campaigns at the Nou Camp. Since his arrival in 2008, Guardiola has led Barca to 8 trophies already, and with the club even now fighting for three much more at the company finish of the present campaign, Rosell says renewing his coach’s contract was an effortless decision to make. “Every day that goes by, I like our (club) product much more, and I like it even greater with Pep,” he told Tv3. “We are delighted to have him here.” And Rosell says Guardiola’s sentimental attachment to Barcelona tends to make him a much better alternative than Mourinho. “Pep represents Barca sentimentally, although Mourinho only represents Madrid professionally,” he said.
“And Mourinho is a lot a lot more expensive than Pep,” he added. Barca have a 5-position lead about Madrid with 14 rounds of the Primera Division remaining, but Guardiola has crucial players missing for the journey to Mallorca. Captain Carles Puyol, goalkeeper Victor Valdes and midfielder Xavi all pass up out by way of damage, even though right-again Dani Alves is suspended. Barca’s only defeats this term have arrive when Puyol has been unavailable, even though the absence of Xavi and Alves creates a choice headache for Guardiola. 3 youth-crew gamers – midfielder Thiago Alcantara, goalkeeper Ruben Mino and proper-back again Martin Montoya – have all been drafted into the squad as cover, although none are possible to start at the Iberostar Stadium. In spite of people concerns and a stubborn Madrid aspect, Mallorca coach Michael Laudrup – who played for equally of Spain’s big two – believes the Catalans will win the Primera Division title for the third 12 months running. “I feel they will be champions because they have much more factors and will be in a position to slip up several times, not like Madrid,” he told Sport in an interview. The Danish coach, however, believes the title will go down to the wire. “I’ve been in Spanish football for twenty a long time and I’ve in no way noticed a title made the decision at the finish of January or in February,” he said. “It will be made a decision in Might.” Laudrup was a member of Barca’s mythical `Dream Team’ underneath Johan Cruyff, but the Dane believes the current version is even greater. “This Barca and (Frank) Rijkaard’s are better than the a single from my era – they have more individual resources,” he explained. “Pep’s group is the very best one of all even with out the ball they strain all the time and they have (David) Villa, (Lionel) Messi, Pedro, Xavi, (Andres) Iniesta and Alves. “The `Dream Team’ will often have a single factor they haven’t got, though – we arrived just before them.” At Mallorca, the scenario is really diverse. “We have very small cash and most of the gamers are in their very first yr in the prime division,” Laudrup additional. “But I function with the peace of mind that there are great football individuals right here and they allow me get on with my job.” Laudrup is set to be without defender Ivan Ramis and striker Victor Casadesus for the sport. Mallorca, in 11th location with 31 points, remarkably held Barca to a one-1 draw at the Nou Camp before this season.
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February 28, 2011 12:32 pm | 