The curse of the high wage

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by Abheek Dasgupta - September 16, 2019September 16, 2019

(Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) | Written by Abheek Dasgupta In the last decade, there has been massive inflation in the football market. A hundred million pounds, which was very recently considered exorbitant for any footballer, is now merely an erstwhile barrier that is broken every summer, even for wunderkinds who

Analysing Barcelona’s tactical set up this season

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by Tiki Taka Style - September 6, 2019

Three games, three different faces of Barcelona. While in the past two seasons Valverde's team was built upon the solidity in the domestic competitions, the start to the new campaign has been a rollercoaster for the culés. The Spanish boss has tried to implement a fresh and renewed idea into

The big three of La Liga: who’s most likely to win the title?

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by Anubhav Sarker - August 30, 2019

The big three of La Liga: who's most likely to win the title?

When it comes to Spanish La Liga odds, it’s becoming all too predictable to wager who will win the division. The big three of Atlético Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid have been dominant and in recent years, have battled it out at the top in their own ‘mini-league’. In fact,

Junior Firpo – The missing piece in the Blaugrana puzzle

by Aaryan Parasnis - August 11, 2019August 26, 2019

Written by Aaryan Parasnis FC Barcelona have a rich history of talented and accomplished fullbacks. Ever since the dawn of ‘Juego de posicion’, Barça’s fullbacks have had to shoulder a lot of load defensively as well as offensively. They’re key cogs in the wheels of the Blue and Claret outfit. In

The understated value of the modern winger

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by Tiki Taka Style - August 8, 2019August 8, 2019

Written by Tiki Taka Style Unpredictable forces, wizards of the dribble, electricity personified. Wingers have traditionally been seen as a lovable commodity and the primary source of entertainment for football romantics. A museum piece. Capable of lifting thousands of fans from their seats and making the whole crowd roar with a

Iconic Match Reviews: Barcelona vs Manchester United, Champions League Final, 2011

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by Srivaths Parasuraman - July 30, 2019July 30, 2019

When referee Massimo Busacca blew the final whistle on the 27th of May, 2009 in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, the Reds knew they were comprehensively outdone. The scoreline was 2-0 and a 170 cm tall magician had just scored a header to seal the victory. Two years later, this

The 4v4+3 Rondo – The most effective training drill for positional football

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by Dipanjan Chowdhury - July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Positional football has evolved at an astounding rate over the years. Most teams have adopted positional football as the pivot around which their respective individual game models are based. Positioning oneself efficiently with respect to the space, the ball, the teammates and the opponents throughout the course of 90 minutes

Frank Rijkaard – Barcelona’s Unsung Hero

by EADF Feed - July 22, 2019July 23, 2019

Written by Aadharsh Shrimanikandan “Why do we fall, sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up”. Let me take you back to a beautiful part of Spain - Catalonia. The Catalans were always fond of their football and Futbol Club Barcelona is of prime importance to them as they

Fitting the Griezmann piece into the Barca Puzzle

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by Udhav Arora - July 15, 2019July 15, 2019

By Udhav Arora After what was a rather craggy and overstretched pursuit, FC Barcelona finally announced the transfer of Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid for €120 million. Griezmann had decided to stay in the capital last year after coming bizarrely close to a move. So much so, Barcelona's vice-captain, Gerard Pique,

What’s happening to Barcelona’s renowned academy La Masia?

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by Tiki Taka Style - July 12, 2019August 5, 2019

Written by Tiki Taka Style "The player who has passed through La Masia has something different to the rest, it's a plus that only comes from having competed in a Barcelona shirt from the time you were a child." — Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola It was not long ago that Tito Vilanova

Matthijs de Ligt Transfer Column – A momentous summer ahead for the Dutch wonderkid

by Kabir Ali - May 21, 2019June 4, 2019

The 90s are making a comeback - from chunky sneakers to denim overalls, from Captain Marvel to talks of a Spice Girls reunion - throwbacks are aplenty to the mania of a time when the world was just a better place. And it’s not just in music, fashion or cinema

Biggest ever Champions League final wins

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by EADF Feed - May 14, 2019

This season’s Champions League has been nothing short of sensational, with plenty of shock results, breath-taking goals and individual moments of brilliance. As the competition comes to a close for another year, with Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool battling it out in an all-English final at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid,

An ode to Clement Lenglet – Underrated, Classy and a player born for Barcelona

by Aman Sridhar - March 16, 2019March 17, 2019

Barcelona under Pep Guardiola set an impossibly high standard for world football. Most people share the general consensus that those group of players that won the triple in Guardiola’s first season in charge was easily the best team in the history of world football. Time has since passed like it

The Coutinho conundrum – Why the move hasn’t worked out

by EADF Feed - March 10, 2019

Written by Mohammed Al Sabah | Edited by Srinivas Sadhanand Much has been said about Philippe Coutinho's status at Barcelona since his high-profile departure from Merseyside, with the question that demands answering is why Coutinho is not performing as expected this season. A simple query such as this can only be dissected