The funny clause of fear

J.yes felix was the MVP against him Atlético de Madrid. One of the paradoxes of football, which is enough to talk about for hours, is that a Colchonero player, who is on loan to Barça, be the star of the match between both teams. But this is what it should be. If a player is loaned to another team, for a season or however long, it makes no sense not to allow him to play two specific games a year, when he faces his club of origin. He Athletic act accordingly. Simeone has no use for a player, he gives him and the player should be able to play automatically in all matches, without restrictions or limitations. The fear clause, as its name suggests, is for cowards. For example, next Sunday, Pablo Torre can’t play Montjuic because of Barçato lend him Girona, included the fear clause. Until a few years ago, the Barça He did not use this legal trick. Never. He Madrid Yes, he did in many cases, despite his proud “master” and it was an attitude criticized by Barcelona fans. Now the tables are turned. He Barça of values, suppressed last year, in the name of the fear clause, Abde played in matches Osasuna against the Xavi. ReporterFurthermore, having courage and optimism as two of its main characteristics, this proposal is rarely adopted today. I do not understand how, in all these years, even the AFE, the football players’ union, or the League has taken action in this matter. Some, for fighting for the rights of workers who are prevented from doing their work two days a year. Others, the football bosses, not to say that the competition has been changed. He Barça can win Athletic because the Portuguese striker can play, but like Osasuna it would have been better together Abde in two losing matches Barça last season.

How easy, and just as fair, to avoid having a fear clause, it seems incredible that the smart group of executives who Javier Tebas It never happened to them.

By the way Eric Garcia can play against him Barça and Pablo Torre does not show, in addition to inconsistency, to what extent the central Martorell.

I LIKED IT

Find the third man

It sounds like the title of a British spy novel but it is, in fact, the key to the game. Barça of Xavi. The first part before the Atlético de Madrid It is perfect not only because of how intense the team came out, because of the quick recovery of the ball thanks to the high pressure, but also because of the smooth, calm and smart construction from the back. This time yes, included Gundogan, De Jong and Peter Well staggered, with Cancelo’s option, the centre-backs knew how to move the ball to find, after two passes, always the unmarked player. This is a real ‘masterclass’ of what Xavi called a “third person search.” And so, without haste, without nerves, with Gundogan at the base ahead of the center backs, with De Jong several meters taller than normal and has a Peter stratospheric, the Barça The pressure was raffled off from Simeone’s men. Over and over again. This is how the goal came, increasing the counterattack from the back. In the gala eleven, confident that they know they are in the second round, the players seem more relaxed and more sure of themselves. In the second half, Atlético struggled more (hard fouls from From Paul and Azpilicueta in the first minute) and put Griezmann inside, living in the middle of

field and there is worth the Barça find more space. But the team’s step forward is very clear.

I DO NOT WANT

The price of tickets to Montjuïc

We were talking yesterday about the causes that prevented, before the Athleticwhich filled the stands Montjuic in an important match. We listed the schedule combined with the cold and the absence of tourists Barcelona. We also talk about the bad feeling of some members who, despite having already obtained the season pass on Montjuic and by attending every match, he sees how the club breaks the written rule (and is still maintained today on the website) of giving them the best possible tickets. But, according to the response of many Barcelona fans, another determining factor is the dissuasive ticket prices. 90 euros, the cheapest, for a goal that goes too far from the field of play or 240 for one Grandstand, is a punch in any pocket, also knowing that people don’t usually go to football alone. He is new Girona, the main box office ticket, the goal costs 74 euros and 169 for the best stand. With the rival as co-leader, in the most exciting season in its history and an hour’s drive from Barcelonathe most normal thing is for Girona fans to buy tickets in bulk, despite the cold and it is also Sunday at 9 pm The sad thing is that on their own, only 17,552 of the more than 80,000 subscribers of Camp Nou we decided to sign up for Montjuic.

BAD MILK

1. We wrote yesterday that the Barça considering putting 500 seats in the new one Camp Nou depending on the size of the seats they are “just deciding.” Well, a fellow member sent me the club’s information brochure for the December 2021 referendum. It clearly states that the seats will be 50 centimeters wide. That’s the promise. Anything less than that would be an electoral scam.

2. More than one member, and one person from within the club, has asked me why I never talk about Spotify Camp Nou but of Camp Nou, simple, like all life. Answer: as long as the club or the music platform does not tell the member what the annual income is from this sponsorship and the shirt sponsorship, I will not advertise with them. Camp Nou and weather.

3. It’s a shame that the signs on television broadcasts only count as scoring chances of shots saved or cleared by a goalkeeper. The stick of Raphinha he is new AthleticSeriously, isn’t this a scoring opportunity? When Griezmann He only shoots from inside the area and the saving leg of De Jong Avoid aiming at extremis. Isn’t this a very clear scoring opportunity? Iñaki Peña is 10, the Barça is higher than Athleticbut if not because of Araujo and De Jong… weekly crisis.