Despite not playing metal this year, the FC Barcelona can continue to take advantage of its most important treasure, currently and historically: La Masia. An internationally admired and recognized model who was in charge of explaining, at the gala where 100 candidates for Golden Boy 2024, Bojan Krkiccoordinator of the football area and deputy to the Barça sports director, decoration.
After his presentation, well-known personalities such as the designer followed closely Brunello Cucinelli or the singer Dori GhezziBojan spoke to the media present at Castello di Solomeo (Perugia) and addressed issues such as the imminent explosion of Lamine Yamalfavorite to win this year’s award, and Pau Cubarsieighth in the vote, recognizing La Masia or the psychological work they do at a young age.
“Lamine and Cubarsí are in a preliminary process”
“Sometimes we forget, because we see that they are playing at a very high level, that they are in the initial adaptation process. Despite feeling like they’ve been in the elite for years or they need to be people to get us out of it all. It does not mean that they are very good, but we must accompany them to make the journey long,” he said. Krkicwhich is the debut in the first team of Barça It happened at the age of 16.
The current Barcelona executive also wants to highlight the importance of academic teaching. “I said that one of the goals that Lamine should have is to finish 4th in ESO. But not because he has an academic course but because, in the end, he has nature and what he does requires a little effort. He enjoys it and sends it to the field the way he does. On the other hand, achieving some academic goals takes effort,” he continued. boyconvinced that both Yamal number Cubans16 and 17 years old, respectively, “have grown up understanding that being a soccer player is important but at the same time you have to follow an important and educational path.”
“La Masia is always different”
He Barça is, along with Brighton & Hove Albion English, the club with the most applicants (4) to Golden Boyan award given, since 2003, by the Italian newspaper ‘Tuttosport‘. “It’s nice to go outside and see that they appreciate La Masia, but the important thing is, from within you give it the value that we are really giving it. And that’s no secret. The boys went to the first team with great professionals in grassroots football. Thanks to all these mentors, those responsible for the first team can now have players like Lamine, Cubarsí… That is always unique here and we ourselves must believe it and value it which is appropriate,” considered one from Linyola .
Asked if these types of awards could be a distraction for young Catalan talents, the first Rome, Milan either Ajax, among many others, considered that “they are a recognition of what they do, they are part of the professional world. To some extent there are external factors beyond your control, and this is one of them. But it’s a good thing to have four players in the Top-100 (Lamine, Cubarsí, Gavi and Vitor Roque) and join Manchester United as the clubs with the most winners. Three and three, let’s see if this year we can make a tiebreaker,” he wished.
Finally, boy He emphasized the psychological work carried out at La Masia. “It doesn’t work with them when they reach the top, but from a young age, until the day nowyou already have a lot of inputs, a lot of information… The steps to climb now Nowadays they are springboard jumps. From a young age, you must begin to feel and empathize with these players. And if La Masia is characterized by one thing, it is for the presence of professionals who live every day with all these people. It is a project that is constantly improving and adapting to needs,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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