Quote by Guillem Balague

“the attacking players would need to become the best defenders; and the defenders would have to become the first line of attack, moving the…

— Guillem Balague

“Abidal explains that before he arrived at Barcelona, every time he was called into action on the pitch, as a defender he’d been taught…

— Guillem Balague

“Discover constantly where the free man is and through passing, passing, passing, work the ball into forward positions.’ The high technical quality of Barcelona’s…

— Guillem Balague

“I only ask this of you. I won’t tell you off if you misplace a pass, or miss a header that costs us a…

— Guillem Balague

“He represents the values and feelings of Barcelona. Attacking football, respect for team-mates, respect for the fans. And now he was going to be…

— Guillem Balague

“Johan, who imposed the criteria for quick movements of the ball, the obligation to open up the field in order to find space. To…

— Guillem Balague

“the ball goes to the other central defender and this one makes a vertical pass – not to the midfielders, who have their back…

— Guillem Balague

“You could play the ball with advantage not only because of the pass, but because of your positioning on the pitch and even the…

— Guillem Balague

“defensively, the young Busquets, promoted from the B team, had been the best player on the field. He had recovered 10 balls. And 48…

— Guillem Balague

Barcelona need somebody at the back who can defend and has that passion the fans love.

— Edgar Davids

“He wanted players who controlled the ball with their first touch, who had quick feet, who retained the ball and created superiority from individual…

— Guillem Balague

“Pep had realised that one of the few weaknesses of the Atlético defence was with second balls. They defended so deep that if his…

— Guillem Balague