gdp's Comments

totalBarca : Cruyff on Tito Vilanova's appointment

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:09:22 +0000

I fully agree on Cuenca. Highly intelligent player w great first touch.

totalBarca : Recovery session as focus shifts to Levante

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:01:49 +0000

Haha, I remember that moment now that you mention it. A great character to say the least.

totalBarca : Recovery session as focus shifts to Levante

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:51:39 +0000

Great to hear Alves are in training so soon. He just won't stop. Love that about him.

totalBarca : Cartoon of the Day: El Mundo Deportivo

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:41:51 +0000

Ahem. The Mattress Makers/Patetico haven't taken a point from Moudrid since the spring of 2009. 8 losses in a row. Before that they drew in the spring of 2007, 12 matches ago. They haven't won a match against Moudrid in this millennium. Last time they won was in the fall of 1999!!!!

totalBarca : The Ratings: FC Barcelona 4-0 Getafe CF

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:51:24 +0000

You're quite right me thinks.

totalBarca : The Ratings: FC Barcelona 4-0 Getafe CF

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:47:41 +0000

I see what you're saying. At first he strikes me as lacking a bit of that Barca quality but after studying Cuenca closely yesterday I came to a bit of a different opinion. He's a bit different than the normal Barca player but he strikes me as an intelligent player. Even though he didn't beat his man all/most of the time, he was intelligent with his play, he attacked his man and did it fast and if/when it didn't work it seems to me he analysed his chances and rather than giving the ball away, he passed the ball back into the tiki taka-flow. He has a pretty good first touch and takes the ball down fast to attack. And I never saw him give the ball away yesterday. He really widened the pitch for us. And his crosses were outstanding - I counted at least five perfect crosses that should/could result in a goal. The best thing about him is that he seems to have a lot of intelligence and maturity for such a young player. My conclusion is that this is a really solid player that gives Pep a tactical possibility that we might not have otherwise.

totalBarca : The Front: El Mundo Deportivo (10.04.2012)

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:08:53 +0000

Today my thoughts go to Abi and his family. The points are important but our players health are more important.

totalBarca : The Ultimate Game: Get Inside Guardiola's Head

Mon, 2 Apr 2012 23:18:37 +0000

This is my guess of what Pep will do. Myself I'd like to see Iniesta in midfield position. Valdes. Alves. Mascherano. Pique. Puyol. Xavi. Busquets. Fabregas. Alexis. Messi. Iniesta. PS. That is only if Xavi is fit to play. If not Thiago has been quite good recently, he might take his place, but then again perhaps Pep would want to change up the whole mid and front of the lineup.

totalBarca : The Goals: Santos FC 0-4 FC Barcelona

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:36:22 +0000

that "reverse chip" in the last goal by messi might be the most amazing subtle brilliance I've witnessed in football.

totalBarca : Mourinho apologises 'only to Madridistas'

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:58:45 +0000

Great observation!

totalBarca : Pique: "Mourinho is wrecking football"

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:34:08 +0000

"Never argue with a fool, because from a distance nobody can tell who is who." I keep thinking of this quote seeing all of this crap from the Mourinho "leadership".

totalBarca : Live: International Matches

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:06:28 +0000

Both The BBC and The Guardian confirm that the Cesc deal will be sealed before the weekend. The source is an Arsenal board member. BBC and Guardian are serious media. They wouldn't go with this without a good source.

totalBarca : [Updated] Eric Abidal to undergo operation on Thursday

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:30:10 +0000

From such fantastic heights to such a low. I really hope all goes well. Abidal has had a brilliant season and the way he came through in CB really impressed me. We should all be grateful and proud to have such a warrior in the defence. His save with the head showed a dedication I've seldom seen before. Fantastic player.

totalBarca : Sid Lowe's Barcelona Team of the Decade

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 20:55:44 +0000

Agree on everything but Alves being left out and Marques being left out. I would argue Pique is up there with Puyol as one of the greatest central defenders right now but Marques was huge for us. Also as supersub I would put Henrik Larsson : )

totalBarca : Ibra threatens Guardiola and not signing with Milan

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:11:31 +0000

I'm a Barca fan first but also an Ibrahimovic fan -- I'm from Sweden and ex-Yugoslavia just like Zlatan. Most of the things I see translated from these quotes are really badly translated and misquoted. Also Zlatan has a quite special form of humor that is really difficult to understand for some people. It doesn't translate well. I doubt Zlatan said those things. Totalbarca should be better than publicizing these rumors. Also I really take offense when you guys are saying that you're gonna stab him - that's not being a barca fan for me.

totalBarca : Poll: What else is out there?

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:32:20 +0000

I used to go to the site swedish fans/svenska fans and the barcelona section with a great forum, good to great coverage and articles http://svenskafans.com/spanien/barcelona/ Nowadays Totalbarca and sometimes swedish daily http://aftonbladet.se/sportbladet

totalBarca : Zlatan Ibrahimovic vs. Arrigo Sacchi

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:54:19 +0000

That translation is horrendous. Please ask someone else to go through the translation.

totalBarca : Raiola: "Zlatan was turning into a zombie"

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 23:28:23 +0000

A wise man don’t argue with fools, Cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.

totalBarca : Video of the Day: Thiago Alcantara vs Milan

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:59:09 +0000

Impressive!

totalBarca : Ibrahimovic to Milan: The transfer saga

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:51:11 +0000

This is becoming quite silly. It's a shame how this story is going down. It's unbecoming for all involved. In a way it's a bit sad that players like Eto, Yaya and Ibra is deemed incompatible with the team. Is the team becoming too homogenic? I do trust in Pep, and we're not in the loop but I feel that this has been handled badly.