1 - Victor Valdes

[Ryan_Cule]

Victor Valdes is going to Germany to start the second phase of the recovery of his right knee with team doctor Boenisch.

 

[DonAK]

Disappointing that he left just a few days before the last match and the possibility of lifting the trophy for the last time with his team mates....

 

[Flavia]

He won't be present for Puyol's homage... Maybe because he isn't getting one too. But I hope he'll say goodbye to the fans somehow. Just leaving like that makes no sense.

 

[instinct]

He won't be present for Puyol's homage... Maybe because he isn't getting one too. But I hope he'll say goodbye to the fans somehow. Just leaving like that makes no sense.

I read that he'll attend the Gamper trophy match where he and Puyol will be honoured by the club and fans.

But it's terrible that he won't be part of a possible champions party....

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Obvious he wants to leave asap. Bitter feel for such a legend. Strange.

 

[CatalinR10]

why is he leaving so soon ? It pisses me of that he won't be at the game to suport the team.

 

[Devils]

Shitty move on Victor's part (if this is true).

If we win it then it is no doubt that the team were going to let him and Puyi lift that trophy. For Valdes to leave right before the game just seems so bitter.

 

[Cule4life]

Damn something must have happened for him to feel this bitter......

 

[FCBarca]

Remains to be seen if he does anything wrt the fans but would be strange to depart without a proper sendoff...The anger towards the board/club seemed pretty apparent last season during those fiasco renewal talks that were played out in the press

It's one of those things that the bandwagoners are obviously unfamiliar with but this sort of media manipulation of agendas being played out through the local outlets was a hallmark of not just the majority of Spanish football but the era preceding Laporta...Truth is, Joan's tenure saw a much calmer media wrt the club and that couldn't have been by accident...Certainly helped create/maintain the stability of the club and prevented the players/coach from being in the spotlight and focus on the football

It's infuriating to see how mismanaged things are & have been with Rosell/Barto

 

[sabby]

Victor is probably the 2nd most passionate player of our team after Puyol. I'm appalled at the board to treat him like this.

 

[Galning]

Something seems off (who would've figured). It's really weird that he's just leaving like this. As if an extra 4-5 days will speed up his recovery significantly. If only we knew what goes on behind the scenes..

 

[Flavia]

Md is discreet about this subject, but sport is with a headline and a lot of news about it. They're saying Vv declined to a homage before leaving to show his discontentment with the board. It's been a year since he last spoke with Zubi...

 

[FCBarca]

It's a feeding frenzy with the Catalan media atm...A lot of factions, agendas being played out and if you thought it was tough on fans, imagine what it's done to the players...More than Lucho, the club needs stability through proper & consistent management for a club of this stature

 

[Flavia]

Iniesta: "It really hurts that Victor has to leave the club of his life this way, that he can't say goodbye on the pitch, playing" [esport3]

 

[impeh]

Letter from Víctor Valdés

The keeper says farewell to FC Barcelona with an open letter to the fans

"The time has come for me to say goodbye to you all .

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to say goodbye playing football, as I would have liked, but that’s life at times, and this year has been a bit cruel to me in this regard.

I’ve had time to look at where I am and what I’ve become. I can only think about the people who helped me to get where I am today. I dedicate this letter to them.

Oriol Tort, José Antonio Pozanco, Juan Manuel Asensi, Ursicinio López, Albert Benaiges, Antonio Olmo, Juan Carlos Pérez Rojo, Pep Segura, Quique Costas, Joan Vilà, Jordi Castel..... the coaches who made me into the athlete I always dreamed I would be. People who turned a ten year old kid into a goalkeeper at the Camp Nou, ten years later. Thank you all!.

Thank you to Louis Van Gaal, for showing the courage necessary to gamble on a talent that only he could see. He began building this historic Barça side, which I have been privileged to be part of. My heartfelt thanks

Thank you Frank Rijkaard, for giving me the confidence necessary, and allowing me to achieve glory, getting my hands on the European Cup in Paris. Wherever you are, I will be indebted to you for the rest of my life Mister.

Thank you Pep, for having opened the door to playing a game that was unknown to me, for guiding me along the road where one has to keep looking for success, and we did it together, right?. We’ll always have that Mister, and believe me, it will be eternal!.

Thank you Tito! Wherever you are, I thank you for having taught us not only the way to keep winning as a team, but also the strength and character needed to face life.

Thanks to all my colleagues with whom I’ve had the pleasure to work with, that involves wearing the Barça crest on our chests day after day, for making me feel important within the group that we developed over all these years. Because it all comes down to this, we are who we are, here and now. Thank you gentlemen!.

And of course I cannot forget the most important people, over these twelve years as a professional, wearing this shirt, my most loyal fans. Those people who, whatever happened, were always there to give me the support that a fighter always needs, proud to be there supporting me in the celebrations, giving your support in every game, sending me the positive energy that I have always felt, which kept me going all this time, because without it, it would have been impossible to do it alone.

Thank you, thank you, and a thousand times, thank you. I ask that you please don’t stop giving me that support.

Forever, FORÇA BARÇA!

Víctor Valdés Arribas".