Victor Font

messi2140

6racies Xavi
I didn't say I like Font. Just that a manager who is true to our style and is willing to go in that direction is what is needed for a rebuild. The time of pragmatists and defensive managers is over.

But that's not the reason why people here don't like him. It's his "Xavi or nothing" shtick that ticks alot of people off.

I mean it has gotten so bad that he had to backtrack on his statements about Koeman.
 
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Tackle

Senior Member
Mourinho's Madrid lacked half of those, wasn't even a possession side at heart. Klopp indeed, is similar to Pep in a lot of ways.

Like I told you, Nagelssman and Tuchel are heavily inspired by Pep. So his style and brand of football is very successful and active.

There are certain qualities every top class team of the past decade has had (pace, work-rate, movement). Nobody is arguing that we should compromise on those non-negotiable qualities. Most great teams today have a majority of possession regardless of whether they are emphasizing it to the point where they get 70-80%.

Pep and his style do not have a monopoly over them and there is no reason we need to adopt his brand of football. We can do most of those things you were proposing while also having mental strength, not clowning around at the back, being deadly with powerful attackers etc.

Other managers saying they have taken from him is not surprising, but there is a difference between being "inspired" by some of his work and trying to do everything the same way he does.

I want a President willing to adapt to modern football and make the best choices that allow us to challenge every season. Some rigid ideologue like Font is not appealing to me.
 

Alik

Moderator
Koeman was presented as Bar?a's new manager yesterday. What do you think about that decision?

Changing the manager doesn't solve the sporting, institutional and economic crisis at FC Barcelona. It's an escape route for Josep Maria Bartomeu and his board of directors. It's absolutely vital we wipe the slate clean and start again.

We are talking about a Bar?a legend.

It's true, he is, and we have to thank Ronald that, even in a situation like ours, he was willing to take on the responsibility. I wish him the best. He's got personality and came from the Dream Team, so learnt from Cruyff.

But he wouldn't be your coach if you won the elections in March 2021...

I've read some headlines that have put words in my mouth. Some suggesting that even if he won the treble next season he wouldn't be my coach. That sentence needs some context.

Okay, so explain...

We believe in a 10-year project at the club and it isn't built around just one name. The manager at Bar?a is a very important figure, yes, but that's only one piece in a much more complete and complex structure. For us to have the most success in those next 10 years, we need to implement a project from the vice president down to the U11 side. A solid structure.

What would you do in the short-term?

We would've looked at an interim solution. I wish, and I mean this from my heart, Koeman and Bar?a win the treble. I'm sure that Xavi, at the head of this project, would find a place for Koeman's talent too.

It appears clear that you've got your coach: Xavi. What about the vice president and technical secretary?

We, we have those too. The vice president would be a former player with ample experience. 'Si al Futur' is the result of seven years of work. It isn't something which was just thrown together six months before the elections. We have 20 directors, a CEO and a very hard working and ambitious team across all areas. We have a very well designed project.

So that means you don't have a place for newly appointed technical secretary Ramon Planes.

Let's have a look. How is it possible that Koeman has to work with Ramon Planes? He's one of the people responsible for the erratic transfer decisions made over the last few years. A professional should report to the vice president, who is the current president Bartomeu. That means the same people who caused this crisis are still making the decisions. Honestly, it doesn't make any sense. It's nonsense.

They have to keep working. The club can't just stop.

This sporting project shouldn't be able to make decisions but have a serious impact on the next few years. What if the new technical secretary and coach in 2021 believe Luis Suarez or Pique, for example, are still important members of the squad as the team evolves but Planes and Koeman have already sold them? It doesn't add up. There needs to be more perspective. Look beyond today, think about tomorrow and what's best for FC Barcelona.

Are you worried that Leo Messi could decide to leave Bar?a?

I believe there's a risk and it gives me nightmares. Messi is vital to this club, the most important player in its entire history and it'll only grow after he retires. The relationship between Messi and Bar?a must continue after he's hung up his boots. He should be the image of this club and its growth throughout the world.

What did you think to Bartomeu's comments on Bar?a TV?

That he's detached from reality. I don't know if he lives in a parallel universe or what. His comments were disappointing. It's irresponsible that he didn't step down and put the club's interests ahead of his own. Another clear example as to why the current model has to be changed. Bartomeu reads the comments in the newspapers but he doesn't listen to what the supporters are saying in the streets. He acted as if Roma, Anfield and Lisbon didn't exist.

Source: https://www.sport.es/en/news/barca/...ager-doesnt-solve-the-crisis-at-barca-8081558
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Font needs to pipe down a bit. Doing himself no favors.

Hearing too much from him at moment and it just comes across as him revelling in the attention a bit.
 

messi2140

6racies Xavi
Victor "Biden" Font: " I've read some headlines that have put words in my mouth" ----> Proceeds to exactly say those words.
 

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
This part:

"This sporting project shouldn't be able to make decisions but have a serious impact on the next few years. What if the new technical secretary and coach in 2021 believe Luis Suarez or Pique, for example, are still important members of the squad as the team evolves but Planes and Koeman have already sold them? It doesn't add up. There needs to be more perspective. Look beyond today, think about tomorrow and what's best for FC Barcelona."

IS RIDICULOUS

He cannot be serious. #TeamJan now
 

xXKonan

Senior Member
From what we have seen, no new coach is going to make Suarez or people like Busi and Pique somehow turn the clock back and they will start performing as they did in their primes.

Pique's issues are a bit different as he's not declining as fast as the others but he needs someone to get in his face and tell him to get his shit together or just leave. The others flat out decayed significantly since 2017 and there's no hope of them ever getting them back to what they were due to age, Motivations etc.

Enough is Enough, we have seen this shit for years now, time to move on from these set of players and get in some fresh talent and keep the ones worth keeping around such as FDJ.
 

serghei

Senior Member
From what we have seen, no new coach is going to make Suarez or people like Busi and Pique somehow turn the clock back and they will start performing as they did in their primes.

Pique's issues are a bit different as he's not declining as fast as the others but he needs someone to get in his face and tell him to get his shit together or just leave. The others flat out decayed significantly since 2017 and there's no hope of them ever getting them back to what they were due to age, Motivations etc.

Enough is Enough, we have seen this shit for years now, time to move on from these set of players and get in some fresh talent and keep the ones worth keeping around such as FDJ.

Word. If I see players like Busi, Rakitic, Vidal, Suarez, starting next season I'm going to lose it. It means nothing has changed. No amount of coaching or trainings can make these guys run properly. They are simply past it. Should go for their last few years to lesser teams where the pressure is not as high.
 

Birdy

Senior Member
Guys you are really distorting Font's platform, by cherry-picking fragments and not reading the whole thing.
The guy has given tons of interviews the last 1-2 years explaining his platform.
If you are going to criticize him, make sure it's on the right grounds.

1) He is the opposite of 'name-dropping only' (Xavi) you accuse him, because as he have said multiple times, he does not want just hire Xavi and magically wait for everything to happen.
For example: "We believe in a 10-year project at the club and it isn't built around just one name. The manager at Bar?a is a very important figure, yes, but that's only one piece in a much more complete and complex structure. For us to have the most success in those next 10 years, we need to implement a project from the vice president down to the U11 side. A solid structure."
and many many equivalent statements.

On the contrary, Laporta is doing a 'name-droppin job by using Pep's name, while i) not having his consent, ii) knowing full well he will never come back.

2) What he says about Pique, Busquets, Alba etc makes perfect sense. It's called 'delegation of responsibility and authority'.
I don't wanna see any of them starting next season, but Font is absolutely right. The coach and the technical secretary should be making those decisions, and not the president.
This ABC in football that other clubs have been following for years
 

Tackle

Senior Member
On Font saying that his man is Xavi.

Koeman: “These kind of words are out of my control. I have a contract for 2 years. This is in my own hands and in the hands of the players. If things go well, I won’t be sent home, the Socios won’t accept this.”

:amazed:

Wow, Font's campaign over before it began.
 

Vilarrubi

New member
This part:

"This sporting project shouldn't be able to make decisions but have a serious impact on the next few years. What if the new technical secretary and coach in 2021 believe Luis Suarez or Pique, for example, are still important members of the squad as the team evolves but Planes and Koeman have already sold them? It doesn't add up. There needs to be more perspective. Look beyond today, think about tomorrow and what's best for FC Barcelona."

IS RIDICULOUS

He cannot be serious. #TeamJan now

Wtf!

Anyway like Khaled said, he’s popular on Twitter, that means nothing when it comes to elections. It’s not them voting.
 

Andresito

Senior Member
Staff member
On Font saying that his man is Xavi.

Koeman: “These kind of words are out of my control. I have a contract for 2 years. This is in my own hands and in the hands of the players. If things go well, I won’t be sent home, the Socios won’t accept this.”

:amazed:

Wow, Font's campaign over before it began.

Did he really say "the Socios won’t accept this"?
 

fergus90

Senior Member
I think Laporta is gonna win solely by not opening his mouth before the elections and saying anything ridiculous.
 

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