Monthly Archives: November 2014
Barca in Limbo
Some days ago I was besieged by angry comments from Catalan friends and their English sympathisers when I suggested that FC Barcelona currently mirrored the disfunctionality of Catalan politics. Having just come back from one of my regular visits to Catalunya, let me rest my case. Barca is a team playing without joy, rhythm or system. Neymar has a growing tendency to frown and protest, like a spoilt school kid, lacking the grace and sheer toothy big smile fun that Ronaldino gave us in his heyday. Suarez beats his …
