"Alex Ferguson, Manchester United, has the complexity of a shark, be genetically programmed to smell blood and kill you, if it stops moving, it dies. The Scot is 69 and has nearly 25 ahead of United, when he has won 12 league titles, the last yesterday, and two European Cups.
Unlike Pep Guardiola, a 40-year jovencillo whose faces Barcelona in a couple of weeks in other major European final, Ferguson does not give the slightest sign of physical or mental exhaustion. Guardiola, more recognizably human, it takes only three years as coach of the Catalan club he grew up, but talk of surrender, to seek a life plan that gives you less likely to succumb to a nervous breakdown.
Ferguson lives with pressure as the shark in the sea water. And he draws on everything that smacks of weakness in his opponent. His dilemma is that, within the field, in Barcelona there is no weak spots. Guardiola will be an individual vulnerable and complicated, but has built a bulletproof team with offensive persistence waves.
Weaknesses off the pitch but Barcelona does have, specifically in the field of propaganda, which is now severely harassed. Ferguson knows this and not spurn the opportunity that has fallen from the sky or, rather, from Madrid to mount a verbal campaign designed to tarnish the image that has been wrought beatific Barca to undermine the morale of Guardiola and his players .
Of what they boast in Barcelona, and rightly, is to have created a team capable of winning something even more difficult for a European Cup, the world's admiration. But in England, as media influence the mental processes of the planet is huge football fans (especially now that the Champions League final will be played at Wembley), has begun to doubt the boat from what happened during the bloody series party just play with Real Madrid. There are two cardinal sins in English football: the teatrismo and racism. And the idea that stalled is that the club is guilty of both.
Everything would have stayed a couple of stories had it not been for the most brilliant move made by the Madrid during the war of 18 days, developed not in the mind of the coach or the players' feet, but in the offices of Bernabéu. When executives decided to come into play Barça his complaint to José Mourinho, the coach of Madrid, in the UEFA, Real Madrid responded with a deadly counterattack. Launched another complaint that accused the players of Barcelona-specifically, Busquets, Pedro Alves and simulating lesions in order to influence rogue so in arbitration decisions. And not without reason. Busquets is facing the possibility of a brilliant career in Hollywood, but why, why, is forced to start casting before the end of his playing career?
As for the charge of racism against the same Busquets, whose origin was video footage released by the Madrid, there has operated with blatant cynicism. Maybe it's the UEFA and Madrid itself, in fact, the sin of racism that are assuming that Busquets called "mono" Real Madrid defender Marcelo due to the color of their skin. He could have said the same to Ramos, who probably threw worst insults, or I could say Rooney at Wembley without causing the slightest disturbance.
But never mind. The same propaganda is fed to the truth than lies. The fact that the hero of the year in Barcelona (and dear friend, it is assumed, Busquets) is Abidal, a Frenchman of pure African blood, will not stop the train. And Ferguson is mounted on it. Lo teatrismo, in particular, will not waste a bullet. Because when the indefatigable Scottish smell blood, no force on earth or sea to stop you."
JOHN CARLIN 15/05/2011, El País.
Translation with Google Translate (Don't kill the Messenger).
Unlike Pep Guardiola, a 40-year jovencillo whose faces Barcelona in a couple of weeks in other major European final, Ferguson does not give the slightest sign of physical or mental exhaustion. Guardiola, more recognizably human, it takes only three years as coach of the Catalan club he grew up, but talk of surrender, to seek a life plan that gives you less likely to succumb to a nervous breakdown.
Ferguson lives with pressure as the shark in the sea water. And he draws on everything that smacks of weakness in his opponent. His dilemma is that, within the field, in Barcelona there is no weak spots. Guardiola will be an individual vulnerable and complicated, but has built a bulletproof team with offensive persistence waves.
Weaknesses off the pitch but Barcelona does have, specifically in the field of propaganda, which is now severely harassed. Ferguson knows this and not spurn the opportunity that has fallen from the sky or, rather, from Madrid to mount a verbal campaign designed to tarnish the image that has been wrought beatific Barca to undermine the morale of Guardiola and his players .
Of what they boast in Barcelona, and rightly, is to have created a team capable of winning something even more difficult for a European Cup, the world's admiration. But in England, as media influence the mental processes of the planet is huge football fans (especially now that the Champions League final will be played at Wembley), has begun to doubt the boat from what happened during the bloody series party just play with Real Madrid. There are two cardinal sins in English football: the teatrismo and racism. And the idea that stalled is that the club is guilty of both.
Everything would have stayed a couple of stories had it not been for the most brilliant move made by the Madrid during the war of 18 days, developed not in the mind of the coach or the players' feet, but in the offices of Bernabéu. When executives decided to come into play Barça his complaint to José Mourinho, the coach of Madrid, in the UEFA, Real Madrid responded with a deadly counterattack. Launched another complaint that accused the players of Barcelona-specifically, Busquets, Pedro Alves and simulating lesions in order to influence rogue so in arbitration decisions. And not without reason. Busquets is facing the possibility of a brilliant career in Hollywood, but why, why, is forced to start casting before the end of his playing career?
As for the charge of racism against the same Busquets, whose origin was video footage released by the Madrid, there has operated with blatant cynicism. Maybe it's the UEFA and Madrid itself, in fact, the sin of racism that are assuming that Busquets called "mono" Real Madrid defender Marcelo due to the color of their skin. He could have said the same to Ramos, who probably threw worst insults, or I could say Rooney at Wembley without causing the slightest disturbance.
But never mind. The same propaganda is fed to the truth than lies. The fact that the hero of the year in Barcelona (and dear friend, it is assumed, Busquets) is Abidal, a Frenchman of pure African blood, will not stop the train. And Ferguson is mounted on it. Lo teatrismo, in particular, will not waste a bullet. Because when the indefatigable Scottish smell blood, no force on earth or sea to stop you."
JOHN CARLIN 15/05/2011, El País.
Translation with Google Translate (Don't kill the Messenger).
