FC Barcelona vs Getafe Preview

The league gets back o its normal ways again tonight. Barca will try to increase their lead to put pressure on Real Madrid who plays after our match. Getafe lies in the 7th position and will offer a tough challenge for Barca, who will be missing their captain Puyol through suspension. Barca has lost twice this season and in both those matches we miss Puyol badly. There are certain selection scenarios ahead for Guardiola, but the most anticipated of them will be who will play the defensive midfielder role. I already has resigned to the fact of Toure being forced out of the club in summer so I don't expect Guardiola to pick him. Dani Alves has returned back from injury and should start in this match against Getafe. last season getafe were one of the few teams who escaped from Camp Nou with a draw. Barcelona has struggled against Getafe in recent competitions, so thsi is going to be a very tough challenge for this Barca side.

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Cesc Fabregas or David Silva?

Cesc Fabregas, David Silva and Frank Ribery are three players who are constantly being linked as Barca's Summer transfer targets. Of this Fabregas rule the list, with the each Presedential candidates promising his signing. Don't go too far with Presedential candidates' rhetoric. Laporta became president promising signature of David Beckham (for what I don't know!) but luckily managed to sign Ronaldinho. So Fabregas might be leading the line, but it may even not take place. As far as Ribery is concerned, he could be a risky signing as he has a history with injuries. So I am discounting him from this discussion. Fabregas and David Silav form the integral part of Spain's National squad. Because of the abundance of talent both of them sometimes struggle to find a place in starting eleven. But there is no denial that they are the best in their respective positions. Cesc Fabregas evokes more emotions at Barcelona and everyone want this product of their youth academy to return back to his roots. David Silva has spend his all career at Valencia apart from loan stints to Celta Vigo and Eibar.

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Bojan, It's Time To Move On

Bojan Krkic has recently indicated via media an urge to stay in Barca and fight for a spot in the Barcelona forward line-up. His decision is most probably made up on the fact that no concrete offers came in for his loan in the winter transfer window. But it is yet to be seen whether he intend to stay in Barcelona the next season. Bojan Krkic was the next big thing after Messi from Barca's youth academy. His debut season was sensational but the last two season, Bojan have been finding it difficult to see enough playing time. To his discredit he has not done justice to the opportunities given to him. But then it is harsh judging him by his performance in these matches as the opportunities come very few and far in between. If Ibrahmovic has not yet regained his form after playing game after game, Bojan will never hit any kind of form with playing time of ten minutes per month. From an outside perspective Bojan's situation is not bad, actually many would die to be in his position. Taking the position of centre forward into consideration, he is the only real alternative for Ibrahmovic in the team. And that simply means he should get enough playing time , but that's not the case with Bojan.

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