It has the floor of other tournaments, but for many Catalans modest sets is a test of constant fire. Reaching the semi-finals is a challenge for many. Among the top four slip only two because the other two places are reserved for the 'great'. That is, FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol. The great handicap, which is every year the tournament is the lack of consistency when choosing a date for the dispute of the parties with a presence in the two clubs mentioned. It is always a bad day: if it is in midseason, bad. If it is after, too. The calendar is a burden for the Copa Catalunya, after seeing how difficult it was last set during the days of the semifinals and final, preferred to wait until reaching an agreement beneficial to all.
So, after giving many laps, the Catalan Football Federation (FCF) has opted for both semi-finals are played on Monday August 8. And the final the next day. Thus, in full season, ensured the presence of the four semifinalists this year were Gimnastic Tarragona, Girona, Barcelona and Espanyol. The four would dispute a home run in the Nou Stadium Tarragona, on a sign rather than appeal to any football fan wants to see their stars closely contested competition of their land. The president of the FCF, Andreu Subies, declared a few days ago have gone through all possible schedules: League, Champions, Champions League, Copa del Rey, international meetings ... all to gather, especially at Barcelona, which always has the agenda full of events, especially in summer, where profit, as others do, to cash in tours around the world that while only serving to prepare for the coming season, it does serve the function for which it is really done: improve their coffers .
The issue is that most media talked after the match FC Barcelona against America, it was the last test before next Sunday's clash against Real Madrid in the Supercopa of Spain. Who had bought a ticket to the Copa Catalunya that does not square, since before going to the Bernabeu to the entity blaugrana still had the quote in Tarragona. The day came for the semifinals. The first game, a Nastic-Espanyol which all emerged victorious thanks to two goals parrot Osvaldo. Yes, because Mauricio Pochettino was, except the lower bound due to injury or international commitments, all his players available. In full season, for the Argentine, there is no proof disposable and his team reached the final with some players that while they were mixing the first and second team, he did the delight of the spectators who had paid their entry at the box office religiously.
Was time for the Barça-Girona. Something smelled funny. The stand was only about half its capacity, and that the coming champion of Spain and Europe, and a technician that the only title he lacks, however the joke that sounds to some, is the Cup Catalunya. In front of me had several children with the Blaugrana shirt with '10 'on the back and screaming after the conclusion of the first crash, a "next Barca!" While their parents do not know whether knowingly or not, smile wait for the Catalan side. As are announced from loudspeaker alignments understand why so much empty seat, why so many degrees without color. It is the club, boys, is a subsidiary. And eye no longer be the subsidiary, is practically the youth, because some players 'B' are tired of his tour of America and of course, is not the time to take risks.
I guess, for he did not know before attending the camp, which would turn the subsidiary was confirmed an open secret hours before the semifinals, was a real slap in the face. A desempalmada of that hurt. Because it's not that they were the less common or some first team players, no. It was all part of the youth branch and with the head Eusebio Sacristan, who on behalf of FC Barcelona tried to cover the brown bar record. I do not want to be the father of the child and asked where Messi who was the dark (Rafinha) wearing '10 'of mejordlmnoorld.
Thus, the Barcelona sent to B to play the Copa Catalunya, who cared to put on a plate for a considerable time with the light of their players did shine a tournament if it has standing is in large part by that ugly decision of a club like FC Barcelona, Catalan as him, not to be good to Tarragona. To travel to the United States, Split or where pulp by itself can be prepared one against Real Madrid, but to travel to a city that is just over an hour and a half from Barcelona, where you know there will be double, triple or quadruple Barca fans that the land of God, no. That's not surprising that little more than 6,000 fans to get close to watch a game from the reserves when if it were the first team at the stadium would not have fit or a pin.
It is understandable that in the dispute in a Super Spain, Guardiola, or it was, took the decision not to take his players to Tarragona. But what would have cost, however, be four, five, six, the first team and to demonstrate that the flag looks Barcelona on his shield is not mere decorum. Fans who moved to the Nou stadium and gave face to face with reality can attest that the trip does not kill, or tired, or overwhelmed as much as a U.S. tour with ten-hour trip included. Copa Catalunya, of course, it ultimately led Espanyol deserved a yes dignified the tournament and thrashed the 'box' in the final (3-0).
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