Puyoldependencia

Who is the player whose absence is most felt in the FC Barcelona? Messi has been injured after the thumping of Ujfalusi who left the ankle with a ball. Iniesta has managed to be absent for several matches. Without them Guardiola's team did not cease his triumphal march. The irreplaceable is another, according to statistics. In the four games in which the club lost the 2010/2011 season he missed.

We refer to Carles Puyol , the historic defense and Blaugrana captain. In this regard the newspaper Marca has made a note entitled "Puyoldependencia" and whose author is Javier Domínguez. On the descent, the statement noted bluntly:

The club has reached the 40 competitive matches this season and has known only ten winners (four defeats and ten ties). The common denominator in the setbacks is the absence of the great captain Carlos (read Carles) Puyol. In the four losses (Arsenal, Hercules, Betis and Sevilla) and two draws (Mallorca and Sporting) was not the central one. "

And we agree with this theory even though the statistics in football (a sport that Panzeri Dante Argentine journalist, former editor of The Graphic, referred to as "dynamic of the unthinkable") does not reflect reality. The thirties was born in La Pobla de Segur (Lleida), which aims to play his last years as a professional athlete, often both FC Barcelona and the choice of Spain when the meeting was difficult taking the "spear" and was the attack, forcing his team to accompany him.

Is that all great teams need big stars but also of a leader. I would not have been possible Milan of Arrigo Sacchi and Capello if Gullit and Van Basten were not supported by Franco Baresi. At Manchester United, still continues to play a few games a season but the most important Ryan Giggs. At Inter Milan, one notes the absence of Javier Zanetti as noted at the time of Giuseppe Bergomi.

The team leadership is exercised from different places in the field. In the world champions always had one. Paolo Cannavaro (Italy 2006), Cafu (Brazil 2002), Blanc (France 1998), Mauro Silva (Brazil 1994), Matthaus (Germany 1990), Maradona (Argentina 1986), Dino Zoff (Italy 1982), Daniel Passarella (Argentina 1978 ), Beckenbauer (Germany 1974), and stop counting ...

Thus, a vastus lateralis tendinitis in his left knee hurts not only Puyol but the whole Barcelona.