Guardiola directs his first training at the club with the novelty of Messi and brings together about 3,000 fans

Josep Guardiola went this afternoon their first training at the helm of the first team of FC Barcelona, a meeting open to the public that brought together some 3,000 fans at the Miniestadi and that was the main novelty presence of Argentine striker Messi, newcomer today his country and he retired rather than the other players.

Messi advanced his return a few days, as originally cited for Saturday, along with other players (Samuel Eto'o, Dani Alves and Seydou Keita), which also disputed parties with their selections at the end of the last campaign, and participated normally in Barca the first training under the direction of Guardiola.

The Argentine landed in Barcelona in the morning, went through the Camp Nou and evening dress was already short train Champions League with Barca, who expects the FIF would allow it to retain the player.

The emergence of Messi, who was among the players ovation by the fans next to the couple canterano Bojan Krkic was the great novelty of the first training of 'Guardiola was', involving a total of 21 players, of whom 15 are part of the first team and six other youths are the subsidiary.

He also stressed the with the rest of the staff club. On Saturday, is subject to the medical evidence that most of his companions carried out on Monday on the day prior to the first sessions of fieldwork.

In the coming days, moreover, Barcelona and Messi should resolve the conflict emerged following the player's willingness to go to the Olympic Games in Beijing, which has been convened by the selection argentina and to prevent the play previous round of the presence of two of Barca reinforcements for the new campaign, Martin Caceres defenses and Gerard Pique. In training, after a first part focuses on physical preparation, Guardiola ordered after the first exercises with the ball club 2008/09 and ended the session with the dispute of a game.

The player Linyola of 17 years, may enjoy a deserved vacation and will begin to cap the preseason

Bojan will not be in the Euro, which already was known for weeks, when he was one of those who did not have to be vaccinated against the famous tick-it did so Iniesta, Puyol and Xavi. In recent days had been open the possibility that outside convened since Luis Aragones insisted bring, even though the player had already assumed that, for now, his football should enjoy the sub'21. Finally, yesterday cleared all doubts and footballer not even debut with the Spanish team absolute.

Throughout the day yesterday speculated with many reasons why it would not be on the list that morning made public the state selector, but among some secondary, which has more weight is the willingness to give rest to the player who has only with 17 years and this season, has had to assume much more Responsibility for that, in principle, we pertoca by its specific weight in the first template Barca. But based on great performances and, above all, goals, Bojan you've found it very hard to avoid convening Luis. In fact, until the last moment it has not ruled out. And then came yesterday. He was a consensus. The Wise of Hortaleza wanted to talk directly with the player to hear directly what had intentions regarding the Euro. Both were able to talk via telephone before training evening that Frank Rijkaard's team conducted yesterday at La Masia, at six p.m.. Both were quickly agree. They spoke and Bojan thanked the selector who trust him, even though it has not yet made his debut with the absolute.

But the decision not taken between Luis and the striker, but was consensus among all parties, including the club, which also had much to say. The club feels that, for a player of age, Bojan has already done what it should this season, even more, since it has assumed more minutes of that, in principle, should have. They do not want to burn it and believe that, now, what he plays is resting, disconnect and take a deserved vacation to return to the discipline Blaugrana fully. And is that the footballer has not only been fixed in the alignments of Frank Rijkaard, but also has been in the calls for the Spanish team sub'21 in which has become one of the references. In addition, last summer, which led him to make the jump from Barcelona B to the first template was very moved and just took a breath, something necessary for a player that anyone should olvidársele, is still in youth category. In fact, comply with the 18 years this coming August, the day 28. The Linyola of, in May last year, was playing in the European sub'17 Belgium, who came to a tournament having made his debut with the first team in Egypt, the party that finally detonated the 'boom Bojan'. He combined his appearances in the Spanish youth, with whom he also played the World Cup in August in Korea, with Barca B, before giving the final leap to the first team, which conducted the preseason. Ultimately, a year fraught with very parties that the striker has culminated with numbers crack. In its 17 years has scored 12 goals in all three competitions in which it has participated Barca: League (10), Champions (1) and Cup (1).

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Valdes, Xavi, Iniesta and Bojan will, along with Leo, the key pieces of the new project, which will also be Milito.

The Barcelona in the 2008-09 season will be built under a backbone fully consolidated. Of course the cornerstone of the new project will be Leo Messi, the player most destabilising the template Blaugrana. But it will not be alone. The Argentinian will be travelling companions to a suite of youth squad players-players who will guarantee quality, experience and commitment-as Valdes under the sticks, and Iniesta and Xavi in midfield. Bojan also be within the package of key players in the new project. And another name itself, Gaby Milito, exercise leadership in the defense.

This backbone will also feature the strengthening of three complementary players that certainly will have a very important role in the new project. We are talking about the Ivorian Yaya Toure, a player who has shown Marquez possible to leave a vacancy in that position. Finally, Abidal would also have a place in the banda left.

Thus, the priorities of the technical secretariat focus on a right side, a central, a left side, a defensive pivot, a midfielder, a striker and a left end. There is no doubt that all this will mean a significant investment, but at least we have already large crack. in a single year have more commitment than others who have five years or more in the entity Blaugrana. That it will take to recover from the operation herniated disk that will be submitted at the end of this season to solve their problems on the back that you have left renqueante.

Another man who will take his role will be the captain Carles Puyol, although it will seek a man of weight as an alternative in the central axis, since the low of Thuram and very

FC Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic the field notes from one of the benches.

It said the former player and former coach Johan Cruyff on Tuesday, "I am convinced that on Wednesday can be a great day for the Barcelona fans." And it is that after the club threw the league out of the window, now put on the table a season in 90 minutes with the opportunity to qualify for the sixth Cup final in Europes history or the end of a cycle and beginning of a new stage is how much is played today before the Barcelona Manchester United at Old Trafford (0-0 in first leg). The game on Tuesday is one that marked a trend for the future within the entity. Barca can hardly withstand a second season in white, after what lived this campaign, with Ronaldinho out of action for several months and installed a team in turmoil.

It was noticeable downward Rafael Marquez, punished; one of the best players going into the air and will be replaced by Carles Puyol. In defending Zambrotta, at its best since he arrived at Barca, and Abidal will be the sides, and the accompanying Milito Puyol. The alignment will depend on whether Rijkaard decided to play with Thierry Henry of entry. Barcelona has been installed on the theory that the French, so it was more than what it is, a player is feared by the United and its experience and use of space in the contras, essential to draw slice. Henry, who played for Arsenal between 1999 and 2007, scored nine goals to United in 18 matches played with Londoners. However, their presence would force the coach of Barca to leave the bench in any of the other three strikers who acted out at the Camp Nou: Messi, Etoo and Iniesta.

Alex Ferguson continued to doubt Nemanja Vidic, the central injury before Chelsea (suffered a blow in the face, the product of an action with Didier Drogba) and also played in Barcelona, United could align to the same defense that Camp Nou, with Hargreaves on the right and banda Brown as central along with Ferdinand. The British feel safe away from Old Trafford. After the first leg 0-0, all players were almost done that in turn would have all the numbers in their favor to bring forward the meeting.

One of the doubt Ferguson is Wayne Rooney, who suffered a muscle problem in the game against Chelsea, just after marking the goal of the tie, and had to withdraw before the hour to be replaced by Cristiano Ronaldo. The pressure in the core, the nature of resolving their front and the bleachers will thrust from the arguments of the red devils to qualify for their third final in top continental competition, having resolved in his favour the two previous play. Manchester has the same continental scepter that Barca (2), but the British have succeeded in two attempts: won in the 1967-68 season at Benfica (4-1), in a match played at Wembley and at Bayern Munich (2-1), in a memorable final game at Camp Nou in the 1998-99 season.

The culé representation in the selection to participate in the tournament is limited to the trio Puyol, Xavi and Iniesta

One of the doormen more in the form of our football and one of the most pledges emerging on the world scene will be without traveling to the European Championship next June in Swiss and Austrian lands. Nor pass anything and should not spread the alarm because the second newcomer to this football albeit brilliant, everything is said. Finally, the mystery was cleared and the selector Luis Aragones not count nor Victor Valdes or Bojan Krkic to try the assault at the maximum competition Continental. It became clear after seeing some of the players likely to be summoned to their respective teams yesterday were vaccinated against encephalitis Central or tick-borne encephalitis that can affect the players who will take part in the summer tournament. This is a disease caused by an arbovirus that can cause clinical differential depending on the geographic area.

The fact is that many were rumors that pointed to the goal of Barça, which takes several seasons playing at a good level among the three sticks of Camp Nou and Linyola of youth squad player, who has broken strong in the world of football, could have options if the preparer of the red had to make some good changes in the foreseeable future commitments. But unfortunately, this has not happened although neither must we tear their hair out because the two occasions and will in the very near future to prove its worth in the red.

What was news, second grade, is that the players of the Federation Spanish, Portuguese and Italian were the ones who were vaccinated and it arrived a little later to the training session scheduled at Montanyà. The point is that these three federations attended the UEFA recommendation to vaccinate their footballers and contacted Barça to find a unified date for the five athletes. At the end were Zambrotta, Deco, Xavi, Puyol and Iniesta who went through the Camp Nou before moving to Montanyà and perform the processing required by their respective selections. After vaccinated returned to work with their peers.