This Saturday I played Now I must talk of the derby. You can already, right? Well, last game at San Mames, and Espanyol fourth in the standings, it is clear that what is going to play this Saturday is not a derby anyone. Since it is not usual. For parakeets, face FC Barcelona has always been more than a football game. The derbies have left us all: expulsions, good theater in penalties, misguided arbitral criteria, goals anthology, leagues wasted, necessary survival ... and above all, a lot of emotion and feelings. But this time, make newspaper speculating about this encounter is more difficult to guess the combination of the original lottery. Although not impossible, and I can not do anything to try. So that follows is my winning combination.
Three . Are the times he has faced as a coach Guardiola Pochettino League with a win, one loss and one tie. The first derby who led Mauritius remember it all: "Delapeñazo" (1-2). Not even a month ago that Murphy had taken command of a head Espanyol going to second-and all the Nou Camp was commissioned to remember-but-white and then began to break the statistics. Never the last of the League had won the first. And for nearly three decades that the parrots did not win at home. The situation, however, now is not the same.
Seven . Clearly, this derby will break the spell of one of the two teams. A draw or defeat will mean the end of victories at home to Espanyol, Barca or away from the Nou Camp. They are 21 points from a possible 21 at home. 21, another magic number.
Eight. Andres Iniesta. A proper name loudly. Barca will probably be the most beloved player in recent history ... but parakeets. His friendship with Dani Jarque and gesture in the World Cup final which Spain won, well worth a tribute. It will be a historic moment. And I imagine the great ovation to the great Andrew ... Do not be trusted, then there will come a hell of Cornell in the stands, will be more whitish than ever. Can you imagine that, in addition, Espanyol marks his first goal in 21 minutes? Dreaming is free.
Thirteen. The number of youth players who have debuted Mauricio Pochettino. The last two to play some minutes in league with the blue and white have been Rui Fonte and Raul Rodriguez. The work we are doing current and former officials of youth football is exceptional parrot. Maurice knows. It is the philosophy. He follows. It's the future of the club. The first debut was Javi Márquez, who many believe has became the focus of building this team play. And the brides do not miss Javi: many are rumors of teams that are in the pipeline. Relax, said last Sunday in the Hat-trick on his head Espanyol fails to leave, he wants to play in Europe with the -white.
Twenty . The large number of missing: our captain Daniel Jarque. The young center Espanyol lending a hand to their colleagues on the grass, and all the fans in the stands. Wherever you are. Surely you remember that unfair penalty whistled him to Medina Cantalejo Nico partner couple on a play with Eto'o in the minutes added. Was that he lost last derby Espanyol in Montjuic, also in the stands: the damn game flares. I was one of those affected. In my sector, the 133, I saw rained over my head several artifacts that launched the radicals. I burned a sneaker inentando off one of them to avoid greater evils. This Saturday, the "bad guys" are not welcome.
Twenty . The number of the beast black ... for the club, that is. That day in June, was not in Pochettino Espanyol bench, but the great Raul Tamudo on the field. The legendary number 23 parrot. The culers remember well the 2006-2007 season, in the absence of a journey to the end. Gone forever League "Tamudazo." 2 to 2 was a bloody draw for Barcelona.
3-7-8-13-21-23. He once said a former Espanyol coach, that "to win Barca have to be convinced of that." And if there is a team that is first, that's the Espanyol Mauricio Pochettino. Has shown. Ah! I lacked the complementary: the two . And the drawback: the zero . That will be the result. I think so, this Saturday I play. The article further
publicat a: Perica Chronicle.