Somehow, the season has already started. I just got back from summer vacation. Just a few minutes ago, Spain won the World Cup. And yet Barça has played 4 league matches and the Champions League group stage just started. How is this possible? It is still The Time of Previews out there in Sportsland, I… Continue reading The Summer of Our Content (now with added Depth Charts!)
Tag: La Liga
It Is As It Ever Was: FC Barcelona 2023-24 Season Preview (Part 2)
In Part 1, I mostly wrote about who has left us, so that leaves me with who has joined us and what any of this means. To dive right in, well, we’ll start with someone who is expected to dive in (and win the ball): Oriol Romeu is 31 years old. This, in and of… Continue reading It Is As It Ever Was: FC Barcelona 2023-24 Season Preview (Part 2)
It Is As It Ever Was: FC Barcelona 2023-24 Season Preview
This is Part 1 of a Season Preview. The beginning of every season is a chance to reaffirm our hopes, to convince ourselves that this year is the year, and that we are not, in fact, fools for believing yet again. Lucy will not pull the football away at the last moment this time. For… Continue reading It Is As It Ever Was: FC Barcelona 2023-24 Season Preview
Are We Having Fun Yet? Elche – Barça
The 1965-66 La Liga season may not seem like much of a high-water mark, but for some it meets the criteria. There were 16 teams in the top flight and Atletico won the title with 44 points over 30 matches (wins were worth 2 points at the time, so in today’s world the colchoneros’ 18… Continue reading Are We Having Fun Yet? Elche – Barça