It was fascinating to see Lionel Messi replaced and Neymar on the bench for Barcelona's 7-0 win over Levante because in his first conversation with the players new manager, Gerardo Martino, said nothing was going to change.
Guillem answers your questions...
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CESC'S JUST FAB?Hi Guillem, Can you not see the talented Cesc Fabregas as an immediate replacement for Xavi? A talented footballer who is determined to be a first-choice player at Barcelona and has been from such a young age, despite the recent talk of a move to Manchester United. Alan Bogle
GUILLEM SAYS: Cesc is not a Xavi, he never has been, not even when he was a youngster. He has to play further forward because his influence is in the final third and you could see that against Levante when he was fantastic. He appeared on the right, on the left, everywhere and could have scored. Yes, he is talented; yes, he is determined to become a first-choice player; but he is not a Xavi replacement. He is more offensive and a mixture of Andres Iniesta and Messi.
DEFENSIVE ISSUESHi Guillem, Being a Barca fan I am worried about the whole club. Why are they not buying an established centre-back? Haroon
GUILLEM SAYS: Barcelona have tried to sign established centre-backs in David Luiz and Daniel Agger but they do not want to spend more money than what they have already offered. It might be a strategic move, but Martino has said they have Adriano, Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano, Gerard Pique, Marc Bartra and Frank Bagnack, a young player from the youth team. Plus, he wants to develop a Barcelona that defends high up the pitch and not in the centre-back positions.
MONEY MATTERSIs there any chance the Spanish clubs excluding the top two, could put a unified front up and challenge the poor structure and cash distribution in the Spanish league. I ask this with some interest as not only does it lower the quality of La Liga but distorts the transfer market (admittedly assisted by a handful of billionaire boy's toy clubs) or is there no hope for a fairer system? Stephen
GUILLEM SAYS: I understand that the distribution of television money is really key but you have to understand that not everything is down to that. For 10 years Spanish clubs have been getting more television money but the debts keep growing at a bigger rate, which means clubs have been badly managed and have not known how to use the money. Now, though, clubs are trying to reduce the debts and that means the level of the second-tier teams in La Liga will diminish for a few seasons, but there is still a lot of quality at Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia and Real Sociedad and they will make an impact in Europe.
TOP STRIKERHi Guillem, What are Southampton getting in Roma's former Espanyol striker Pablo Osvaldo? Thanks, Pete Russell
GUILLEM SAYS: Osvaldo has been a bit injury prone but he is a finisher who is very fast and full of character. He is a top striker but he only showed that for six months at Espanyol and not consistently at Roma. However, he is back with Mauricio Pochettino now who really likes him.
