Luis Aragones was the man that changed Spanish football.
There's no doubt about that. I am not excusing it, he was wrong and I pointed that out to him. But he is not racist. He did make a racist comment, he is ignorant, like so many in Spain. I still think there is a difference.
But talk to Samuel Eto'o or anyone else he's worked with and that is the only instant where he has shown that kind of behaviour.
I don't think one minute defines 75 years of a life.
Guillem answers your questions...
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PRESSURE ELECTIONS
Hi Guillem, Firstly keep up the great work with the blog as it is always a great read. I have a couple of questions regarding what is going on at Barca, firstly do you think Joan Laporta will increase the pressure on the current board to call elections this summer and if they do will there be any other interested parties looking to run for president? Secondly there is a lot of talk that Gerardo Martino will leave the club in the summer? Rod
GUILLEM SAYS: I met Josep Maria Bartomeu the President of Barcelona and we have an interview with him and with Lionel Messi on Tuesday's
Revista - which I will miss for the first time as I'm ill! But Bartomeu has insisted that elections will take place in 2016 and Martino will be renewed until 2016. We will see though because there is going to be pressure for the elections to come earlier.
The thing is, there are some candidates that are prepared for 2016 but others who are not, so nobody really knows what's best for the board, or for the candidates to have early elections. We'll keep an eye on this one. In the meantime, I've been expressing all season that Tata Martino isn't the right the man for Barcelona but the board and Bartomeu seem to be thinking differently.
KERRISON QUERY
Hi Guillem Balague, several years back Barca signed this striker from Brazil called Kerrison who's essentially never kicked a ball for us. Do you have any idea at all whether he'll ever play for Barca? He's such a good player and he really deserves a chance Franco
GUILLEM SAYS: Kerrison will never play for Barcelona and it is a strange signing because he never had the quality for Barcelona.
GRIEZMANN GOING?
Hi Guillem, great work as usual. I previously asked if there are any strikers to solve the Chelsea predicament, to which you said all good ones are not available (i.e. at top 3) and suggested Jackson Martinez of Porto. However, there have been some murmurs in English media about Jose's interest in Griezmann. Is there any fibre of truth in this? Thanks Nyakzin
GUILLEM SAYS: I think Griezmann has been approached by PSG and it's an attractive offer for him, so whoever wants to take him away from that idea will have to put a lot of money in to it and pose a very interesting project. He's a fantastic player and belongs at the top but at the moment the biggest interest is from PSG, though nothing is agreed.
OVERLOOKED?
Hey, Guillem as you know one of the reasons Juan Mata left was to help boost his chances of getting picked for Brazil. However, Spanish players in the Premier League have been overlooked on a lot of occasions. As a Manchester United fan I'd like to ask do you think De Gea or Juan Mata have a good chance of making Spain's World Cup squad? Keep up the good work and thanks.Alex Chapman
GUILLEM SAYS: I don't feel that Spanish players in the Premier League have been overlooked. It has added to their football and their bodies - they've become bigger and the intensity helps their football, too. It's difficult sometimes to push away from the team they have already with Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets and its midfielders at the moment that English clubs have been buying. Strikers, on the other hand, are a different story and I think Negredo has been helped a lot by moving to England.
