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07.01.2009 10:50
Laporta: “Improving all the time”
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Joan Laporta believes that the encounter in the Vicente Calderón was “a great performance” and that the team “is improving all the team and that the excitement and expectation is growing”.
Speaking on Catalunya Ràdio from the directors’ box in the Miniestadi, the Blaugrana president said that despite the good results that the team have had this season “we must remain prudent”.
A great game
Reflecting on the
1-3
win against Atlético de Madrid in the Copa del Rey, Laporta stated that he felt it was
“a great game by Barça”. He added that the team has “great confidence at the
moment in themselves and in their chances and they play very intensely”.
Messi the leader
Laporta was full of praise for Barça’s hat-trick hero Lionel Messi after he
netted all three goals in the win against Atlético. “He has extraordinary talent and we will
have to take great care of him,” he continued. “It was a beautiful experience to see
the Vicente Calderón give him a standing ovation and I hope he repeat it in many stadiums.”
On Messi’s role at Barça, Laporta said: “There has been a change of leaders within the team and he was always destined to be a leader of Barça and his national team. He is now known as one of the best players in the world.”
In a good position
In the first few days of 2009, predictions have been made that the economic struggles are set to
continue around the world, but president Joan Laporta believes that Barça are in an
“optimum” situation. The Blaugrana supremo reminded listeners to the radio programme
that the club’s was “reduced to zero” after returning €92.5 million over
the past five years.
“We geared all our accumulated resources, our profits, to cover the bank debt and that is now down to nothing,” he explained. “The companies that owe nothing, like us, are the only ones that can face the economic crisis with calmness.”
Laporta added that it was all possible because FC Barcelona had done their work “well and on time” and referred to such agreements as the ones established with Nike and Mediapro.
“We geared all our accumulated resources, our profits, to cover the bank debt and that is now down to nothing,” he explained. “The companies that owe nothing, like us, are the only ones that can face the economic crisis with calmness.”
Laporta added that it was all possible because FC Barcelona had done their work “well and on time” and referred to such agreements as the ones established with Nike and Mediapro.
