The Spanish full-back believes that the former Valencia manager was instrumental in making him a full-back and he has really helped him throughout his career.
Barcelona recently signed the Spanish full-back Jordi Alba from the Spanish club, Valencia.
Alba was instrumental throughout Valencia’s last season and also helped http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 during their Euro 2012 triumph.
The Spanish youngster is definitely an extraordinary talent and many elite European clubs were hoping to sign the attacking full-back.
However, Barcelona were the side who managed to sign the hot property of the transfer market.
Jordi Alba used to be a Barcelona player when he used to be young. Playing in Barcelona’s youth academy, La Masia, Alba definitely knows how things run at the Nou Camp.
Barcelona lost one of the most successful coaches in their history, Josep Guardiola, last season and Tito Vilanova took charge of affairs at the Nou Camp after him. The former assistant coach definitely knows what skill Alba possesses since he was with him
during the time when he was the assistant coach of Barcelona B team.
Jordi Alba, back when he was in Barcelona, used to be a winger. The Catalan giants never thought of making him a full-back and after moving to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863, their former coach, Unai Emery made these changes.
Unai Emery showed confidence and started playing the Spanish winger in a full-back role and Jordi Alba did not take much time to learn the defensive traits of that position.
Alba gradually grew as a player in that position and became one of the best full-backs in the Spanish La Liga.
Last season he helped Valencia finish in the third position of the Spanish La Liga and that is the reason why http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque selected him in the Spanish national team’s squad despite his young age.
Replacing Capdevila in the left-back position was definitely not an easy task for the youngster, but Alba became the surprise package for the Spanish national team.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, it is all because of Unai Emery.
While speaking to the press, Alba said:
“A year ago I couldn’t have imagined going to the European Championship as a left-back. Emery was instrumental in this decision. He gave me the chance to play at the European Championship and to return to Barcelona”.
Jordi Alba will now be starting his first season with Barcelona in a matter of two months.
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