The Dalian Aerbin midfielder has stated that since his move away from the Catalan giants, the former club have barely changed.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and left them in the summer transfer window, signing for Chinese club, Dalian Aerbin.
Keita’s contract had come to an end and he did not sign an extension with the Spanish giants as he looked for some regular minutes on the pitch.
Keita also plays for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mali-c2951 national team and one reason to seek a move away from his Catalan club was to stay in to the national team plans via regular playing time.
Keita just returned to his former club to participate in some training sessions and has stated that since his departure, he does not feel that Barcelona have changed a bit even.
He has stated that everything is exactly the same at his former employers and that is a reason for Barcelona’s success over the years.
Keita had asked new manager Tito Vilanova for permission to train with his former club and the manager happily agreed.
I was on holiday and I called (Barcelona coach) Tito (Vilanova) to see if I could train a bit with the team. He told me it was fine. I turn 33 in January, but being able to train here makes me feel like a child," Keita said.
"It's like nothing has changed at all. I'm very proud to be here with my team-mates and friends."
He also highlighted that Tito was there in Guardiola’s time and knows his system inside out and that is why the Catalans have been performing at the same level despite Pep’s departure.
"Tito was also there for those four years and the team is the same as before and that's why they keep on winning," he said.
Keita spent a hugely successful time at Barcelona and managed to make a massive 192 appearances for the Catalan giants in those 4 years.
The midfielder also went on to score16 goals for the Blaugrana and won a great deal of silverware with his former club.
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