Pep Guardiola to incorporate upcoming reserve players in first team squad – La Liga Special (Part 1)
Barcelona are appreciated the world over not only for their exiting brand of football, but also for the number of home grown players in the first team, players who have been brought up in the clubs traditions. Core of the first team is made up of La Masia
graduates and the numbers are looking to swell if Pep Guardiola’s preseason teams are any evidence of what to expect in the future.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 and co. will be joined by Thiago Alcantara, Andreu Fontas, Martin Montoya and Francisco Femenia as they look to make the grade up. From the aforementioned four players, only Femenia does not belong to Barcelona’s famed youth setup but is continuing
his development at the clubs establishments. The young right midfielder has come through the ranks of Hercules CF and will be looking to further his development as a footballer with the Catalan side.
Among the La Masia graduates looking to move up in the footballing hierarchy, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-c34888 Alcantara has made the biggest inroads. The eldest son of Brazilian world cup winner Mazinho has been a part of the first team since 2008-09 season, making his debut as
an wide eyed eighteen-year-old. He has since featured for the Spanish giants 21 times in all competitions, hitting the back of the net on 4 occasions.
Alcantara looks set to have a bright future at Camp Nou after a summer which saw him in the form of his life. The youngster was at the centre of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 U21 teams European Championships winning team where he led his team to the final. The trophy was delivered
thanks to his services, which also earned him the man of the match award. Alcantara has continued his scintillating form for Blaugrana in the preseason, taking hold of midfield duties in the absence of first team regulars.
His performances over the summer caught the attention of Spanish national team’s first team coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in Bari. He for one
has a bright future with Barcelona.
Martin Montoya is another reserve team player who is making claims for first team action. The right back was ever present in Barcelona B’s stride to third position in the Segunda Division. In the recently concluded La Liga season, he made his breakthrough
to the first team which was cut short due to a broken clavicle in only his second match..
Coming through the youth ranks of hometown club CF Gava, he was poached by Barcelona at the young age of 9, moving to La Masia in the process. He progressed through the youth ranks of the club over the years and was promoted to the reserve team in 2009,
when the side was known as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 Athletic. Fast forward two years and the 5 foot 9 inch defender has made fifty four appearances in Spanish football’s second tier competition.
Montoya has already garnered interest from La Liga sides, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 willing to pay his 3 million Euros buyout clause at teh end of March. He was persuaded to continue in his current surroundings with more first team action on the cards. The new season
promises to be full of promise for the youngster who is developing under the tutelage of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dani-Alves-c9869 in the first team.
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