FC Barcelona was once the ideal club, successful both on the pitch and off it. In many ways, it wasn’t just a mere club, but more than that. Yet after years of mismanagement, the ostensibly epicurean squandering of money, and the allowance of the famed La Masia academy to fall into dilapidation, the mighty FC Barcelona has lost its way.
FC Barcelona has enjoyed more success than any club side in history, with an attacking philosophy rooted in hard work. Barça’s football academy La Masia is where that work begins. There were times when football was all about kick and rush, when bulldog qualities – strength and bite – were in demand.
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If you weren’t blessed with dazzling skills, you at least had a fighter’s spirit, so that even after a poor performance you walked away with the points. Over recent years, however, the battling bulldog has given way to a new model of football, in fact, built around a firmly integrated team that not only unites the widest variety of types of players but in which diversity and exceptional creativity are the sine qua non of success.
There was something special about Barcelona. Players followed a philosophy which was unique to its exemplary academy La Masia. La Masia is always talked about when the greats of Football are discussed. Be it from Lionel Messi to the midfield duo of Xavi and Iniesta or Busquets or be it Puyol or Pique, La Masia is the common thing between these greats.
The greatness of the academy can be understood by the fact that Tito Vilanova on 25th November 2012 won 4-0 against Levante ending the match with every player from the 1st to the 11th from the academy. Here we talk about La Masia. Its history and explore what made La Masia the best academy in the world.
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What Does La Masia Mean?
Formerly located near Camp Nou, it was one of the most prestigious youth academies in the world. In Catalan, “La Masia” refers to “the farmhouse“. The training facilities are no longer located in the city since the club relocated them to accommodate the large number of young players who lived there.
La Masia History
‘La Masia’ is the Catalan term for ‘The Farmhouse’. The very name of it explains why most of the players that…
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