Messi showed his talents to the world.

there is a simple mortal more than a  club.  

since 2005 Barcelona has indeed proved to be the incarnation of a  philosophy a world-class Academy produced world-class players and a  world-beating team consistent application of cherished principles captured a dazzling array of trophies culminating in three Champions  League titles in five years.

in 1992 Barcelona finally emerged from  the shadow of their arch-rivals Real  Madrid who had won the European Cup six  times in its early years leading  Barcelona to that success was Dutchman  your hand Cruyff  I'm different than a lot of other people  let the people come to this time and let  them enjoy themselves I mean when I come  to the state what they want to see I  like to see it all I like to see an  i-section I like to see somebody who  treats the ball very well who does  something nice and and that's what we  did  Ronald Herman's free-kick gave the blog  grana a one-nothing win over Sampdoria  and their first-ever European Cup  because club words almost fainted year's  success they never won it and and now  you didn't only win it but the way you  want it and it was not one day you  played good no a lot of years together  study working controlling the whole  things kept people in place embracing  this philosophy Crofts Barcelona were  dubbed the dream team they won for  success of Spanish league titles from  1991.

foreign talent such as Hristo  Stoichkov cumin and michaël Llodra  helped to ensure that when christ eped  down in 1996 his legacy would be lasting  it's a question of the candy  philosophically and it was a pretty that  I couldn't finish that off because I  think with a great team a very big team  always counts on the people from their  own club and I think almost impossible  for a long time they take two three four  years in a row to buy people  the Dutchman was missed by 2003 the club  had added just a European Cup Winners  Cup in 1997 and successive league and  Copa del Rey titles but one man's  childhood worship of Cruyff would  rekindle ambitions of greatness when  Johan came to play for bastard in 1973  we were 10 we used to get our hair cut  like his we copied his running style he  really created a social revolution of  Vassar at the tiny over 30 years later  that youngster was elected club  president and his strategy for success  was clear we opted for a footballing  revolution we decided to return to the  footballing philosophy that we thought  was the best for barson Chapman and that  philosophy is based on Johan Cruyff  Messiah enjoy our grief the way you win  it the way you play.

the way  the people talk about you they don't  talk about you no no you won the game no  no we enjoy watching and and once again  enjoy watching the game from Barcelona  it's much more important that only  winning lots of Barcelona fans used to  come to our headquarters where our  electoral campaign was based and asked  us to change things and the truth is  that we created a mini revolution of  Barcelona people suddenly regarded  LaPorta as what we call here folk new a  breath of fresh air because he would  eradicate everything and offer a fresh  start  LaPorta began by replacing manager  miron teach with Dutchman Frank Rijkaard  surely it was a controversial decision  we were convinced he was the ideal  manager but yes again public opinion was  trying its best to ensure that our  projects have revolutionized the club  didn't work Ronaldinho who arrived from  Perry San Jamar for 30 million euros  would play a key role in the LaPorta  rebel you should sight was that we would  lead parser to the forefront of the  footballing world and for that to occur  without project we had to sign one of  these three players David Beckham  Thierry Enric or Ronaldinho it turned  out to be run out any Athenian the  Brazilian immediately endeared  themselves to the camp who faithful and  became the figurehead of La Potter's new  bossa Ronaldinho brought back the  enthusiasm that barca needed .

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we needed a  catalyst like him to make our fans  excited again  yeah he got across exactly what we  wanted to portray from our young board  room which was happiness excitement  enthusiasm talents a new way of playing  an entertainment big background with  Ronaldinho inspirational barsa finally  ended a six-year trophy drought winning  the Spanish league title in 2005 it was  the way that we played from the second  half of our first season but then was  when the team adopted the footballing  ideals that we were trying to implement  that philosophy finding that football  philosophy based on Kreutz mentality and  his way of understanding the game  playing two touches and then attacking  that league title served to confirm that  we were doing things right and then we  started to imagine that the future would  be memorable that the future could be  very good indeed we were a priority for  the future was la mesilla the club's  youth academy Laporte as policy was the  antithesis of Real Madrid's commitment  to their Galactica's and for Barcelona  it was a policy that would reap handsome  rewards in the LMS we build la mesilla  as the factory of dreams for those kids  who fantasize about playing for the  first team investing in the Academy  creates a footballing identity in Asia  and you therefore create a special  attachment and commitment from the  players to the club.

 what do you think  just because they've been with us since  childhood and ever since they were small  they've been playing the same style of  football and identify themselves with  the philosophy and what the club is  about 4 p.m. and many others show the  same demeanor they show you how to  perform at school how to adapt to a  playing style that they've been using  for many years with some very precise  specific exercises it's nice you improve  very quickly in a short time two of La  Marcia's rising stars were Andres  Iniesta and Chava had man  a midfield pair who would be crucial to  the club surge to the pinnacle of  football I've been lucky enough to be  brought up on the Barcelona ethos which  has taught me the value of being part of  a team today for you tomorrow for me  those qualities are essential for life  in general but I'll have a definitive  but it was Lionel Messi a young  Argentinian nurtured by the club since  arriving as a 13 year old and 2000 who  would surpass everyone else imagine how  much we would have to pay to sign Messi  Iniesta javi who your pique Busquets or  Pedro with the yield from the la mesilla  production line peeking the following  season basa retained their league title  finishing 12 points clear of second  place Real Madrid the team had  everything.

 it had a very strong attacking mentality and was highly effective upfront it was an unstoppable team we were coming off the back of a  disappointing period.

so we were all  absolutely delighted and that took us to  Paris  in Paris Vasa met English club Arsenal  in the final of the Champions League  just 18 minutes in Arsenal goalkeeper  Jens Lehmann brought down Samuel atoll  after he committed a foul and got sent  off so Bowser played the whole game  against 10 menu he nevertheless Arsenal  went in front  I had the feeling we would win even when  Arsenal was still one up with a quarter  of an hour left at all Saito took the  ball on and hit a topo which he got past  the goalkeeper Theodore  Italy because it was the typical  situation whereby the team conceding the  goal becomes cautious and the team  that's just equalized goes on the attack  so in the next attack Belletti got lucky  it deflected off Armenia went  it's a funnel that Vasa won by sheer  desire not by playing great football  Ronaldinho didn't play well generally it  wasn't a good game but it was an  exciting one with him and they're going  visually Shahir that if I told you  before that the first league title told  us how well things were going then I  think the Champions League trophy was  confirmation of the whole project .

 we went from winning nothing to winning  that after having made some difficult  decisions all in just three years  winning the Champions League in our  third season was very important but the  following two seasons saw Real Madrid  win consecutive league titles and sparse  Ilona failed to lift a trophy the  pressure began to mount on manager Frank  Rijkaard Frank Rocca was very relaxed  the only criticism I would have probably  that he was a little bit too relaxed my  card said the only one left with any  desire is Puyo Puyo tried everything to  keep a dressing room in order you know  it was a shambles disaster  oh no the Ronaldinho went crazy going  out partying dancing years well it all  ended up with him not even bothering to  Train they would say he's in the gym  when he was actually sleeping in the gym  I had to tell Ronnie because he deserved  to be told by the president of the club  and that was me that his time at Vassar  was up I went to Ronaldinho's house and  told him I then went straight to Messi's  house because they were neighbors and I  asked him to take on the role of the  team's talisman I told him we all  trusted him and LaPorta made one more  big decision he sacked Frank Rijkaard to  tell him that if we didn't win anything  that season I would have to sack him and  replace him with pep guardiola  that was a decision I made knowing all  the risks involved  josep guardiola was a midfielder in the  Barcelona team that won the European Cup  in 1992 under Cruyff and he spent the 11  seasons in the first team .

 Pep Guardiola has been a passive bastard since he was very small the decision was based on the fact that loves bar certificate.

I'm in deny finish off yet  he was familiar with the club's football  philosophy based on Troy's formula I  could he forget the adayla myself and  then also the fact that he is someone  who had progressed through every single  age group la mesilla he had already been  in charge of the B teams guiding them to  promotion to the third division  Guardiola is a perfectionist and  demanding there's demands were met in  style  viola developed a passing game  beautifully exemplified in this historic  6-2 victory a way to Real Madrid  it helped valsa regain the league title  from their main rivals scoring 105 goals  in the process the squad didn't change  that much when when Goryeo they arrived  it was more he brought a few plays  through from the B team who sort of knew  his philosophy and style he got the  players that were in the squad to  believe that his way was the way to play  to be successful to win things and the  recent arrival was extremely impressed  I think from the moment I first began  working with Guardiola I saw that the  team had adopted a Brazilian philosophy  already in a way that we trained if I  think I'm a Barcelona were to be admired  throughout the world  don't watch.

 so I think many things many  objectives all came together so that  everyone now Maya's Barcelona more in  the summer of 2008 an important thing  happened who y'all javi  Iniesta won the European Championship in  Austria and Switzerland Sweden  javi was named player of the tournament  after having had a horrific year with  barsa so javi came back to barsa with  newfound confidence a second area the  new  whether and Messi exploded onto the  scene he'd been knocking on the door but  because of circumstances injuries he  hadn't been consistent but then miss he  took off miss program we all knew that  he was an amazing talent but then he  also need to work he made his first-team  debut when he was only 16 years old and  I remembered that when he was in under  14 I went to see him in a game in which  he scored four goals in just 14 minutes  he played exactly how he does today  the little Argentinian scored twice in a  four mil annihilation of Bayern Munich  in the first leg of the Champions League  quarter-final a result that reverberated  around the football world totally  outclassed them they left them  dumbfounded barsa definitely left them  in shock  the first leg of the semi-final against  English club Chelsea ended goalless and  Barcelona fell behind early in the  return Vasa could have been knocked out  25 times  because Chelsea had numerous chances the  referee could easily have awarded them  two penalties only stayed in the game  due to local champion but deep into  injury time and resilience the conjured  the dramatic and decisive away gold  when Iniesta scored barsa was destined  to win that Champions League in wrong  basa met the holders Manchester United.

  it was one of those vinyls that was just  a party for Barcelona and I think that  was acknowledged by the British press  and by Manchester United to VN we played  wonderfully well  as soon as we got into our passing game  and into our groove so to speak we we  are played them and we went one nil up  from Samuel Eto'o goal and ever since  that moment the feeling was ok we we  won't give this away now and then Messi  scored an extraordinary goal with a  header it's incredible yes it's included  messy isn't at all if you work past here  we wouldn't see him  the world opened its eyes to this  systems things she steamer this genuine  style of playing the game  Bushido master style is a mother  football formula bulky cannot resume  entertainment yeah but it's also  effective and efficiently because it  brings you titles to be in Rome and to  make football look like Arthur's barsa  did was very emotionally and we what do  you are but it was bittersweet for  Samuel Eto'o he scored one hundred and  fifty two goals for bar so over five  seasons yet Guardiola.

 I shoved him out  of the Camp Nou Guardiola doesn't like  people with personality they wants a  dressing room with good boys only  that's alright you also need a player  with big character on the pitch and a  toe used to give character to the team a  winner a fighter his replacement was  another controversial character sweety  strikers Latin Ibrahimovic who  nevertheless helped barsik create  history in 2009 by winning all six  available trophies including the UEFA  Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup we  had a unique season one for the football  record books it was a team that won  everything that was possible to be won  in just one year enjoyment  yeah and it's not just about everything  we want but it's how we did it how the  team like that was the public senior but  we're in a season that can be equal  never better - for their 2010 was  comparatively barren the blow grana  celebrated only the league title and the  Spanish Supercup  and in July that year LaPorta stepped  down as club president and was replaced  by one of his original directors  Sandro Rosell 10 days later in the World  Cup final.

 bosses Andres Iniesta scored a  dramatic winner to give Spain victory  over the Netherlands in extra time and a  first World Cup triumph  the nation no debt of gratitude to  Barcelona seven of the BLA grana played  a part in the final back with their club  those players and their teammates  continued to win trophies Barcelona  retained the league title in 2011 and a  3-1 aggregate defeat of Real Madrid took  them to the final of the Champions  League for the third time in five years  you have to win because if not people is  angry because basically I think that we  are living a dream all the players  because we are we are doing a great job  and we have to keep continuing playing  like this Wembley Stadium hosted a  repeat of the 2009 final once again the  opponents were Manchester United  basa played a 4-3-3 system with two  attacking fullbacks and Danny Albers and  Eric Abidal  captain Carles Puyol was on the bench  due to injury and this place was filled  by Javier Mascherano  alongside Gerard piqué at centre-back  I'm so lucky to be here .

 it's unbelievable to play with Messi  with Andres Iniesta with javi you arrive  to the pitch to your after statement you  know that you are the favourite Sergio  Busquets was the foundation for the  creative and technical skills of chubby  and Iniesta allowing Pedro via and Messi  to provide the firepower  Andres is incredible I'm a parcel and if  I have teammates around me who make my  job easier all the better  Andres is one of them such players were  schooled in the methods of la mesilla  bosses passing game known as Tiki taka  is centered on ball retention wearing  down the opposition with short passes  and quick movement when playing to touch  football Tecopa playing with an  attacking mentality facial pressing high  up the pitch to regain possession as  quickly as possible when our opponents  have the book and keeping hold of the  ball as long as we possibly catch  multiple machine unit it was a style  much in evidence at Wembley Petro gave  Barcelona a deserved lead it's great for  any sportsman to achieve new goals there  are things you feel proud and happy  about because there are things you'll  never forget and they remain with you  when you retire and you can tell people  about them  Wayne Rooney choirs before half-time .

 but Barcelona remained in the ascendancy  they retook the lead deadly in the  second half when Leonel Massey struck  his 53rd goal of the season a club  record  oh yeah you don't hear Wow at a football  match who's there shout whistle scream  you don't tend to say WOW in admiration  at a football stadium well I heard wow a  few times that night at Wembley in the  narrative 15 minutes later came another  of those moments  damnit via produced an emphatic finish  to make it 3-1 to Barcelona I think it's  a game to be recorded and shown to  everyone that wants to learn how to play  football against a great teacher yet  remember you because Manchester United  is a great team and they gave it all but  they just weren't able to get the ball  pass alone and Barcelona were champions  of Europe once again Barcelona now is  one of the main teams in the world and I  think that we are an example on how we  play on how we win and how we live our  football player and you are lucky to win  all these titles when you win the state  that you feel like you are completing  inside  in April 2012.

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 Guardiola announced that  he was resigning as manager at the end  of the season what ranches mentor need  that for years is an eternity to be the  coach of Barcelona an eternity to that  country I don't want to sign a long-term  deal come on that wouldn't allow me to  make my own decisions  Guardiola signed off by leading his team  to the Spanish Cup and the FIFA Club  World Cup his replacement in line with  the la mesilla policy was his assistant  Tito Vilanova  who helped the club recapture the  Spanish league title in 2013 in eight  years from May 2005 to May 2013  barcelona won an incredible 20 trophies  including those three Champions League  crowns six Spanish league titles and two  Club World Cups  success owed much to the best of youth  development combined with a shrewd  transfer policy but most important was  the core philosophy  it made Barcelona one of the greatest  teams football has ever seen it's a  privilege to be part of this  history and these victories if we stop  now and we start to count what we have  achieved or what we have done I think  that it's a big mistake  now.

 I think we have to keep continuing  our way to winning things at the end of  the day the aim of Barcelona is to win  another not just to win but play well  and try to make the fans feel proud of  the team all this is magical fulfillment  for a lifelong supporter who worshiped  one of the game's true greats and saw  all his dreams come true and we listened  Johan Cruyff is the father of all of  this he's the inspiration behind it it  has been the best team in Bosses history  and also an example to the rest of the  world so being the president of that  makes me really proud it's an honor and  I'm extremely grateful to everyone who  made it possible  you