How to enter Barcelona youth training camp

1. Material selection: Catalonia is preferred.

At present, the youth training system in Barcelona has 12 echelon, from U8 to U 19, with more than 240 students. Finding these more than 200 young players is the foundation of Barcelona's youth training. Capelas said, "Barcelona has a special scouting department, and Spain has 20 scouts to look for talents. But the principle of Barcelona is to find talents in Barcelona first, and then Catalonia. If there are no good players in some positions, we will look for them in Spain and finally foreign players. " The reporter found a black player in the training team U 17 that day. Capelas introduced: "This is a Cameroonian player named Etoc. He is not related to Eto 'o, but he is also related to Eto 'o. He works for the Eto 'o Foundation in Cameroon. When I came to Spain to participate in the Canal+TV series, I was discovered and stayed. "

Vogra, the resident director of la masia, told reporters that children living in la masia mainly come from Catalonia but not Barcelona, followed by children from Valencia, asturias, Murcia and Andalusia. "Children in Madrid generally don't. Children in Madrid usually go to Real Madrid. Generally speaking, there are no Basque children. This is a choice of mutual respect. " In addition, with Messi's great success in Barcelona, Barcelona has gradually liberalized the introduction of foreign young players. At present, there are young players from Cameroon, Senegal, Nigeria, Argentina and Brazil living in la masia. These children all have the same problems as Messi. They can't take part in the national youth competition, but only in Catalonia. But as young players in Barcelona, they are qualified to represent Barcelona in professional leagues.

Although the foreign aid of Barcelona youth training camp has been much more than that of Messi, the overall proportion is still very small. Capelas explained: "If they are foreign players, such as Argentines, Brazilians or players from other European countries, they must be very, very good players. Years of experience tell us that the players who can finally enter the first team and make achievements are all players with family members around, such as Messi, Puyol and Pique. They all grew up with their parents. So if we think they don't have Messi's talent, it's certainly difficult. Lionel Messi is only a player for 20 years, and we don't think it's a good idea to introduce them to Barcelona, even if their level is higher than the existing players. It was difficult for them to leave their hometown when they were young. Finally, the problem of high cost. In order to let the families of foreign players accompany these children, clubs should provide jobs for their parents. "

2. Training:/kloc-Do not practice physical fitness before the age of 0/5.

According to the reporter's idea, Barcelona can produce so many talents that players must never leave. After entering the youth team, young players will get a lot of training time. But to the reporter's surprise, the training time of each echelon in Barcelona is actually only one and a half hours a day, that is, the time of a game, and the time for children to participate in community homework counseling even exceeds half an hour of training time. Capelas explained: "The players in all echelons of the club only train for one and a half hours at most every day, and we never train for more than one and a half hours. Players aged U8 and U9 train three times a week, plus a game on Saturday. Echelons above U 12 are trained four times a week, and teams above U 16 are trained five times a week. Like Barcelona II, there is a game every weekend. Little players have summer vacation, usually more than 30 days in U 16. The younger the age, the longer the holiday, which can be as long as 45 days or 50 days. "

In order to let young players spend more time with their families, Barcelona even gave up the tradition of participating in Christmas tournaments in recent years. "Many years ago, our echelon would use Christmas to go abroad to participate in youth championships, but now the club thinks that Christmas is very important for players and their families, and children should stay with their families during Christmas."

Capelas also revealed an important training principle, that is, before 15 years old, physical training and physical training will never be arranged, only playing football. "All/kloc-the training of players under 0/5 years old is ball training, mainly training techniques, but also some position training. Physical fitness and physical fitness began training after 15 years old. "

In addition, the club clearly stipulates that every child who comes to the youth training camp must be respected. "All players must guarantee 35 minutes of playing time. It is impossible for a Barcelona youth team player not to play football for three months. These are the rules that the coach must abide by. We never tell young players to go home and stop training during the season. We will all make a decision after the end of a season. "

Many active players will think of the long journey to and from the club and home for several hours every day when they recall their growing experience in La Masia. Now the children trained in La Masia will never feel this way when they grow up, because Barcelona has solved all the logistics problems. Capelas revealed: "All the children trained in Barcelona Youth Training Camp don't have to pay a penny. Barcelona youth training has two modes of operation. One is a child who lives in Barcelona or Catalonia. They go to school like all children and live with their families. The club will rent a car to pick them up for training at school and send them back at night. Doing this every day is not a small expense, but the club thinks it is worthwhile because the club attaches great importance to the influence of family education on children. Another way is that children who don't live in Catalonia, the youngest 12 years old, live in La Masia, and the club is responsible for all living expenses and tuition fees, including asking teachers to take classes in La Masia. "

3. Policy: 50% of the first-team players are trained by themselves.

In the past 10 years, there have been many talents in Barcelona youth training camp, but Real Madrid failed to meet them. It was not until this season that Real Madrid recalled granero and Arbeloa, who were wandering abroad. After Spain won the European Cup with Barcelona's players and style of play, the voice of criticizing Real Madrid's poor youth training with Barcelona as an example became louder and louder. Now in Guardiola's second year in power, the first team has 12 youth training camp players.

Capelas believes that Real Madrid's problem is not the youth training camp itself, but that the first team has not given enough opportunities to the youth players. "This is mainly because the players trained by Barcelona are used by the first team, and the players trained by Real Madrid do not need them. The most important thing is whether the first team coach has the courage to give the youth team players a chance. Real Madrid's players are not bad, but Barcelona gives young players more opportunities than Real Madrid does. "

Capelas explained in detail Barcelona's policy on using young players. "Barcelona's goal is that at least 50% of the first-team players come from the youth training camp. This is not an oral principle, but a written stipulation. 50% of the first-team players are from Barcelona Youth Training Camp, and 35% are the best players in Spain or Europe, such as Yaya Toure and Keita. Finally, 15% of the players must be world-class players, such as Ibrahimovic, Henry or Eto 'o. Now, among 15% of the players, there are Messi, Harvey, Iniesta and other players trained from the youth training camp. "

Capelas believes that Barcelona's most brilliant cruyff era and the present era are the times that attach importance to youth players. This coincidence just confirms the importance of attaching importance to youth training on the team's performance. "Barcelona's tradition of attaching importance to youth training is not the rule of the laporta era. Since cruyff's time, the team has carried out this concept. At that time, there were local players such as Guardiola, Sergi, Ferrer and Amor in Barcelona, plus the best Spanish players signed by Begiristan, Eusébio and Aleksanco, and finally the world's top players such as laudrup, romario, Crocoman and Stoichkov. At that time, cruyff led the team to win five league titles and the first Champions League. "

As for how to implement the policy that 50% of the players come from the youth training camp, cappella said: "Our goal is that after each echelon reaches the age of 19, 3 to 5 players can enter the second team, which is the reserve team of the first team. Then these players who enter the second team have 1 to 3 years to participate in the competition to see if they are lucky enough to enter the first team or get opportunities in other teams. Our goal is to increase the proportion of first-team players from 50% to 70% within two years. However, it is difficult to say the specific success rate. Specifically, how many of these 240 people can eventually become professional players or even enter the first team, because there are too many factors that affect their entry into the first team, such as who is the coach of the first team. Wait. "

Regarding the gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona in youth training, La Masia's resident director Vogra said: "First of all, because Barcelona's style of play is too special and aggressive, and Barcelona has always insisted on a style of play, so Barcelona has to find players to find the youth team that suits them best. The current head coach of Real Madrid is pellegrini, who may be Capello or others before or after. Real Madrid has not adhered to a style for a long time. The team coach must be patient with the young players. Guardiola is from Barcelona youth team. He knows the strength of Barcelona youth team very well. He also knows the style of the first team. The players of the youth team are the most suitable. "

4. Specialty: Rich No.4 and No.6..

From Amor to Guardiola, to Harvey and Iniesta now, and to De Fabregas as far away as Arsenal, Barcelona is known as the "No.4". But before Messi was born, Barcelona's strikers were occupied by foreign stars such as Stoichkov, romario, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Eto 'o for a long time (Messi was regarded as a "local"). Does this mean that Barcelona Youth Training Camp has advantages in training midfielders, but lacks in training strikers?

Capelas believes that Barcelona's ability to train strikers has been greatly improved. "When people say No.4, they mean the center-half in the 343 formation, that is, the organizer. Now Barcelona is playing 433, and now this midfielder is called No.6 by us, which is equivalent to No.4 in 343. No.4 in 343 is an organization that compares Dutch football with cruyff's, and its function is to control defense. We have the reputation of No.4 rich man, because the club has trained many players in this position, such as Milia, Amor, Guardiola and Harvey, but at present Barcelona has also trained a large number of players in other positions. Among the strikers, we now have Messi, Bojan and dos Santos. In addition, we also trained players like Iniesta, busquets and Tiago in the avant-garde positions around No.8 and 10. The model among defenders is Pique and goalkeeper Valdes. "

However, comparing the training of midfielders and strikers, cappella admitted that it is easier for Barcelona to train midfielders. "When we choose children, we will ask them to be quick-witted and pass the ball quickly, which can meet the needs of Barcelona's continuous passing and cooperation. Guardiola, Iniesta and Harvey had this talent when they were young. After years of training in the same style, these players feel that they are unique. It's hard to find such players in other teams. This is the result of a talent and training accumulation. "

When talking about the training of strikers, cappella pointed out: "When we talk about the talent of strikers, we are talking about his one-on-one ability, which is a more street football and personalized ability, making people feel that this is a natural ability. So far, Barcelona has not cultivated a striker at the same level as the midfielder. The position of striker is the most competitive and special. People always say that Barcelona has the best center in the world. If you can't find it in the youth team, the club can only be introduced from outside. But we are still trying to train first-team players. Now there are powerful strikers in the youth team. They have strength and foreign aid-the best players in the world are competing. "

How to avoid being robbed of genius? Barcelona will face Arsenal in the Champions League final of 1/4. To the embarrassment of Barcelona people, Fabregas, the main player of the other team, is from La Masia. Capella replied: "There are indeed many foreign teams waiting for Barcelona players, but the most important thing is that no other team in the world will give young players so many opportunities like Barcelona. In addition, we pay special attention to taking care of young players, making them feel very good and there is no need to escape. But it is the players who make the final decision. "

Barcelona's unique philosophy of educating people: play football well, study hard and be a good person.

Teaching and educating people is the teacher's aim, and this is precisely the premise for Ramasia to train players. Seeing the schedule of young players, the reporter was surprised to find that most of the time every day, young players have to study in class like ordinary children, but the training time is pitiful.

Vogela, the resident director of la masia, told titan sports about the children's schedule: having breakfast at 7 o'clock every morning, then going to school by bus, and doing regular study like ordinary children. Come back from school at 2 pm for lunch, then take a lunch break or chat with your family. From 3: 30 to 6: 00, children will learn cultural knowledge in la masia, and the club will hire teachers to give special guidance. At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, the children went to Gambo Sports City for training by bus. After training, they have dinner. After dinner, they have free time and finally go to bed.

When the reporter pointed out that parents in China were worried that sending their children to an internship would delay their studies, Capelas, director of youth training, replied, "This is not just a problem in China, but parents here also have problems. Little players will definitely lose some learning opportunities because of playing football, and the club also asks teachers to help them solve their difficulties. But in the end, it is up to parents to make a decision. Training four times a week will definitely delay your study. But playing football can also backfire. For example, I don't study, and I know very well that my parents won't let me play football in Barcelona, so I have to finish my studies. We attach great importance to children's behavior at school. If the school teacher reflects that the children don't study hard, then we won't let them train. We very much agree with parents' concerns in China, and we must worry about children's education, because it is an indispensable part of everyone's growth. "

When talking about this issue, Vojela said: "We all hope that they must study hard. If they are unlucky in football in the future, they can go to college and have another choice. Being a man and learning are our two big blocks, and these two are directly related. " Vojera told this newspaper that the first principle of Ramasia is that no matter who you are, you must study first, and there is no condition to talk about. If you don't behave well in school or don't attend classes at all, you will be severely punished. Vojela said: "There are corresponding punishment measures for players who don't obey the discipline, such as being late for class or disrespecting the resident staff, such as helping the chef cook, or canceling the training qualification. The most serious thing is not to let you watch the Barcelona first team game. Players know how to respect coaches, and it is actually the same thing to treat teachers. "

All the children living in la masia are between 12 and 18 years old. Once these players become famous for one year, their income may be beyond the reach of these youth team coaches and resident staff for a lifetime. When the reporter visited the Barcelona training base, he saw an Audi R8 top-class sports car. Because the first team was not in the training base that day, this car became the best car in the whole base. The reporter is curious whose car this is. Capelas replied, "It's Rochner, the striker of the U 17 team you just saw. He is in the first team. " You can imagine how difficult it is to manage a group of future rich people. We can look at the modesty of Iniesta, Xavi, Puyol, Messi, Pedro and others in Barcelona's first team. Barcelona is very successful in educating people.

When talking about the club's way of educating people, cappella said: "The concept of Barcelona Youth Team is not only to train players, but also to train people. We attach great importance to training them to be good people and athletes, not just athletes. There are three principles in the competition of Barcelona youth team: first, we must have sportsmanship, gentlemanly demeanor, less fouls and fewer cards; The second is that the team must be more aggressive and constructive than the opponent, and we must play better than the opponent; The last thing is to win. But if you don't do the first two points, it's meaningless to win. This is different from the concept of Barcelona's first team. The task of Barcelona's first team is to win as many titles as possible. It is no accident that the characters of the first-team players are very good now. "

Vogra also said: "The players produced by La Masia are very modest, which is not my credit. The first is the credit of family education. Secondly, we don't think that to be a good player, we must have a self-righteous demeanor. The good thing about Barcelona's youth training model is that these players in the first team are very modest and diligent, which has played a good role model for the little players here. This tells the young players here that very important players can also be ordinary people in their daily lives. " When asked by a reporter that Guardiola criticized Tiago for going to the bench to celebrate, Vodera replied: "Tiago is a very happy boy and a good boy. Guardiola has the right way of education. Children grow too fast and need to be given a big stick and be strict with them. "

When Vogela opened the little players' dormitory for the reporter to visit, the reporter was surprised to find that these children's dormitories were so neat.