Ò.Garcia, S.Barjuan and the big game

Jaume Marcet / Aida Soriano

The coaches of Juvenil A and Juvenil B at Barça, both former players, know all about clásicos at the Camp Nou. Òscar Garcia and Sergi Barjuan tell us about Monday’s match.

“It will be a very nice match because they are both by far the best teams in the league and I’m convinced Barça will win”, said Òscar Garcia, coach of Barça’s Juvenil A, a team that has it own particular derby against Espanyol this weekend in the Division of Honour. “Like all clásicos, whoever is wherever in the table, won’t matter a thing”.

Superiority all round
On Barça and Real Madrid’s players, Òscar Garcia says “Madrid don’t need many complexities, they are fast players that know how to use space and are very effective… but for me, Barça are better not just up front, but in the middle and in defence”.

Confident of home win
Asked who he thinks will be the star player at the Camp Nou, the Juvenil A coach said “it is hard to say who will stand out in games like this … I am sure that the everybody in the Barça first eleven will play well and they’ll win the match”, said Òscar Garcia.

Everyone wants to play
The Juvenil B coach, Sergi Barjuan, referred to his own personal memories. “I remember that every player wanted to play games like this, you need no extra motivation from the manager or anybody to play these games because you can already sense the tension going into it … I remember the Camp Nou filling and putting pressure on the opposition and that makes it harder for the other team”.

Need for points
Barjuan added that “these are three very important points, but if you win this game and then lose at grounds where you shouldn’t lose, it all counts for nothing … but you can’t afford to drop these points, you have to win because as things stand, they are crucial points … Barça and Madrid are even winning at grounds where it’s usually hard to win, Barça are getting points all over the place. But the way things are going, any points dropped in the clásico will make a big difference”, said Sergi Barjuan.