Óscar Mingueza
said it
after the game
.
"I
dedicate it to my people
because only they know how many hours of work and how much
sacrifice it
costs to play for this club."
At 21 years old,
the central defender
fulfilled
, with his
neat match
at the Olimpiyskiy, the dream of any La Masia player, especially if, as in his case, he enters the
age of pre-baby
, at seven.
Coincidentally, or not, Mingueza shared
the starting team with Carles Aleñá
(23 years ago in January), another footballer who also started in prebenjamines, who was the
image of La Masia
does very little, in his youthful age;
and that he already had to go to the military service at
Betis
.
"They deserve it because they work very well. When you do it well, opportunities come to you. At La
Masía there is a lot of level
and I'm happy for them."
Aleñá spoke in the plural because
Riqui Puig
(21 years old) and
Konrad
(19) also debuted in the Champions League.
And Barça won 0-4.
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La Masia raised its voice in Kiev
and there is a certain symbolism in the minutes for Mingueza, Aleñá, Riqui Puig and Konrad.
The
club
, in
severe economic crisis
, it
takes
years denying the quarry
from which both presumed.
Shielded in the argument of the requirement of the titles, which made it necessary to incorporate
ready-made
players
and
immediate performance
, the participation of the 'planter' in recent times had been diminished to the point that
Sergi Roberto had been, until Ansu Fati (18 years old) the last
home-raised
player
to make
the first team.
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Maybe
Mingueza, Aleñá and Riqui
in Kiev (the central
Ronald Araújo is
missing
, who, at 21, is injured but is already part of the first team) remains like a
summer cloud
but, of course, it will
allow the club to reflect
and, especially, the candidates for the Barça presidency.
The
renewal of Messi
and the
war of names
(Haaland, Mbappé) that will be unleashed in the campaign may once again
hide
under the carpet the
obligation
for
Barça to look down again
and
reconnect with its origins
.
Soccer players with enthusiasm who know the idiosyncrasies of the club in which they grew up, they know the land they walk on and the city they are in;
they would almost pay to wear that shirt, to
recover the illusion of the partner
and set the course for the entity.
Koeman's work
will be
key here
.
The Dutchman, who had started his
commitment
to young people, especially
Pedri
(18 years old this Wednesday) in
addition to Ansu,
had stopped in the last matches, taking refuge in the hierarchy of the sacred cows that still remain in Can Barça despite the
marches of Suárez, Rakitic or Vidal.
The
party in Kiev
may be the
final argument
for the Dutch to let go of
the youngest.
In the end, that and no other can be his great advantage to be a consensus coach for the future candidates for the presidency.
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It was not only the homegrown players.
Also those who behave like them
like
Dest (20 years old)
, whose drive begins to put him ahead of Sergi Roberto;
and
like Pedri,
who could almost be considered from La Masia due to his lifelong status as a culé and his knowledge of the game that has allowed
Barça to sell a style
and a way of being with
the outside world
.
In Kiev, Barça played with a starting eleven with an average age almost six years younger than the team that came out to receive eight goals against
Bayern
.
Rivals and situations
cannot be compared
.
But
yes, the illusion that
the objectives
should make
the
protagonists in those two scenarios.
And,
hungry, it
is clear that
the Kiev winners
.
And that La Masia raises its voice with multiple proper names.
At least, so that she can be counted on in the immediate future.
