Guillem Balague on why Ramos will stay at Spurs for a long time, and why Henry has not been a success at Barca:
For Juande Ramos, this is probably the biggest challenge of his career and I don't think he's going to stay for just a couple of years. He plans to be there for a long while, but it also depends on the ambition of the club. They seem to be matching his ambition, despite some doubts early on, and I think he'll finish his contract. This is probably his last big team and after that, who knows? He may realise he's been at the top and it's time to retire.
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Thierry Henry is having a difficult time in Barcelona, but I find it unfair that he would blame his poor performances on missing his daughter, playing in different positions etc. I think he should be big enough to accept that when there is no space in front of him he's in trouble and he should re-adapt to his new situation. He wouldn't go back to Arsenal and I don't think he will go back to the Premier League. The plan is to stay at Barcelona, but I know from a good source that the club want to sell him. He will probably stay because if he doesn't want to go, he won't, but it has reached a stage where Barcelona want to get rid of the big names - including Henry.
It's a shame but we're seeing clearly why Henry was seen as such a great player in England. It's because Arsenal play counter-attacking football, played for Henry and left space in front of him so that he could destroy defences - as he did for a long while. That's not happening at Barcelona and he'll either have to re-adapt or reconsider his situation and move on.
http://www.skysports.com/experts/expert_story/0,19793,12087_3542070,00.html
For Juande Ramos, this is probably the biggest challenge of his career and I don't think he's going to stay for just a couple of years. He plans to be there for a long while, but it also depends on the ambition of the club. They seem to be matching his ambition, despite some doubts early on, and I think he'll finish his contract. This is probably his last big team and after that, who knows? He may realise he's been at the top and it's time to retire.
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Thierry Henry is having a difficult time in Barcelona, but I find it unfair that he would blame his poor performances on missing his daughter, playing in different positions etc. I think he should be big enough to accept that when there is no space in front of him he's in trouble and he should re-adapt to his new situation. He wouldn't go back to Arsenal and I don't think he will go back to the Premier League. The plan is to stay at Barcelona, but I know from a good source that the club want to sell him. He will probably stay because if he doesn't want to go, he won't, but it has reached a stage where Barcelona want to get rid of the big names - including Henry.
It's a shame but we're seeing clearly why Henry was seen as such a great player in England. It's because Arsenal play counter-attacking football, played for Henry and left space in front of him so that he could destroy defences - as he did for a long while. That's not happening at Barcelona and he'll either have to re-adapt or reconsider his situation and move on.
http://www.skysports.com/experts/expert_story/0,19793,12087_3542070,00.html