La Masia was the name of a farmhouse built in 1702. In 1957, when Barca inaugurated the Nou Camp, the farm was repaired and expanded for use by the team headquarters.
Since 1979, La Masia has been converted to use as the headquarters of the Barcelona young man, which was founded on the idea of Johan Cruyff. "A home is sustainable when its foundation is sustainable and the foundation of a team is a young training camp," the Dutch legend once said.
In the end of October 2011, La Masia farm closed the journey of more than 30 years to produce home talent for Barca. The rewards were given to a more modern new center, called Oriol Tort, a lifelong teacher who was attached to La Masia and trained Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta.
A year before the Oriol Tort center was inaugurated, the students of La Masia reached the highest peak that perhaps never witnessed the history of football in the world. It was at the Golden Ball Gala 2010, the two students of the orthodox Oriol Tort with their juniors Lionel Messi stepped up to the glory, sharing the three best players in the world.
Adria Bernabe is about to sign for City, following in the footsteps of Eric Garcia, while Sergio Gomez joins Dortmund and Jordi Mboula flee to Monaco. Not only failed to retain native talent, Barca youth academy also failed to recruit foreign talent.
As evidenced by the speculation, a rookie like MGuane, Honga or Balou has been upset at Barca B. And to Barca B, the team used to be the residence of Pedro, Busquets ... and raging In the Spanish League only a few years ago, now stands the risk of relegation.
After 35 rounds in the Spanish Second Division, Barca B is ranked 19th with just 35 points. As a result Gerard Lopez is in danger of being fired, similar to Eusebio two years ago. And of course, the Barca can not expect these players to become the second Pep Guardiola.
La Masia is 100m from Nou Camp. Oriol Tort is 13km from the Nou Camp. It's not just geographical distances.
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