Garcia Pimienta was surprised by his dismissal
Javier Garcia Pimienta didn't expect to be fired by Barcelona, and the news came as a hard blow to him, Diario Sport report. The coach was set to have a meeting with the club on Monday to discuss the upcoming season at Barcelona B.
Barca plan full-blown revolution at La Masia
Alexanko, the current head of La Masia, wants to reshape the academy, RAC1 report. He wants to reduce the number of employees from 16 to 9 and remove the position of third coach at the youth teams.
Miranda pens farewell letter to Garcia Pimienta
Coach and friend, I wish you the best. Thank you for everything, you played a big role in me being able to play at the professional level now. I hope we meet again soon, you deserve the best," La Masia graduate Juan Miranda wrote in his farewell message to Garcia Pimienta.
Braithwaite fails to impress vs Finland
Martin Braithwaite played full 90 minutes in the 2020 Euro match against Finland but failed to do anything big. The Barcelona striker recorded 2 shots, 1/3 successful dribble and 37/44 completed passes. Denmark lost the match 1-0.
