But for French prosecutor Eric Maillaud, the argument 11 months before the shooting remains a valid line of inquiry. He told me: We cannot find another member of the family who would have wanted rid of Saad apart from Zaid. Zaid Al Hilli, broth...
"I hear people talking about Koeman. I wish he could coach Barcelona one day, " Albelda tweeted in 2014. "That way the league would even up a bit. " That crisis was not of his making, but few lamented his departure. This crisis is not of Koeman's making either, but it is his to fix, somehow. And fast. So... You may need it. – Guardian
"The hero of Wembley, " they call him. That and Tintin. "We chose Koeman because he knows Barcelona, " Bartomeu said. "We know him well: what he is like, how he thinks and how his teams play. But also for his experience, because he was in Johan Cruyff's Dream Team, because of his way of understanding football. He knows our philosophy, our way of playing. " Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff: A, B, C. A classic. Koeman didn't come through at Ajax but he did play there under Cruyff, later joining him at Barcelona. A midfielder employed as a central defender at whose feet moves began, he scored 88 times in six seasons, in which they won the European Cup and four consecutive titles. He was close to Pep Guardiola, a kid coming through and already different, became assistant to Louis van Gaal and coached Ajax – the second of nine clubs he has managed, plus the Dutch national team. Ambition Koeman never hid the fact that coaching Barcelona was his ambition, something that didn't always sit well at Everton.
Academics argue that this system gives the AEC "unanswerable authority" and I agree. BT: How does this story inform our current debate about information in the age of Wikileaks? (Or what lessons does it teach us that might inform a decision such as whether or not to release a photo of Osama bin Laden's body? ) AJ: Most contemporary programs involving national security are classified when they are happening for good reason. It's why reporters don't publish U. troop movements. But as we know from history, some programs are kept classified decades after they happen because they were shameful and because they ran counter to democratic ideals. In my book, I write of several such programs. As a reporter, I believe transparency is important particularly when it shines light on wrongs from the past. Transparency is a hallmark of democracy and there is much to learn from past mistakes. UPDATE 6/7/11, 12:17PM EST: After negotiating with Jacobsen and her source, an ABC News crew met with the unnamed source and claim to have found discrepancies in the story, which they confronted Jacobsen with in this video here.
There is an economic imperative and a political one, too, an attempt to take power back from the dressing room and mitigate losses of more than €300 million in 2019-20, finally reducing an ever-increasing wage bill. This is not just a question of age and succession. But Barcelona's plan is to turn to the kids. More to the point, it is to replace the old guard – and immediately. On Tuesday, Bartomeu was asked which players were not for sale, untransferables. He named Marc-André ter Stegen, Clément Lenglet, Ousmane Dembélé, Nelson Semedo, Frenkie de Jong, Ansu Fati and Antoine Griezmann. He also mentioned Messi, the only over-30. More to the point – and boy, was it pointed – he didn't mention Piqué, Busquets, Suárez or Jordi Alba. While less significant, nor did he mention Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal or Philippe Coutinho. The exception, of course, is Messi, of whom in January 2019 Koeman said: "He needs a certain freedom. Others have to work to ensure he can be in his best position. " Bartomeu insisted: "Koeman has told me that Messi is the cornerstone of his plan. "