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Nasr09
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| Quote: |  GUDJOHNSEN EYES BARCA FIRST-TEAM SPOT
Eidur Gudjohnsen set his sights on displacing one of Barcelona's illustrious attacking stars in their starting XI after completing his move to the Nou Camp from Chelsea.
The 27-year-old forward has signed a four-year deal with the European and Spanish champions.
Henrik Larsson’s departure from Barca this summer had left a void up front, which coach Frank Rijkaard was eager to fill before the start of the new season.
Despite the Sweden striker’s obvious talent, he was often a substitute for Barcelona, who boast the brilliant attacking trident of Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto’o and Ludovic Giuly.
Along with teenage sensation Lionel Messi, the Catalan side have a wealth of striking talent but Gudjohnsen is ready to force his way into the team.
“I would like to express my happiness at joining one of the most prestigious clubs in the world,” he said.
“They are the winners of the Champions League and Spanish league. I was at a big club before and it is always a big challenge to join a new team.
“I now have to win the confidence of the coach and make it difficult for him to leave me out.
“It is a great honour for me and I hope to make the supporters happy.”
Gudjohnsen revealed his desire to join Barcelona was inadvertently fuelled by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.
Mourinho worked at Barcelona as a translator for then coach Bobby Robson in the 1990s, and as part of the coaching staff when Louis van Gaal took charge.
It was the former Porto manager’s team-talk before the epic Champions League encounter between Chelsea and Barca last season that made the Iceland international aware of the stature of the Spanish club and its passionate fans.
“I have spoken to Mr Mourinho but this was before my decision to join Barca,” added the versatile Gudjohnsen, whose first-team opportunities at Stamford Bridge would have been further limited following the arrival of Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko this summer.
“We had a discussion and we decided it was time to move on after six years.
“At the time, I did not talk about Barca but when we played against them, he did tell us about the passion the people had and he tried to make us understand what it means for the Catalonian people - it is the people’s club.”
He added: “There were other big clubs interested in me but when Barca show their interest, it is not possible to say no.
“I was at a big team before at Chelsea and everyone needed to be motivated to succeed and I have the same aim here.”
Gudjohnsen’s arrival has gone down well with Barca captain Carles Puyol, who believes the former Bolton Wanderers man will add another dimension to the European champions’ attack.
Puyol, currently on Spain duty at the World Cup, said: “He is strong, fast and scores goals. I have faced him and I know that he is a very good player.
“He can do a very good job for us and his versatility is also a bonus as he can play in the centre of the pitch as well as up front.”
Bolton Wanderers, Gudjohnsen’s former club, will receive a part of the fee Barca pay Chelsea, with a Trotters spokesman confirming: "As and when Eidur is sold by Chelsea the club will receive a payment as part of the sell-on clause written into his contract when he left the club to join Chelsea in 2000."
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Damn i liked gudjhonsen...now he not in the epl anymore 
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Via Telecom
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Lampard!
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servenvolley212
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Adding Shevchinko, Ballack, and probably A. Cole and Roberto Carlos will only help Chelsea continue its dominance of the Premiership.
Roman Abramovich has done a good job of backing Mourinho, giving him free reign to bring in the players he wants. |
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doggiedog
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The msl allstars have betan chelsea. thats a big blow for chealsea's pre season preporations |
| Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:15 pm |
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kenneth
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| doggiedog wrote: | | The msl allstars have betan chelsea. thats a big blow for chealsea's pre season preporations |
Yeah but Chelsea was the better team that was playing |
| Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:01 pm |
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doggiedog
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| kenneth wrote: | | doggiedog wrote: | | The msl allstars have betan chelsea. thats a big blow for chealsea's pre season preporations |
Yeah but Chelsea was the better team that was playing |
It often happens but they lost and it is going in the record books as a los not a win and in soccer finishing is crucial not just domonating |
| Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:07 pm |
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kenneth
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| doggiedog wrote: | | kenneth wrote: | | doggiedog wrote: | | The msl allstars have betan chelsea. thats a big blow for chealsea's pre season preporations |
Yeah but Chelsea was the better team that was playing |
It often happens but they lost and it is going in the record books as a los not a win and in soccer finishing is crucial not just domonating |
Yes Chelsea coulden't finish there chances, that why they lost. |
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