Yes, they were apart of the academy Which i said, countless times over and over again, he was tactically brilliant which i praised him for, how he outsmarted fergie with the quality of players he had, my only negative is how he never continued to stay at a club, go over transition, rebuild a squad, compete in a season with an ageing squad, and continue to build success, just like SAF. As for barca, i wouldn't make any nonsense remark like that, to this point, i have always reasoned logically. Mathematically, they are still in 3 competitions, Madrid are in 2. The fact that barca are a squad built around patience, possession as well as going against teams who are 90 percent parking the bus, it is difficult in those standards the fact they have been lacking a pure striker ever since villa's injury. Madrid however play a fast paced attacking football which always plays to any team's advantage. Yes they are 10 points ahead, but i doubt it will get any higher.