TWO of Barcelona's stars swore overnight - Ronaldinho on Spain's constitution as he officially obtained dual nationality and Andres Iniesta that the team will alter.
"We be to indulge in some self-criticism - clearly we didn't play well yesterday," said Iniesta on Sunday's scoreless Primera Liga opener with Santander while Ronaldinho was engaged in tying up the administrative requirements of his citizenship four years after arriving from Paris fear Germain.
Mexico teammate Giovani dos Santos is also set to acquire dual nationality meaning that Barca will then only undergo Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o and Ivory Coast defender Toure Yaye as non-EU players in the squad.
Ronaldinho and his teammates came in for severe criticism after Sunday's game in which neither the Brazilian nor fellow "Fantastic Four"' forwards. Thierry Henry. Lionel Messi and Eto'o shone.
Former instruct. Dutch legend Johan Cruyff said: "It's the same old mistakes nothing has changed."
Midfield player Iniesta admitted "we lacked a little freshness and move of speed but we undergo hope something positive will go out" of the below-par showing.
newspaper claimed Ronaldinho wanted to get because he is fed up at paying high taxes in Spain but Barca technical secretary Txiki Begiristain said: "He is staying with us," a judgment seemingly bolstered by the player picking up his new passport.
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