Luis Enrique to leave Barcelona at end of the season

Ridge Racer said:
I'm pretty sure the board won't go after an Espanyol legend
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I've been to a Barca vs Espanyol derby and it was the most tame, relaxed affair i've ever witnessed inside a football ground.
I don't think their rivalry is anything near approaching what you'd see in England.
 
Has anyone said Pardiola yet?

If not what is the matter with you all
 
EyeInTheSky said:
If they finished 4th under wenger it would be the funniest thing ever to happen since time and space came into existence
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Easy now, let's not forget that Stevie Me & John Terry both once slipped on their arses at the worst conceivable points in their existence.

It'd be third though.
 
FCBarca said:
There are a number of Barcelona fans like yourself that point to the trophy cabinet as some oversimplification - how you play matters at Barcelona. Perhaps we'll see the next coach actually recover the midfield to supply MSN
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You mean realistic people? Because you don't get to play like we did between 08/11 if you lack players at the level of prime Iniesta/Xavi and guys like Puyol and Abidal behind them to liberate them from defensive duties.

Even Cruyff wasn't able to replicate his system/game flow every year as players affect that greatly. It's great having Neymar, Suarez and Messi up front, but you can't pretend they will work their ass off like Eto'o, Pedro or Villa did, we lack Xavi, we lack a guy like Keita (he was a HUGE player for us from the bench), our DM is not a fight between Yaya and Busquets anymore.

We have even lost a lot of our youth focus in this club and that's not on Lucho, that's on the board and us the supporters. Without Lucho Rafinha, Dennis and Sergi Roberto wouldn't be in this team, that means only Pique, Busquets, Iniesta and Messi would remain as La Masia prospects, and without our "own" players it gets even harder to play the way we're supposed to.

We nurtured Thiago as Xavi's heir and the the board let him walk because they failed to prove him he was needed and that was before Lucho, he isn't the one to blame for losing the one player in this world that was shaped with the sole purpose of being the new Xavi, once that happened the style we played was doomed until someone could step up to that role.
 
Ishdalar said:
You mean realistic people? Because you don't get to play like we did between 08/11 if you lack players at the level of prime Iniesta/Xavi and guys like Puyol and Abidal behind them to liberate them from defensive duties.

Even Cruyff wasn't able to replicate his system/game flow every year as players affect that greatly. It's great having Neymar, Suarez and Messi up front, but you can't pretend they will work their ass off like Eto'o, Pedro or Villa did, we lack Xavi, we lack a guy like Keita (he was a HUGE player for us from the bench), our DM is not a fight between Yaya and Busquets anymore.

We have even lost a lot of our youth focus in this club and that's not on Lucho, that's on the board and us the supporters. Without Lucho Rafinha, Dennis and Sergi Roberto wouldn't be in this team, that means only Pique, Busquets, Iniesta and Messi would remain as La Masia prospects, and without our "own" players it gets even harder to play the way we're supposed to.

We nurtured Thiago as Xavi's heir and the the board let him walk because they failed to prove him he was needed and that was before Lucho, he isn't the one to blame for losing the one player in this world that was shaped with the sole purpose of being the new Xavi, once that happened the style we played was doomed until someone could step up to that role.
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You make a lot of sense though, but FCBarca is an extreme Barcelona version of Twigginator of Man Utd. This entire 'betraying Cruijff's way of playing is bullshit because after him, Barcelona had Sir Bobby, LvG, Rexach, Radomir Antic and Frank Rijkaard. Not everyone played tippy tappy football and it wasn't always hunky dory at Barcelona.

All this misty eyed tiki taka reverence is good and great, but hasn't been always thus so.
 
Wenger or Klopp, you would imagine.

Klopp is too much of a hipster egomaniac to take it. So Wenger it is.

Actually Koeman is a good shout too.
 
Would love it if Pep went back. Years and years of Citeh laying the foundations for him to come in, hiring everyone he has ever worked with, making a big fuss about him coming in, only for him to come in, buy Bravo, Stones, and the often injured Gundogan then leave after only one season.
 
Best thing for both parties as the PSG horror show a few weeks back showed. We looked like a team who has reached the end of the line with Enrique. Lucho will go down as a man who was successful in a trophy sense but he'll be viewed by many as a coach of a great team, not a great coach. My money is on Sampaoli or Valverde with Sampaoli my preferred choice. People suggesting Wemger must be having a laugh.
 
Why does he leave now? :confused:

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2 goals against Barcelona 2 weeks ago
 
Ishdalar said:
You mean realistic people? Because you don't get to play like we did between 08/11 if you lack players at the level of prime Iniesta/Xavi and guys like Puyol and Abidal behind them to liberate them from defensive duties.

Even Cruyff wasn't able to replicate his system/game flow every year as players affect that greatly. It's great having Neymar, Suarez and Messi up front, but you can't pretend they will work their ass off like Eto'o, Pedro or Villa did, we lack Xavi, we lack a guy like Keita (he was a HUGE player for us from the bench), our DM is not a fight between Yaya and Busquets anymore.

We have even lost a lot of our youth focus in this club and that's not on Lucho, that's on the board and us the supporters. Without Lucho Rafinha, Dennis and Sergi Roberto wouldn't be in this team, that means only Pique, Busquets, Iniesta and Messi would remain as La Masia prospects, and without our "own" players it gets even harder to play the way we're supposed to.

We nurtured Thiago as Xavi's heir and the the board let him walk because they failed to prove him he was needed and that was before Lucho, he isn't the one to blame for losing the one player in this world that was shaped with the sole purpose of being the new Xavi, once that happened the style we played was doomed until someone could step up to that role.
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Good post
 
Jaybomb said:
Wenger or Klopp, you would imagine.

Klopp is too much of a hipster egomaniac to take it. So Wenger it is.

Actually Koeman is a good shout too.
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Klopp will only manage potential top 4 teams, underdogs, sleeping giants but not the actual top teams that want and expect instant success.
As for Wenger, not a chance, it would be suicide. Wengers a dinosaur and let's not forget he has been at Arsenal for 20 years. You don't just walk away from that and adapt to one of the biggest clubs in the world. Would be more of a culture shock than Moyes joining Utd.
 
AlecHDR said:
Would love it if Pep went back. Years and years of Citeh laying the foundations for him to come in, hiring everyone he has ever worked with, making a big fuss about him coming in, only for him to come in, buy Bravo, Stones, and the often injured Gundogan then leave after only one season.
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City gets Messi in return?
 
Honestly we haven't had a top manager since Tito passed away with cancer. Under Tata we were dreadful to watch while Lucho is a fraud that was flattered by MSN being in the form of their lives in 2015.

People joke about guys like Wenger and Rodgers managing our team next, but I'm willing to bet that tactically they are a level above Tata and Lucho if given similar players.

The idea of Sampaoli managing Barcelona though. :drool:
 
I think Sancristan has a chance. He played for Barca and managed Barca B for a couple years and has done rather well for Real Sociedad.
 
Ishdalar said:
Gosh, I'm a die hard Barcelona fan and yet I can't stand how pretentious this sounds.


He has coached a transitioning team into a Treble and 6/8 available titles, different Gk's, no more Alves, Mascherano almost out of the team in favour of Umtiti, Digne doing a fair job, no more Xavi, no Pedro. Basically his 11 this season has at least 5 different players from what he inherited and he's on every competition (with the hard leg against PSG).

He has done a great job to keep earning titles while not abandoning our way of playing this game even when we've lost key players of our golden age (Valdes, Alves, Puyol, Xavi, Half-a-Iniesta, 2/3 forward players) and yet he leaves the bench as a "betrayer of Cruyff ideas"? God damn no doubt people hate our self-righteous ways
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Quoted for truth.

Some Barca fans are smug, sanctimonious so-and-sos. Betrayer of Cruyff's ideas indeed.
 
Pardew is already practicing his dance for the 2018 CL final
 
Poch isn't going to happen. I just don't see an Espanyol player and then manager become a Bracelona manager. Also, the amount of running Poch's side do, I just don't see Messi and co reacting favourably to that
 
It is more than likely going to be Valverde. Former Barca player and plays the style of Football they covet.
 
TMW says Barca directors are moving quickly and expect to hold talks with Pochettino before Saturday.

Everton boss Ronald Koeman also features on their shortlist, with it emerging his contract carries a €8 million buyout clause.

However, Pochettino will be the first to hold talks, with Barca scheduling a meeting for the next 48 hours.
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Why people keep mentioning Pochettino baffles me considering his history and his playing style. My preference is Sampaoli, this current board is useless though and I think they might go for Eusebio Sacristan instead.
 
What about Oscar Garcia?. Former Barca player, he was Johan Cryuff's assistant in the national team of Catalonia and its only 43. Now is managing RB Salzburg. Totally leftfield suggestion but i think very interesting one
 
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