Ernesto Valverde is the new FC Barcelona coach

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Ernesto Valverde is the new FC Barcelona coach for the next twoiseasons. The 53 year old former Barça player was previously Athletic Club Bilbao coach and he will take over for the 2017/18 season.
This will be Ernesto Valverde’s second spell at the Club, his first coming as a player between 1988 and 1990. The new Barça coach won the European Cup Winners’ Cup and the Copa del Rey in his two seasons as part of Johan Cruyff’s squad, playing 29 games and scoring 10 goals in official competition.
As a coach Valverde has a wealth of experience in Spain and abroad. He has had two spells as coach at both Athletic Club Bilbao and Greek team Olympicacos as well as having coached at Espanyol, Villarreal and Valencia. In his career he has helped his teams to no less than six trophies, five with Olympiacos and one with Athletic Club.

 

[Cool]

Best of luck!

 

[LMessi85]

Best of luck!

 

[bismp]

Good luck Ernesto!

 

[Professor Chaos]

I think this is not a good choice. We will see if I was right at the end of the next season.

 

[El Flaco]

I think this is not a good choice. We will see if I was right at the end of the next season.

Out of curiosity, why do you believe that?

 

[KingMessi]

Out of curiosity, why do you believe that?

He's not bald or angry enough.

 

[Windhook]

Good motherfucking luck, Valverde!

P.S. - time for a Valverde emoji/smiley.

 

[mssarm]

He's not bald or angry enough.

The baldness is just matter of time, he will get there. Calmness might be a problem: Pep and Lucho were possessed by dark spirits and Velverde is mellow like Tata. I hope he doesn't end up like Tata.

 

[El Flaco]

Good motherfucking luck, Valverde!

P.S. - time for a Valverde emoji/smiley.

We had someone who used to make emoji/smiley, but that user left the forum unfortunately.

 

[Windhook]

We had someone who used to make emoji/smiley, but that user left the forum unfortunately.

Well, I'm good using Photoshop and 3D graphics softwares, I can do this job definitely. Perhaps you mean the guy, who left the forum, had access to uploading smileys? Or?

 

[BarcaVillain]

Hugely underwhelming. Manager with little success, appointed because he was the easy choice with a link to the club. Doesn't sit well with me. Good luck to him though, would love to eat my words.

 

[KingMessi]

Hugely underwhelming. Manager with little success, appointed because he was the easy choice with a link to the club. Doesn't sit well with me. Good luck to him though, would love to eat my words.

Considering the teams he's managed, the success he's had is more than Pep or Lucho ever had when they joined.

 

[khaled_a_d]

I like it is a 2+1 contract,I hate those 2 years contract where once a manager have success we have to negotiate extension next summer and he forces the player he wants,and if he fails it is still easy to fire him

 

[Windhook]

I expect Barca to play with more focus on the defence. It's basically what's Real Madrid's been doing in the last 4 seasons since Ancelotti, I mean counter attacks without dominating ball possesion.

I remember well the second leg of CL 1/2 finals against Bayern Munich in 2014/15. Of course, we had 3-0 advantage, but what I'm saying is we were clinical on the counter attacks against a two or three men defence.