Ernesto Valverde

[Rassvet]

It was the new year in some places already. I didn’t know where Mister is staying right now so better to be early than late.

 

[Rassvet]

Pep hasn’t won a Cl in over a decade while managing super teams yet gets GOAT shouts. Meanwhile EV gets stick for not winning a CL in just two seasons with a bunch of mediocre players and washed up vets.

 

[Birdy]

Should get Atletico job. Would turn them into La Liga champions.

Is the job open?

 

[Blackened]

Is the job open?

It ought to be. Simeone's team has underperformed. They play horrible, outdated football, in spite of having talented players everywhere on the pitch. Joao Felix was bought for a 120 million and is benched because he doesnt suit to Simeone's dated tactics. Atletico used to be an under dog team and as such, you could justify the "park the bus and score a setpiece goal" tactics. Today however, the squad is way too good and the money they have spent is way too much to have these delusions anymore. Under a fresh coach, they might really thrive. Simeone has simply become a Wenger of sorts. He has stayed there way too long. His tactics have become stale.

 

[Rassvet]

Two league titles, two domestic cups, and countless great matches to look back on: the last dance of Barcelona’s greatest era finally ended two years ago on this day. Your work began when club morale was at rock bottom after our aging squad looked finished the prior season under the much vaunted Lucho and Neymar’s untimely departure that summer. Despite all that, you pulled off one of the great managerial achievements in carrying us to an easy domestic double and 36 game league unbeaten run over an all time great Real Madrid squad in just your first season. Year two brought more dominance over our domestic rivals and a plethora of huge big game victories. Sadly, individual errors and a flawed squad once again denied you the chance to make the desired impact in Europe even if our last three Champions League campaigns showed that you still overachieved on that front.

Maybe the incredible start in season one ended up being your biggest problem by raising expectations and assessments of the squad to unrealistic levels. That combined with the overrating of many new additions to the team led to some of the most unfair and shameful attacks ever leveled against a coach. One bright spot from our great club’s struggles in these two years has been your undeniable and unequivocal vindication. Despite being claimed to be a cancer holding us back, it’s now been shown that you were actually doing a great job as manager and getting our dysfunctional squad to perform well beyond its potential. Like many geniuses, it sadly seems like the full extent of your achievement was only apparent after your departure.

Best of luck in your future endeavors.

Thank you, mister. We miss you.

 

[Morten]

Great post.

 

[wisconsincule]

I mean come on. Valverde had a team that was still in its prime. His time along with the rest of the seniors ended in Liverpool. “It is what it is”

 

[Rassvet]

Great post.

Thanks, I needed something to mark the two year anniversary of his departure

 

[KingLeo10]

Does this bum have a job yet?

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

Football was boring but his numbers were amazing

 

[Richard.H]

The Barca job was way too stressful, I bet he has already turned down several offers.

 

[Messigician]

Two league titles, two domestic cups, and countless great matches to look back on: the last dance of Barcelona?s greatest era finally ended two years ago on this day. Your work began when club morale was at rock bottom after our aging squad looked finished the prior season under the much vaunted Lucho and Neymar?s untimely departure that summer. Despite all that, you pulled off one of the great managerial achievements in carrying us to an easy domestic double and 36 game league unbeaten run over an all time great Real Madrid squad in just your first season. Year two brought more dominance over our domestic rivals and a plethora of huge big game victories. Sadly, individual errors and a flawed squad once again denied you the chance to make the desired impact in Europe even if our last three Champions League campaigns showed that you still overachieved on that front.

Maybe the incredible start in season one ended up being your biggest problem by raising expectations and assessments of the squad to unrealistic levels. That combined with the overrating of many new additions to the team led to some of the most unfair and shameful attacks ever leveled against a coach. One bright spot from our great club?s struggles in these two years has been your undeniable and unequivocal vindication. Despite being claimed to be a cancer holding us back, it?s now been shown that you were actually doing a great job as manager and getting our dysfunctional squad to perform well beyond its potential. Like many geniuses, it sadly seems like the full extent of your achievement was only apparent after your departure.

Best of luck in your future endeavors.

Thank you, mister. We miss you.

Great post

 

[khaled_a_d]

I mean come on. Valverde had a team that was still in its prime. His time along with the rest of the seniors ended in Liverpool. ?It is what it is?

It was already past its prime.
The only players that were in their prime was Stegen, Umtiti, Coutinho
Oh, and Neymar and Verratti

 

[Messigician]

It was already past its prime.
The only players that were in their prime was Stegen, Umtiti, Coutinho
Oh, and Neymar and Verratti

This

 

[serghei]

It was already past its prime.
The only players that were in their prime was Stegen, Umtiti, Coutinho
Oh, and Neymar and Verratti

He had superstars slightly past their prime, of very high football quality but frail mental strenght.