Francesc "Tito" Vilanova

[Barcaman]

La Liga campaign was very good and 100 points is a nice record, scored goals as well. However, Tito only mentions things that suit him. Barca also set a negative defensive record and failed to beat Madrid. And, as most cules, I'd rather have Barca beat Madrid than have 100 points. In the end, despite everything he or we say, the coaching staff needs to be congratulated for taking the trophy back.
Don't see how he can label the entire season as great success though. He didn't mention anything about 2 domestic defeats in Supercopa and Copa. Or winning one game in our Champions League campaign since December, which ended with Barca's worst defeat in decades.

In the end, looks like he will be staying for another season so we may as well hope for the best.

 

[Darko]

"I can't make it any clearer, I can't say it any louder - I'm staying at Barcelona," he insisted. "People talk about things - Mr Cruyff talked about my health and the club. When he makes these kind of declarations then people listen."

We are screwed...

 

[BarcaGirl]

Zubizarreta (director): "Tito will continue next season. We've analyzed things again. He won't be there at some point(tests), but he stays."


...I don't like this at all :icon_neutral:

 

[Galning]

Next season will probably be the same as this season: rely on Messi.

 

[Meitux]

damn....

 

[Flavia]

Zubizarreta (director): "Tito will continue next season. We've analyzed things again. He won't be there at some point(tests), but he stays."


...I don't like this at all :icon_neutral:

That's the reason why I think he should resign.

 

[PaCmAn]

That's the reason why I think he should resign.

+1

Tito really needs to step down.

 

[Ode to Django]

Man i think he deserves at least another season. He had to deal with very difficult circumstances & he owned the league. I understand there are flaws (mostly in the Champions League & negative vs Madrid) but i think he should be given another shot.

 

[beautifulgame]

I agreed that he deserved another season however, if he going to miss a part of the season again and they know this now then a replacement should be found.

 

[darthvader7888]

Man i think he deserves at least another season. He had to deal with very difficult circumstances & he owned the league. I understand there are flaws (mostly in the Champions League & negative vs Madrid) but i think he should be given another shot.

Correction: Messi owned the league. And while some of the difficult circumstances (like him being away) weren't Tito's fault, others (like the injuries) were. And our performances in big games this season were completely unacceptable (especially the 7-0 loss to Bayern), especially considering the players Tito has at his disposal (Messi, Iniesta, etc).

I'm afraid he's a shit coach. His tactics are shit, especially in big games. See the 3-1 loss to RM, 2-0 loss to Milan, or the 7-0 loss to Bayern. The only time he got his tactics right was the second leg against Milan (that was arguably our best game of the past two seasons though, but that doesn't matter if we're shit in 9 big games out of 10). He's a shit motivator too (see all the aforementioned games, our players looked really unmotivated to me). And his rotation and handling of youth... also shit. Xavi, Puyol, Messi, etc got overplayed (resulting in injuries) while Thiago, Montoya, etc got underplayed.

Well, I suppose that coaches could improve/change, AVB proved that (shit last season, did well this season). I'd rather not take the risk though. As things stand, he needs to go. Like I said, his coaching skills just aren't good enough. If his condition had an affect on his coaching even after his return, he should resign, if not, he should be sacked. It seems we'll most likely give him another shot though. If he's staying, I hope he proves me wrong, but right now, I say #TitoOut.

 

[0n0mat0p0eia]

Man i think he deserves at least another season. He had to deal with very difficult circumstances & he owned the league. I understand there are flaws (mostly in the Champions League & negative vs Madrid) but i think he should be given another shot.

I think, Ode to Django, he will get another season. Whether that will be okay for the majority of Barca fans, or whether that will be a good thing for Barca's team remains to be seen.

 

[Trickykid]

Correction: Messi owned the league.

Just like he did during Pep's last season, right?

 

[Meitux]

Man i think he deserves at least another season. He had to deal with very difficult circumstances & he owned the league. I understand there are flaws (mostly in the Champions League & negative vs Madrid) but i think he should be given another shot.

he had very difficult time because of his health problems and thats a big problem as are his coaching skills....

 

[XaviMessiGirl]

Man i think he deserves at least another season. He had to deal with very difficult circumstances & he owned the league. I understand there are flaws (mostly in the Champions League & negative vs Madrid) but i think he should be given another shot.

I think if you were a Barca fan you might see it differently though. He just doesn't seem to have what it takes right now, whether it's his health or something else.

 

[oz187]

Correction: Messi owned the league.

Do you have the stats on the games where Messi didn't play? Because from what I can remember, Barca pretty much won every game where Messi wasn't available.