Gerardo "Tata" Martino

[hulinat]

Whaaaaaaat?

 

[linetty]

Why, oh why? Who is gonna be the coach then? Roura? De Boer? Maybe Moyes?

 

[coura]

How the well does this happens in a classico week?

Is this club suicidal?

 

[linetty]

Arroyo (board member): "Martino has decide to leave? We just heard that news report too, but we don't know anything about it." #fcblive

 

[linetty]

Arroyo (board member): "There's a clause allowing Tata to leave, but we talked to him and Zubizarreta and it's false he decided to leave."

 

[Devils]

Surely false?

It would be so fucking stupid to announce a departure right before the Clasico which could determine the league. In addition to that we are still in the CL and final of the CDR.

It would be a horrendous timing to announce it.

 

[hulinat]

Great. He's probably not even gonna try to work for the rest of the season. No trophies to Barcelona

 

[hardyboy]

I don't want him to leave. He has done fairly well so far this season. want him to stay for atleast another season.

 

[coura]

It´s no time to talk about these subjects.

 

[Flavia]

He'll probably leave, but this is not the time to make announcements. Probably a false rumor to try to destabilize the team.

 

[DonAK]

He'll probably leave, but this is not the time to make announcements. Probably a false rumor to try to destabilize the team.

Esport 3? Catalan source and usually a reliable one as well.

http://www.esport3.cat/noticia/2340...ors-que-deixara-el-Barca-a-final-de-temporada

 

[Flavia]

The board already denied this news. He's not announcing he's leaving.

 

[NeyMesSis]

PLaese dont leave.. i have faith in you

 

[FCBarca]

Rumour or not, Tata does not give me the impression of someone who intends to continue here...The pressure is unreal at the club and while I think it's better for him to leave anyway (Barcelona ended up being too big a job for him), I think the board (i.e. Rosell) deserves a good deal of blame for re-enabling the circus atmosphere around the club that Laporta successfully minimized...The coach used to feel protected and was insulated from the onslaught of controversy we've enjoyed this season...It's no slight on Martino because there are few coaches who could've/would've weathered a media pressure cooker he's had to so far

Of course, I continue to think the job was too big for Tata and while he ticked a lot of the boxes you'd want in a coach, he's failed to even give the team an identity his or Tiki Taka...Even before Tito's illness, I failed to see his longterm viability either but I do think going with a blaugrana coach would be smart, i.e. De Boer...Anyone's who's played for this club would appreciate how unacceptable the team has looked much of the season

 

[jairzinho]

He'll probably leave, but this is not the time to make announcements. Probably a false rumor to try to destabilize the team.

It is presumptuous and callous assumptions like "He'll probably leave" and "he cant motivate the players" that is fueling and spreading doubts among cules , fans and onlookers alike . Then the media and especially and ashamedly those in barcelona have initiated an ongoing campaing sowing seeds of doubt in Martino's ability to manage the team. When you engage in that sort of character and ability assasination on such an extreme, consistent and unfair level, this is what the result is. Rumors start circulating and of course it spreads doubt, unnecessary distraction and further destabilizes the club.