Gerardo "Tata" Martino

[BarcaOG]

A fickle bunch, the lot of you. Tata was very competent coach, far more experienced and more professional than Lucho. He had a much tougher time dealing with the Club than Lucho has and, as is written above, had less resources to work with. Lucho got Suarez, Rafinha and Rakitic, nevermind a healthy Messi and a seemingly resurgent Pique. I don't think Lucho is a bad coach either, by the way. I just don't see how he can be said to be superior to Tata.

 

[Stric]

A fickle bunch, the lot of you. Tata was very competent coach, far more experienced and more professional than Lucho. He had a much tougher time dealing with the Club than Lucho has and, as is written above, had less resources to work with. Lucho got Suarez, Rafinha and Rakitic, nevermind a healthy Messi and a seemingly resurgent Pique.

Well said.

 

[DonAK]

Have people completely forgotten how well Pique played last season? He was immense and we clearly struggled when he got injured.

 

[KyletheMuslim]

A fickle bunch, the lot of you. Tata was very competent coach, far more experienced and more professional than Lucho. He had a much tougher time dealing with the Club than Lucho has and, as is written above, had less resources to work with. Lucho got Suarez, Rafinha and Rakitic, nevermind a healthy Messi and a seemingly resurgent Pique. I don't think Lucho is a bad coach either, by the way. I just don't see how he can be said to be superior to Tata.

I second this, I still think tata is a better coach though, by far

 

[Alarcón]

yea great tata, well done, by far the better coach, rafinha is the difference

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

Do you mind to show how games vs Real went under Tata and compare them to Lucho's?

 

[Paganinisrvnge]

Tata didn't have Suarez, had Neymar in his first season, Messi was gone for like three months and never hit the form he's in now, and he didn't have Rakitic. Huge difference.

 

[frog-fcb]

Tata didn't have Suarez, had Neymar in his first season, Messi was gone for like three months and never hit the form he's in now, and he didn't have Rakitic. Huge difference.

Dont forget he lost his number 1 keeper for last quarter of the season and id say athletico was a tougher team last year than this year

 

[KingMessi]

Tata is a good coach. Unfortunately he wasn't good with us because the press got to him and made him depressed.

 

[linetty]

Do you mind to show how games vs Real went under Tata and compare them to Lucho's?

Lucho had only 1 game vs RM. Now he will know how to approach them. It wasn't that bad to lose to the CL winners btw.

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

Lucho had only 1 game vs RM. Now he will know how to approach them. It wasn't that bad to lose to the CL winners btw.

I think it is unfair to take the games vs Atletico as a proof that Lucho is the better coach. I just picked the Real games as an example that would show Tata is superior to Lucho. You have to look at the whole picture.

 

[linetty]

I think it is unfair to take the games vs Atletico as a proof that Lucho is the better coach. I just picked the Real games as an example that would show Tata is superior to Lucho. You have to look at the whole picture.

Yeah, I agree with you. It's foolish to compare them this way.

I don't know who's the superior manager but for me, personally, Lucho is light years ahead. I love how we play right now and I look forward to every next game, that's a feeling that's been lacking for me the past years.

 

[Alarcón]

I think it is unfair to take the games vs Atletico as a proof that Lucho is the better coach. I just picked the Real games as an example that would show Tata is superior to Lucho. You have to look at the whole picture.

Tata had 6 games against Atlético and didn't win any of them, while Lucho won all 3. Surely you see the difference between that, and 1 single game against RM? If we go nitpicking we might as well compare their games against Levante, Granada, Elche or whomever. 9 games against Atlético, on the other hand, give us a pretty good picture.

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

No it does not give a good picture because it is just about one opponent that have a very special approach to the game.
And Simeone could only win 1 match out of 6 vs Tata. You could also put it that way.

 

[Stric]

The difference in Tata's and Lucho's squad alone makes it impossible to say that Tata is inferior for not winning against the same teams Lucho has won.