Let's talk about Xavi's replacement (2024)

Xavi replacement v3

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Temptation

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DonAK said:
For all we know the club might be in talk with the agents of different candidates too. Maybe they learned a thing or two and have started keeping it in-house instead of yapping to the media.
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The way your board works, it's highly doubtful mate.
 
Deco

Deco

Culé since 2005
We for see, but depend who fits the filosophy to the club.
Arteta + fits the club filosophy but not likely at this point
Tuchel -
Nagelmann +-
Flick +- maybe
 
Don Juan Laporta Estruch

Don Juan Laporta Estruch

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Given that our squad is now looking like one that is going to be heavily dependent on the La Masia lads coming through, any future manager has to be one that can get the best out of them.

Are there really many better candidates to nurture the likes of Pau, Lamine, Fort, Gavi, Araujo, Balde, Guiu, Fermin ? These lads look up to Xavi like no other. Are they going to be inspired and motivated as much but the likes of Flick or De Zerbi. Absolutely no chance.

We have no money. Our only chance is to rely on these kids and doing so is not looking like such a bad bet to take. There is no doubt that Xavi's integration and development of the kids has been fantastic.

You have to hire the right manager that will fit your particular squad. The right manager for Manchester United is not the right manager for Barcelona or Liverpool or vice versa.

I'm not against changing manager but the potential replacements mooted so far are woefully underwhelming and am convinced many would be worse than Xavi.

My hopes are still that they go for Motta.
 
Joan

Joan

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DonAK said:
Maybe they learned a thing or two and have started keeping it in-house instead of yapping to the media.
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Us? :lol:

Zero chance of that happening. I actually believe we might want Xavi to stay if he does well against PSG.
 
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Porque

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We can't let these last few results deter from the plan of succeeding Xavi. What's to say that if he stays, that we don't just revert to the same ways as before.

Now saying all that, they key quote is the one from the Lewandowski interview. Paraphrasing he said to an extent that "the team is now training more intensely and we are playing better".

You see the issue here. It took Xavi to spit his dummy and pull the plug, to finally open his ears and take advice from someone about the training intensity affecting the teams performances.

So either we can say,

A) this has been a learning curve for Xavi and that going forward he will be for the better.

B) The air was cleared with the squad and they are listening to him now, since intensity was good last season.


Or C) we have hit a purple patch which when/if gets popped, we will revert back to the usual shitshow.

The last is my fear.
 
khaled_a_d

khaled_a_d

Senior Member
Joan said:
Us? :lol:

Zero chance of that happening. I actually believe we might want Xavi to stay if he does well against PSG.
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We can do it from time to time when we want it.
Robert Fernandez actually did that in many of our transfers, it was mostly leaked from other clubs. That was until Neymar left and he was undermined.
 
Birdy

Birdy

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Porque said:
Relax. This is just the paper talk.

Besides this is just the Laporta way anyways.

Rijkaard was something like 4th choice, Pep was 3rd choice and Xavi was 5th choice or so.

It would be doing the honourable thing if we waited for the best candidates to get employed before trying to go for him. Only difference being that 3 of them are unemployed or contracts expiring in summer.
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That's the problem the 'Laporta way anyways', which is a clownish way to do things :clown:
He was insanely lucky in his first stint, and got credit he never deserved tbw
Now reality slaps him hard in the face, and beyond all, the voters that wasted their vote for him

DonAK said:
So far Bayern, Liverpool, Man Utd are yet to properly begin their coaching search so don't think we're behind schedule.
For all we know it might be a done deal with Flick anyway waiting for it to be announced later. Especially considering Laporta seem to be controlled by Zahavi anyway.
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- UTD not looking for a coach, at least until now
- Liverpool had to find a new CEO and new SD first, and like a serious institution are doing it in the right order
- Bayern have started approaching Alonso (their top target), and have shortlisted their top 3 candidates

Meanwhile fatty bozo is 'not in a hurry' as eliminating PSG might change Xavi's mind :lol:
as if the question is Xavi's mind and not whether Xavi is suitable for the role (evidence from 2.5 years) to begin with:mad:
 
Joan

Joan

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khaled_a_d said:
We can do it from time to time when we want it.
Robert Fernandez actually did that in many of our transfers, it was mostly leaked from other clubs. That was until Neymar left and he was undermined.
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Yeah but that happened like a million years ago and under a different administration.

Laporta's board hasn't been great (putting it mildly) at keeping things for themselves. So if all of a sudden it happens, I'm gonna be pleasantly surprised (putting it mildly once again).
 
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