Luis Enrique

[footyfan]

Have we ever had a harder season than this is terms of the opposition we faced?

It really should be taken into consideration when accounting for the incredible job Lucho has done.

2009 was pretty difficult. Lyon, Bayern, Chelsea is as difficult, if not more, as Man City, PSG and Bayern - especially given the injury-hit state in which Barca faced PSG and Bayern. The final against Man Utd will also arguably be as difficult as Real/Juve.

In the Copa also the competition was similar.

 

[Ghostmaster]

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Goal difference in last 7 matches 25-0

 

[Barcaman]

Lucho breaking records in a season noone expected it

Btw. We are close to overtaking Real in all-time trophies list (all domestic, european and intercontinental competitions)

 

[Leo_Messi]

Lucho breaking records in a season noone expected it

Btw. We are close to overtaking Real in all-time trophies list (all domestic, european and intercontinental competitions)

We have already done that. It was done under Pep's tenure. We have won 81 official trophies while RM have won 79 official trophies.

 

[Barcaman]

Yes, but then fell behind again.

 

[Leo_Messi]

Yes, but then fell behind again.

No. We have won 81 official titles to RM's 79 as of May 2015.

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Goal difference in last 7 matches 25-0

Impressive.

 

[Alik]

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Goal difference in last 7 matches 25-0

Would be cool if we kept a clean sheet vs Bayern again. Even a 1-0.

 

[Xtroverto]

2009 was pretty difficult. Lyon, Bayern, Chelsea is as difficult, if not more, as Man City, PSG and Bayern - especially given the injury-hit state in which Barca faced PSG and Bayern. The final against Man Utd will also arguably be as difficult as Real/Juve.

In the Copa also the competition was similar.

Nah, the opposition this season is a lot thougher, Lyon was not half the team it was just a few years earlier and Bayern was a joke under Jurgen Klinsmann, Chelsea and United were the only really though opposition we faced that season,

 

[Science Kid]

Nah, the opposition this season is a lot thougher, Lyon was not half the team it was just a few years earlier and Bayern was a joke under Jurgen Klinsmann, Chelsea and United were the only really though opposition we faced that season,

Plus we didn't even beat Chelsea.

 

[raki]

2009 was pretty difficult. Lyon, Bayern, Chelsea is as difficult, if not more, as Man City, PSG and Bayern - especially given the injury-hit state in which Barca faced PSG and Bayern. The final against Man Utd will also arguably be as difficult as Real/Juve.

In the Copa also the competition was similar.

No way. Lyon was a shamble compared to the team they were until 2007. Bayern was average comparing to the current team. Chelsea and United were powerfull.

A detail: this season we won every game. home and away. In that season we drew at chelsea, lyon and bayern.

Much more impressive this season so far.

 

[Bran the Greenseer]

I really hope we don't mess up in the final if we reach there, I just don't want this feeling of inevitability to let us down in the last moment as now we are down to what? 5 games? 4 if you count the fact that one of the liga games is a throw away essentially.

 

[skn02]

Lucho must stay next season, no matter what. He must stay, and please stay. There's nobody in this world that could've done better than lucho, even if pep is available, I will probably still go with lucho.

 

[Stric]

Lucho must stay next season, no matter what. He must stay, and please stay. There's nobody in this world that could've done better than lucho, even if pep is available, I will probably still go with lucho.

I hope you're not serious. Lucho has done well and he deserves the credit, but let's not pretend that he has magic skills and knowledge that no other manager in the world does. He's a beginner coach. And that doesn't mean he can't work well and be successful.

And I like to think that these absolutely incredible players also have something to do with it.

 

[KingMessi]

Lucho may not be an elite coach. However he, Unzue, and their coaching staff, as a unit, are, IMO, the best in the world this season.

 

[Bran the Greenseer]

Given the circumstances I don't think Pep would have been able to acheive what Lucho has with the players available. His style doesn't suit the current team . If Pep were here we'd have gotten Kroos/Thiago instead of Rakitic though and that'd probably give him the team he needed to achieve the same results.