Who should be Barça's next coach after Lucho?

[Barcilliant]

Looks like we might be reaching a conclusion to this

Valverde has told Athletic he's leaving and could be close to joining us

Shows the lack of vision this board has.

I would love for Messi to step in and take charge and tell the board what he feels.

Sampaoli would be a risk but I'd take it.

 

[KiX7777]

No trophies next season then.

 

[Devils]

A lot of English media are linking Valverde to Arsenal, so that's a possibility as well.

If we do get Valverde, we're going to have to back him and give him a chance. There really isn't a 'great' manager available who we could get so whoever the appointment is, Valverde or whoever, there will be big questions surrounding them.

 

[Barcaman]

Basques are on self-motivation mode, it's in their blood. He'll have a tough job here provoking that hunger.

 

[gasgas]

Mediocre at best

 

[Ghostmaster]

I wouldn't be so pessimistic about Valverde, unlike Unzue he is very experienced manager, not to mention that our team would improve drastically if Gomes, Mathieu and Arda are sold, idiotic rotations stops and we reinforce the team with new CM, RB and CB (Robert got this).

 

[Gaudi]

Valverde is maybe an ok coach but with no real authority or results...I really don't understand our obsession with "creating" coaches. We should focus on creating players or great youth scouting and hire the top coaches only. For god sake we are BARCA!

 

[BarçaBarça]

No trophies next season then.

How can you be sure? This season we play some of our worst during in recent years, and yet (6 games not far from ending of the season) we still compete for the league. Nothing is lost yet, despite Enrique having no clue about tactics this season, and playing shit players like Gomes in 40 games. Next season RM can't hold on to their super-squad, as Isco, James, Morata has run out of patience and Pepe will leave as well. This year, if they win, it is because of strength on the bench, and next year our bench will be better.

A new coach can bring new ideas and hope to the players - Valverde will not play like Enrique we know that, and that in itself will fix a lot.

Only way I can see the team continuing to be clueless, is if Unze takes over and does the same things as Enrique, and favours the same bad players. I really don't want Unze - he is not experienced and has proved absolutely nothing by being assistant manager. I'm realistic and think Valverde is a fine choice, not a certain disaster.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Valverde is maybe an ok coach but with no real authority or results...I really don't understand our obsession with "creating" coaches. We should focus on creating players or great youth scouting and hire the top coaches only. For god sake we are BARCA!

We aren't creating coach with Valverde,he has a decade and half of experience. succeeded in every club he worked at that isn't from the Valencian Community
There wasn't complains about his lack of authority,he makes teams plays his football,his clubs usually makes the right deals,he use youth and trust his academy,he plays 4-3-3 but more in form of 4-2-1-3 which is seem to be the ideal game plan going forward with Messi turning into AM.
And for the record,it was coaches who weren't relatively unproven who won us CL.

Is Valverde the right choice?will he make us better? I have absoultly no idea,but the fact remains that the top name available in the market are Blanc. He himself isn't top coach. After that you get coach who had some sort of success with lots of questions marks.
Tuschel who really didn't achieve anything at top level,Jardim although by the end of the year he would probably achieve something for his team and Sampaoli who isn't capable of keeping his team playing at good level for a full season and more suited for NT coaching. same can be said about other Liga coaches and Sarri

I honestly can't blame the board that much, if there was available top coach I thing they might have gone for him but there isn't. All under contract and settled in their clubs. It is normal that if they are taking a risk they will do it with someone they are familiar with,has Barca DNA (which we keep bragging about) and of those coaches Valverde seem the best tbf,the others are the like of Unzue,Koeman,Eusebio and Gerard Lopez.

 

[DonAK]

If Valverde reject us, then we're in trouble as it might mean Unzue will become our coach.

I don't mind Valverde, although Oscar Garcia definitely is the more exciting option, if he even is an option.

If Wenger leaves, Arsenal might want him, and Sevilla linked to him too. For those who don't know, we tried to hire him in 2013 and he was one of the two options in 2014 along with Lucho. Florentino also approached him before he appointed Benitez instead.

So he's rejected us in 2013, most likely also in 2014, and also rejected an offer from Real Madrid.

Don't think there's a guarantee that he will accept an offer from us this time either. He seem very interested in managing in England.

 

[Devils]

The good thing about Valverde is that he is actually a very experienced manager. More than double the experience that our last 3 managers had combined. He has definitely earned his opportunity to manage a big club. It's just a matter of whether he will succeed or not.

Just have to hope he turns out to be an Allegri for us as opposed to a Moyes.

 

[DonAndres]

Van Bronckhorst has been name-dropped in the media as well as a potential option on the shortlist. If Valverde rejects and Unzue gets ruled out, maybe Oscar Garcia and Van Bronckhorst are actually amongst the next group of options.

 

[TornAndFrayed]

Still think short, balding coaches are the way to go. Unrealistic at this point I know...

Sampaoli or Jardim. I couldn't care less if Sevilla is struggling these days.

 

[Barcilliant]

Van Bronckhorst has been name-dropped in the media as well as a potential option on the shortlist. If Valverde rejects and Unzue gets ruled out, maybe Oscar Garcia and Van Bronckhorst are actually amongst the next group of options.

Lol. I heard Conte is in the mix too but that sounds like bullshit.

We aren't creating coach with Valverde,he has a decade and half of experience. succeeded in every club he worked at that isn't from the Valencian Community
There wasn't complains about his lack of authority,he makes teams plays his football,his clubs usually makes the right deals,he use youth and trust his academy,he plays 4-3-3 but more in form of 4-2-1-3 which is seem to be the ideal game plan going forward with Messi turning into AM.
And for the record,it was coaches who weren't relatively unproven who won us CL.

Is Valverde the right choice?will he make us better? I have absoultly no idea,but the fact remains that the top name available in the market are Blanc. He himself isn't top coach. After that you get coach who had some sort of success with lots of questions marks.
Tuschel who really didn't achieve anything at top level,Jardim although by the end of the year he would probably achieve something for his team and Sampaoli who isn't capable of keeping his team playing at good level for a full season and more suited for NT coaching. same can be said about other Liga coaches and Sarri

I honestly can't blame the board that much, if there was available top coach I thing they might have gone for him but there isn't. All under contract and settled in their clubs. It is normal that if they are taking a risk they will do it with someone they are familiar with,has Barca DNA (which we keep bragging about) and of those coaches Valverde seem the best tbf,the others are the like of Unzue,Koeman,Eusebio and Gerard Lopez.

Well the situation is different now.

We have the best player of all time and he has a max of 3-4 years left. Good ones that is. When Pep was hired most of our players were at their peak or approaching it.

The situation is much different now. The coach has to make the best of our aging golden generation AND keep one eye on the future. That's a tall order for any coach.

How can you be sure? This season we play some of our worst during in recent years, and yet (6 games not far from ending of the season) we still compete for the league. Nothing is lost yet, despite Enrique having no clue about tactics this season, and playing shit players like Gomes in 40 games. Next season RM can't hold on to their super-squad, as Isco, James, Morata has run out of patience and Pepe will leave as well. This year, if they win, it is because of strength on the bench, and next year our bench will be better.

A new coach can bring new ideas and hope to the players - Valverde will not play like Enrique we know that, and that in itself will fix a lot.

Only way I can see the team continuing to be clueless, is if Unze takes over and does the same things as Enrique, and favours the same bad players. I really don't want Unze - he is not experienced and has proved absolutely nothing by being assistant manager. I'm realistic and think Valverde is a fine choice, not a certain disaster.

A competent coach is what we need. Even in Tatas season we completed to the last and our squad was weaker then.

The good thing about Valverde is that he is actually a very experienced manager. More than double the experience that our last 3 managers had combined. He has definitely earned his opportunity to manage a big club. It's just a matter of whether he will succeed or not.

Just have to hope he turns out to be an Allegri for us as opposed to a Moyes.

He is a solid, experienced coach but will he bring something new to the table? I've watched Bilbao a number of times and I've yet to see Valverde do something innovative.

This new manager appointment is crucial because we are going into a transition period. If the board fuck up and appoint a Muppet we will see the same old next season.

 

[Windhook]

Valverde no doubt is an experienced manager, but I'm disgusted by Athletic Bilbao's defensive style of play. All in all it's a bad copy of Diego Simeone's spirited football. The only great thing about Bilbao squad is the black pearl Inaki Williams who is developing into a great forward. Also we already had a manager of Valverde's type - Tata Martino, who reportedly by the media, clashed with Xavi about Barca's possessional football.

I voted for Sampaoli, but obviously he is too nervous and aggressive on the sidelines, I have no idea how it will affect players like Pique, Messi, Suarez, Busquets, not to mention the young ones. On the other hand the Argentine is the only manager to have won a major trophy. Valverde and Eusebio have none, Koeman did well in Holland, but that disastrous season back in 2009 at the helm of Valencia C.F. is still fresh in supporters' minds.

All in all I'm waiting for the day when Xavi returns to F.C. Barcelona as manager.