Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Luftstalag14
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Did Dortmund really offer him a job? I find that hard to believe.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Spanishpaper AS has reported, dont know how value it is. They said he refused as he said he would only leave al saad for barca.
Luftstalag14
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Hmmm, still don't buy it. It's hard for me to fathom Dortmund would hire someone who doesn't speak German and has no experience in Europe. Would have been awesome if they did and he accepted it though. I really want to see how Xavi fares in Europe.
FCBarca
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Laporta is a cule first, lawyer & politician a close 2nd - the narrative will be that Xavi will be the Barca coach, just not now. One way of pitching it is to ensure there is no undermining the continuity of the coach, Koeman. You talk how expensive it is to cut Koeman and you enter into a bitter financial dispute to get paid while creating tension in his 1st transfer market at a crucial moment for the club
There's no joke, just undermining what Xavi has achieved. Similar jibes were made at Pep's appointment in '08 when he had only coached a 4th division side to promotion the year before. In no profession is it a position of strength to take a step down after thriving, Xavi is no different even in Qatar. The proof is on the pitch and you can see that team looks like a Barca/Cruyff team
fergus90
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I really doubt he got offered the Dortmund gig. They’ve never had a Spanish manager in their history and they employed Marco Rose who was highly sought after in Germany and has proven himself in the Bundesliga.
Sounds like Spanish newspaper BS to me.
Birdy
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Again the same faulty analogy, that people make out into a gold standard.
We don't know if Xavi is even remotely capable of what Pep is as a coach. Reality does not work by analogy.
Plus, you disregard the football landscape:
'08 is 13 years back and football was different back then,
back then there were not so many established, proven, WC coaches out there that could play attacking-minded, possession-oriented football, like there are today
Even the analogy as an analogy is not firm when the surroundings are different
I don't give a flying fuck if a Qatari team can play the Cruyff way.
It's not only levels below European football, it's universes below.
The Observer
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Barca's current coach got sacked by Valencia (relegation zone in La Liga, dead last in CL groups), got sacked by Alkmaar after losing 50 % of the games in the first half of the season, got sacked by Everton after spending 150 million pounds to end up in the relegation zone and achieved the worst league position with Barca in more than a decade against 2 declining Madrid clubs with a Messi that is still scoring 30+ goals a season.
The Barca coach before this one got booed out of the stadium by Betis fans.
BUT the midfield maestro behind a World Cup and 6 European final victories who is at the club singe age 11 must pass special scrutiny and first coach 17 year olds in Segunda B to prove himself worthy. Like Zidane did at Castilla without having a coaching license.
This forum man. This forum ...
The Barca coach before this one got booed out of the stadium by Betis fans.
BUT the midfield maestro behind a World Cup and 6 European final victories who is at the club singe age 11 must pass special scrutiny and first coach 17 year olds in Segunda B to prove himself worthy. Like Zidane did at Castilla without having a coaching license.
This forum man. This forum ...
fergus90
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Not just this forum, see it all over Twitter too. The lack of respect for Xavi in general is quite staggering.
Birdy
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Status as a player does not guarantee anything about coaching abilities.
Just look at Pirlo, Lampard, and countless others.
This narrow-minded idealism of yours is eating the club from inside.
We want the best coach for Barca. We want to be a top team again.
You want to live in a nostalgia bubble.
He asked for it with his entitled and arrogant behavior
There's no harm in people wanting to see what Xavi can do in Europe, even if it is a lower league team.
He is currently coaching where other coaches and players go to retire. I don't see that as the ideal place to develop to become a top level coach.
Of course, that is also not saying that he can't jump from Qatar and be a success.
He is currently coaching where other coaches and players go to retire. I don't see that as the ideal place to develop to become a top level coach.
Of course, that is also not saying that he can't jump from Qatar and be a success.
Marshall D Teach
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His lack of experience is not something I have a problem with. I'd be fine with him coming in right now if the seniors were no longer at the club.
khaled_a_d
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So, you want us to repeat those mistakes? Get a coach whose team in Qatar was hesitant to renew after another underachieving season in Asian cup?
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