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Quique Setién, in the position of head coach of the Catalan big club, has not yet won even twenty competitive matches and there is already speculation about his dismissal. The involvement of the 61-year-old strategist brought with it distrust from many fans and experts from the very beginning, but the unsatisfactory performance together with the behind-the-scenes disputes of the first team also brought numerous doubts to the heads of the presidency.
At Camp Nou they certainly remember as well better season. Setien’s predecessors Ernest Valverdemu were blamed after the autumn part unconvincing results a indistinct game expression, which makes it final it cost a place. With the like drastic step no one counted. When Barcelona contacted its legends Ronald Coeman whose Xavi, she only got it thanks a rejection of an attractive offer.
The leadership of the world-famous organization therefore had to turn to alternative option. Quique Setién celebrated in the past coaching successes especially in lower Spanish competitions. As far as First division, so the former midfielder of Atlétika Madrid had experience only in four seasons. Between 2015 and 2017, he coached Las palmas and the next two years Real Betisthan him after last season in Andalusia contract expired.
Barce especially liked his philosophical approach to footballresembling the Blaugranas icon Johan Cruyff. However, it seems that his chair is not warming up much on the shores of the Mediterranean. For competitive balance 11-3-3 no coach of the average Spanish team would have to be ashamed at all, it was those six losses that may cost the Catalan trophy.
With the team dropped out of the Copa del Rey and in the opening round of the Champions League, he drew only with his ears frayed 1: 1 in Naples. That in itself would not have been a horror scenario if Barcelona did not significantly distance the league title. Due to loses to Real Madrid a draws against Seville and Celta Vigo already with two-point deficit on the forehead he does not have the situation in his hands.
Po sharp exchanges of views in the cabin, which gradually come to the surface, ran to the club boss Josepu Mariu Bartomeovi patience. He’s going with Setien terminate the contract originally valid until June 2022 before the beginning of the next year.
Journalist Rubén Uríawho works for Goal Spain a mediated the whole behind the scenes, also said that Barca is most likely in the summer he will try to bring his former player Xavi again. In addition to the Qatari coach Al-Sadd, a B-team coach is also considered as a backup solution. Garcia Pepper.
Vojt? Ch Olšr / onefootball.com, fotbalportal.cz
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