Since January 27, Barcelona has had 6 wins and 2 draws in 8 gamesโ20 points out of a possible 24 points in the pocket. This is the performance of Barcelona in La Liga. At the same time, Barcelona has also reached the quarterfinals of the last sixteen of the Champions League. Reason for counting from the last week of Januaryโthat’s when Xavi Hernandez announced he was leaving the club at the end of the season. Two months have passed since the announcement of Xavi’s resignation, but there is still no visible progress in finalizing his successor at Barcelona.
Many believe that the Barcelona board will ask Xavi to stay for another year. In an interview with Mundo Deportivo, Juan Laporta, the president of Barcelona, made additional allusions. But so far, there has been no positive sign of an offer or Xavi continuing in charge next season. Barcelona’s respective departments therefore have to continue the search for a new coach.
Spanish media outlet Mundo Deportivo reported that Barcelona’s list of potential coaches has now narrowed. The top name among them is Luis Enrique. This former Barcelona coach is now in charge of PSG. He will come to the Barca field with the team to play the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on April 16. The 53-year-old Enrique has a year left on his PSG contract. Still, if Barcelona wants to give anyone the responsibility they want in Xavi’s absence, it’s Enrique. As a former player and coach, he knows this club very well. The culture of Barcelona, the young footballers, and the style of playโnothing will be new to Enrique.
But many times, a new plan and a new face are needed to turn things around. Barcelona could coach Hansi Flick in the interim if they felt that he was more important. The former coach of Bayern Munich and Germany is now unemployed. He is also interested in becoming the coach of Barcelona. Flick’s agent, Pini Zahavi, is also a good friend of Barcelona President Laporta. Most importantly, Flick’s success for Bayern Munich (7 trophies in 2 seasons) made the Barcelona board interested in Flick.
The way the team has performed since the announcement of Xavi’s departure suggests that something better could happen.
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