live it on May 27th. After the Champions League and King's Cup suffered heavy losses, Barcelona is going through a turbulent moment, and the coach Valverde has become the center of discussion. Although he has just renewed his contract with Barcelona for a year, and the club president and players have expressed their support for him, most fans do not want him to continue coaching. "Daily Sports Daily" took stock of several potential candidates for Barcelona's new coach.
Under Valverde, although Barca won the league title by a considerable margin for the second year in a row, it could not make up for the wounds caused by two consecutive years of reversal in the Champions League. And this time, the loss of the Copa del Rey and the double crown made Barcelona another blow. There was clearly something wrong with the team, from the club's management to some players (except for a few players including Messi, , Ter Stegen and Pique) have suffered huge doubts.
If Valverde can't lead Barcelona forward, who will be his successor? It's not easy to find a competent coach, and many of the right candidates have contracts. Considering that the new coach must suit Barcelona's style, the selection of objects is even more limited. Here are some potential candidates:
- ten Hag
Ten Hag, 49, has helped Ajax return to glory, they have won this season's double, especially in the Champions League. performance, from the group stage all the way to the semi-finals. Ten Hag's Ajax reminded many fans of the dream team of Pep Guardiola, whose teamwork and possession were in line with Barça's football philosophy, especially speed. In fact, Ten Hag was the coach of the Bayern B team for two years under Guardiola.
De Jong, who has been signed by Barcelona, and De Ligt, who has been linked with Barcelona, are Ten Hag's two most important players at Ajax. Ten Hag's contract with Ajax expires in June 2020.
- Koeman
Another candidate with a similar but different situation to Ten Hag is Ronald Koeman (56). Although Koeman is not Cruyff's most orthodox disciple, he is a Champions League hero during Cruyff's dream team. In addition, Koeman has also learned a lot from another Cruyff believer, Van Gaal , who once served as Van Gaal's assistant.
However, Koeman is currently the head coach of Dutch national team , and his contract does not expire until 2022. Koeman has lifted the Dutch national team out of a multi-year slump and will lead the Netherlands to the first UEFA Nations League final in early June.
- Roberto Martinez
The 45-year-old Martinez has been the head coach of the Belgium national team since 2016, and he has achieved a series of outstanding results, leading Belgium to third place in the 2018 World Cup. Last year, he once became the coach selection target of Real Madrid , but his contract with the Belgian national team expires in June 2020, which is also an obstacle for Barcelona to sign him.
In addition, years of experience in the Premier League (Wigan and Everton ) have allowed Martinez to form his own football philosophy, which is somewhat different from Barcelona's tradition, and fans believe that the teams he has coached are not the same. Famous for beautiful football.
—— Blanco
Blanco is one of the excellent coaches currently in free agency, and has been regarded as a candidate many times when Barcelona was in crisis. Blanco, 53, has coached clubs such as France national team , Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain. As a player, he had a brief Barcelona experience and spent most of his career in the Premier League. When
coached Paris, his team suffered many setbacks in the Champions League. He has a coaching philosophy that advocates attacking and likes to control the ball. After the departure of Betis coach Setien , some Sevilla media reported that Blanco became a candidate for Betis' new coach.
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