Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has confirmed that he will be leaving the Blaugrana at the end of the current 2011/2012 season. Guardiola, the most successful coach in Barcelona history, parts company with FCB after winning 13 trophies out of 16 ( 13 may become 14 if Barcelona win their upcoming Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao) in his four season long stint with the club.
The 38 year old Guardiola took over as Barca manager in the summer of 2008 and immediately lead them to a league, Cup and Champions League treble. In his four years at the club, Barca have won the Champions League on two occasions and have reached the semifinals all four times. He also presided over two famous 6-2 and 5-0 wins over Real Madrid and has won all possible trophies with the Blaugrana, including the Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Guardiola, a product of Barca’s famed youth system and a FCB player himself ( he was part of Johan Cryuff’s dream team), made the announcement at an afternoon press conference at the Nou Camp today after a difficult week that saw Barca lose to Real Madrid in the league and suffer a Champions League exit at the hands of Chelsea.
Barca president Sandro Rossell has confirmed that Pep’s assistant Tito Vilanova will take over the reigns for him beginning the 2012/13 season. That puts a rest to the rumours floating that the likes of Arsene Wenger, Andre Villas-Boas and Luis Enrique were in line to replace him.
Exceptionally good manager
Ought to return to football coaching one day
HE SHOULD GO HIDE AND NEVER RETURN !! WHY WOULD YOU QUIT NOW ? JUST CAUSE YOU LOST A GAME ?
HE IS A QUITTER AND I DONT LIKE HIS ATTITUDE !!
OR MAYBE THEY FIRED HIS SORRY ASS AND THIS IS THE WAY HE WANTS TO KEEP HIS RESPECT …
NASTY ATTITUDE USELESS PERSON GO HIDE
What a quitter !
just cause you lose you quit ?
sad person
Am not sure if Pep is secretely fired or he has no courage of accepting defeats,its simple to say what this is all about.
If he accepts any contract else where we can then conclude Pep is betrayed by the catalans and contrarily if the successfull coach seats at home then its a shame to say this man is a failure…we are watching
plz dont do pep , we need u wit barca
the greatest coach…much better than that person at real madrid.
Guardiola: The Improver of a Model (the most Beautiful One and one of the most Effective ones)
Just another Quitter ..haha a great coach would not take this defeat so badly …
and if he was secretly fired .. well the whole organization is wack ! because it is not his fault that messi missed the penalty kick
He explained clearly and earnestly his reasons for leaving. All the best Pep. Thanks for taking football to new heights.
FC Barça Will neva be the same again.
It’s all about the mula!!That russian mobster made him an offer he couldn’t refuse! He’ll be Chesea’s new coach!
All you saying hes a quitter shut up! He gave so much to Barca and now you call him a quitter. Just shut your mouth NO RESPECT! THANKS PEP!!
He should stay and compete now that spanish league is becoming more competitive. Winners don’t give up when they lose. I hope pep is not scared of competing.
He quits the club for reasons! He’s got a feeling that Barcelona is going to down the hill, so he decides to leave the club before it ruins his name.
I think he has try for Barcelona but he did not suppose to leave like that thank you so much Pep we love you all
fools nd ignorant sentimental hudlums. Pep gave an imeasureable lot 2 Barca as d youngst coach of d club. kudos man Pep u re a hero u nid rest. let real hungry men say wotever they want. u remain gr8t n beter than dat basket mouth at madrid.. semper!
what made to such good team
coach guardiola is better than the best as far as futbol is concerned. he made us proud by taking soccer to the next level. so no qualms 4 his leaving cos he left a legacy. lots of luv to a gr8t coach. one luv Barca!