Quique Setien

Alik said:

There is another candidate. Jordi Roche. He has Rosell's support.

Jordi Roche's profile:
"Jordi Roche has made quite a career in football offices, but never linked with Barca. In 2001 he took the presidency of Girona, in a mandate that extended in 2005 when he jumped to the leadership of the Catalan Football Federation. His link with Barca comes mainly from his friendship with Sandro Rosell. Both in 2010 with Rosell and in 2015 with Bartomeu he had the opportunity to enter the board of directors. In both cases, he refused that option."

https://www.culemania.com/palco/quien-es-jordi-roche_339708_102.html

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DonAK said:

He's still undecided on whether he want to run from what I've read.

I think Xavi openly being with Font have the edge still, and there might be a few more ex-players endorsing him.

As long as Rosell doesn't run I'm okay, because some polls have shown he'd be the overwhelming favorite if he returns. So far he's said he's done with it and even promised his mom he'll never run again

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DonAK said:

When this guy claims they're playing great football that's good enough to win the CL and Messi comes out saying he's wrong and they have to play much better then well....I don't know.

I hope Setien isn't as clueless and blind as some of his comments have suggested.

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serghei said:

Messi was wrong to publicly say that. The reality is that he's not good captain material. Glad Setien called him on that.

When did Setien say they're playing great football? Didn't Sarabia, his assistant, go under fire in the media for being pissed at the players, just before the lockdown?

They know what's wrong with the team, they just don't have the power to change things drastically. Because the things they would have to do would be extremely unpopular. That sort of power is usually handed to tier 1 managers.

This team doesn't have the legs to compete against the best physically. That's because everything in the team is done around Messi, Suarez, Pique and the rest of the veterans, who, let's face it, are slow and past it at a certain level. No hattricks against Leganes will change that.

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serghei said:

Messi was wrong to publicly say that. The reality is that he's not good captain material. Glad Setien called him on that.

When did Setien say they're playing great football? Didn't Sarabia, his assistant, go under fire in the media for being pissed at the players, just before the lockdown?

They know what's wrong with the team, they just don't have the power to change things drastically. Because the things they would have to do would be extremely unpopular. That sort of power is usually handed to tier 1 managers.

This team doesn't have the legs to compete against the best physically. That's because everything in the team is done around Messi, Suarez, Pique and the rest of the veterans, who, let's face it, are slow and past it at a certain level. No hattricks against Leganes will change that.

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Richard.H said:

It's a very tough job for Setien. He basically has to keep the amigos happy, but his history shows that he will go against the grain if he doesn't like something. I predict his departure would be due to a big disagreement with the locker room, not due to lack of trophies/bad playing style.

The best we can hope for is La Liga+CDR for the next three-four years (until all amigos are gone). CL would be a massive stretch, and a huge achievement for this aging squad.

An alternative solution is that Setien somehow manages to break up the amigos (with the backing of a new president perhaps) and we get a massive squad overhaul. Very unlikely I would say even with a new president.

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Horatio said:

Where did Setien call him out on it?

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Richard.H said:

It's a very tough job for Setien. He basically has to keep the amigos happy, but his history shows that he will go against the grain if he doesn't like something. I predict his departure would be due to a big disagreement with the locker room, not due to lack of trophies/bad playing style.

The best we can hope for is La Liga+CDR for the next three-four years (until all amigos are gone). CL would be a massive stretch, and a huge achievement for this aging squad.

An alternative solution is that Setien somehow manages to break up the amigos (with the backing of a new president perhaps) and we get a massive squad overhaul. Very unlikely I would say even with a new president.

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