The general consensus seems to be that Tata's time here at the club, is coming to an end. There's a lot of names flying around, but no obvious choice to a successor. Who would you pick to lead this team forward?
Imo we need an imposing figure, a personalty who has a real and strong ability to make himself respected and trusted by the huge players Barca has. A good tactician and motivator ain't enough for the job from my point of view.
Martinez would be the boldest choice. He's Catalan and he has produced some quality football teams on a shoe-string budget. There's a lot of politics involved with a job like Barca's though.
Lucho is the safest choice and probably the right choice. He'll come in and automatically demand respect. Anybody who ever watched the man play knows he won't be disrespected or told what to do. I really like what he did with Barcelona B and he does have Celta over-achieving this year, they are playing really good attacking-football as well.
I like Paco Jemez too but this job isn't for him at all.
I think that whoever comes in as manager this summer needs to be either:
a) A club legend
b) An established manager with an extensive pedigree
This way, the manager can demand respect from his players and he'd be less inclined to become a yesman for the board.
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