The club's legendary midfielder has announced he will walk away at the end of the season amid mounting pressure following a disappointing run of results
The dumbest thing is... who will replace him? No one better is going to want to touch the club with a 10-foot pole, not that a “better” manager is any guarantee of success. And Barça likely can’t afford a better one, anyway. The board, media, and vocal parts of fanbase have all shot themselves in the foot completely.
I think we’ll ultimately see Rafa Marquez promoted from Barça B -- even less experienced than Xavi and with less cachet as a club legend -- to run this hamster wheel all over again.
The dumbest thing is... who will replace him? No one better is going to want to touch the club with a 10-foot pole, not that a “better” manager is any guarantee of success. And Barça likely can’t afford a better one, anyway. The board, media, and vocal parts of fanbase have all shot themselves in the foot completely.
I think we’ll ultimately see Rafa Marquez promoted from Barça B -- even less experienced than Xavi and with less cachet as a club legend -- to run this hamster wheel all over again.