Pep Guardiola Can Manage Barcelona Again – Pique

Ex Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique has come out to say that he believes Pep Guardiola could return to Barca in the nearest future. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, only specific kinds of managers can manage a club like Barcelona, and Pep Guardiola is definitely in the class of coaches that those at Barca will be looking at.

Pique added that Pep surely understands the way the Spanish club plays, so he would get the job done like he did in the past.

His words, “To manage Barça you need to be a specific type of coach and to understand the way Barça play, so the options are much less. The obvious ones are [Pep] Guardiola, because he had his past here, and he is the best coach right now, and [Arsenal’s Mikel] Arteta. He would be a good one also. He understands Barcelona and played for Barça in the past.

You would have to ask him. I still speak to him sometimes. I am sure he and Barcelona people would love to see him back.”

WOW.

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona.

There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as “The Classic” (El Clásico).

From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities. The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians, seen by one author as a re-enactment of the Spanish Civil War. Over the years, the head-to-head record between the two clubs is 102 victories for Madrid, 100 victories for Barcelona, and 52 draws.