Tata Martino is about to leave, Barca prepares to appoint Luis Enrique as replacement

Last night, Barca's sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta had a meeting lasting more than 3 hours with former Barca midfielder Luis Enrique at his home in Gava to negotiate Barca's signing of Luis Enrique to lead the team to replace Tata Martino from next season.

Also participating in this meeting were Mr. Zubizarreta's assistants, Narcís Julià and Albert Valentí. The two sides discussed the work plan of the Celta Vigo coach from now on, with special attention paid to the transfers that Barca need to make this summer.

The first two changes at Barca are the coach and goalkeeper positions. Tata Martino announced his departure on May 4. For the goalkeeper position, Ter Stegen also announced his departure from Borussia Dortmund and is expected to announce his decision to go to Camp Nou in the coming days. Tata Martino's adventure at Camp Nou only lasted one season.

There have been many things that have gone wrong for him this season. Tactically, he has not created anything new. The decision to use Xavi, Iniesta and Cesc in the starting lineup at the same time has not been effective. He is torn between continuing to play attacking football with the familiar 4-3-3 formation or playing counter-attacks and letting Rayo Vallecano have more possession than Barca.

Martino’s “crimes” are not over yet. He failed to make Barca’s style of play more effective, failed to handle some difficult matches, and failed to motivate his players at key moments of the season. Three consecutive defeats against Granada, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid put an end to his adventure at Camp Nou.

Barca leaders believe that Mr. Martino cannot direct a personnel revolution at Camp Nou at this time.

The replacement was Luis Enrique. He showed after the defeat to Roma that he has the qualities and personality to lead a big team. He has the advantage of having a deep understanding of Barca and the environment at Camp Nou, having played for the club for 8 seasons. Although still under contract with Celta Vigo, Luis Enrique had no difficulty leaving the team.

According to Thethaovanhoa.vn