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  • Pep to leave Barcelona. Sad day for the Catalans. But respectable. This is like the legit version of what happened with Urban Meyer. He's just exhausted by the ludicrous expectations he has created in the team and needs a year off. May very well come back to Barca. Would be tough though.

    This man has lead Barcelona to what will maybe never be matched dominance over the last 4 years.

    Pep Guardiola to part company with Barcelona - reports - ESPN Soccernet

    Pep Guardiola is set to part company with Barcelona at the end of the season, according to reports on Thursday evening.

    soccernet.espn.go.com

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  • fsufsu said...

    Pep to leave Barcelona. Sad day for the Catalans. But respectable. This is like the legit version of what happened with Urban Meyer. He's just exhausted by the ludicrous expectations he has created in the team and needs a year off. May very well come back to Barca. Would be tough though.

    This man has lead Barcelona to what will maybe never be matched dominance over the last 4 years.

    signcurse it was inevitable, I just wish he could have held off for a couple more years.

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  • Dude was just clean. I wish I had a wardrobe like him.

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  • BamaLivesFootba said...

    Dude was just clean. I wish I had a wardrobe like him.

    I second this..
    Anybody? Any word on who replaces Pep?

    This post was edited by weGO on 4/26/2012 at 2:52 PM

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  • weGOweGOWDE said...

    I second this.. Anybody? Any word on who replaces Pep?

    I can't think of anyone else other than Bielsa. I don't know anyone else who coaches possession football better.

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  • Now its time for messi to leave. Make him join a real league unlike shjtliga so he's exposed for the fraud that he is

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    Status

  • Go Blue Ranger said...

    I can't think of anyone else other than Bielsa. I don't know anyone else who coaches possession football better.

    From the Spanish newspapers they seem confident they will get Bielsa.

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  • Only thing about going after Bielsa is that Bilbao is a people group just like the Catalans. Atletic Bilbao do their very darndest to only ever sign and have Basque born players on the team and at coach. That said, if you get the call from Barca there is no 2nd thought. You simply have to figure out how you will word your apology letter to the people and fans of Bilbao.

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  • Status said...

    Now its time for messi to leave. Make him join a real league unlike shjtliga so he's exposed for the fraud that he is

    You're a truly worthless poster and are lucky this board is horribly moderated in terms of how they handle purposely worthless posters like yourself.

    This post was edited by fsufsu on 4/26/2012 at 3:44 PM

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  • Anyone else think this was backdoor "nudge" by the board of directors there to get Pep out because of Real's and Mourinho's success?

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  • FSU3456 said...

    Anyone else think this was backdoor "nudge" by the board of directors there to get Pep out because of Real's and Mourinho's success?

    What success? After Barca reigns over all of Spain and Europe for 4 years Real takes back La Liga for one season...............

    Madrid's redemptive season fell flat on it's face yesterday. They accomplished little. Suggesting they nudged Pep out for that is as dumb as Status' post.

    This post was edited by fsufsu on 4/26/2012 at 3:45 PM

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  • fsufsu said...

    What success? After Barca reigns over all of Spain and Europe for 4 years Real takes back La Liga for one season...............

    Madrid's redemptive season fell flat on it's face yesterday. They accomplished little. Suggesting they nudged Pep out for that is as dumb as Status' post.

    Hey. We agree for once. thumbsup

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  • FSU3456 said...

    Anyone else think this was backdoor "nudge" by the board of directors there to get Pep out because of Real's and Mourinho's success?

    lol no. there were rumors of doing this to Mourinho if he didn't finally get some results this year, not the other way around. Barca have owned Madrid for the past decade, especially since Pep has been under control.

    This post was edited by Canadianhorn on 4/26/2012 at 3:48 PM

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  • fsufsu said...

    What success? After Barca reigns over all of Spain and Europe for 4 years Real takes back La Liga for one season...............

    Madrid's redemptive season fell flat on it's face yesterday. They accomplished little. Suggesting they nudged Pep out for that is as dumb as Status' post.

    You're so angry...

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  • fsufsu said...

    What success? After Barca reigns over all of Spain and Europe for 4 years Real takes back La Liga for one season...............

    Madrid's redemptive season fell flat on it's face yesterday. They accomplished little. Suggesting they nudged Pep out for that is as dumb as Status' post.

    Hey you never know with those guys there. It may be the conspiracy theorist in me, who knows. Watch Pep come back in 2 years after taking a vacation

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  • fsufsu said...

    Only thing about going after Bielsa is that Bilbao is a people group just like the Catalans. Atletic Bilbao do their very darndest to only ever sign and have Basque born players on the team and at coach. That said, if you get the call from Barca there is no 2nd thought. You simply have to figure out how you will word your apology letter to the people and fans of Bilbao.

    Is Bielsa's ancestry Basque? I know he was born in Argentina.

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  • Go Blue Ranger said...

    Is Bielsa's ancestry Basque? I know he was born in Argentina.

    Good call, just looked it up and you're right. I know the rest of what I typed was right, so that's interesting. He must just be that good.

    fsufsu

  • gocanes_10 said...

    You're so angry...

    I deal terribly with ignorance.

    fsufsu

  • FSU3456 said...

    Hey you never know with those guys there. It may be the conspiracy theorist in me, who knows. Watch Pep come back in 2 years after taking a vacation

    Pep has said in the past that he wants to take a break from football.

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  • gocanes_10 said...

    You're so angry...

    He is very very mad

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  • fsufsu said...

    Good call, just looked it up and you're right. I know the rest of what I typed was right, so that's interesting. He must just be that good.

    This is all you need to know about how good Bielsa is. Pep went to Argentina one off season to learn from him.

    It seems like you know Barca pretty well, so you might have noticed the 4-3-3 turn into a 3-4-3 at times. Bielsa innovated the 3-4-3 or the 3-3-1-3.

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  • Go Blue Ranger said...

    Pep has said in the past that he wants to take a break from football.

    Does Barca keep the job open for him to return when he gets bored of the vacation thing? I'd love to see him at United when SAF, Giggs, and Scholes finally decide to quit being immortal and retire for good

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  • fsufsu said...

    I deal terribly with ignorance.

    It's ok, I understand. Lol

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  • FSU3456 said...

    Does Barca keep the job open for him to return when he gets bored of the vacation thing? I'd love to see him at United when SAF, Giggs, and Scholes finally decide to quit being immortal and retire for good

    Not sure.

    If Pep goes to Man U, there is going to be some growing pains because tactically Sir Alex and Pep are very different. Man U will need to over haul their roster or have the current players get better technically and tactically.

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  • Status said...

    Now its time for messi to leave. Make him join a real league unlike shjtliga so he's exposed for the fraud that he is

    just wow... fail

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