Spanish Laliga champions, Barcelona have
sacked their manager Ernesto Valverde and have appointed Real Betis
manager, Quique Setien, as their new head coach.
Ernesto Valverde, 55-year-old
was the head coach at camp nou for two years and eight months before being
sacked on Monday night, January 13.
In an official statement released
on Monday, Barcelona thanked Ernesto Valverde “for his professionalism, his
commitment, his dedication and his always positive treatment towards all that
make up the Barcelona family,” the statement added.
From the records, during Ernesto
Valverde’s reign as head coach in charge, he helped the club to two Spanish
league titles, one Copa del Rey title and a Spanish Super Cup triumph.
However, the recent poor
performance, several complaints about playing style and shocking UCL second-leg
defeats to AS Roma and Liverpool in 2018 and 2019 disfavoured him from
Barcelona fans who then started the call for his sack with “#ValverdeOut.”
It was also gathered that the
recent defeat to Atletico Madrid on Friday night during the Spanish Super Cup
sealed the fate of Ernesto Valverde
Bacelona new head coach, Quique
Setien, 61-year-old, was a former manager of Real Betis. He successfully led
Real Betis to their highest finish since 2005 and to the Copa del Rey semis
before leaving in May.
Quique Setien has been
reportedly linked to Bacelona on several occasions based on his football
philosophy which is similar to that of the Catalan side.
Quique Setien new coaching
contract with Bacelona will last until June 30, 2022.
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