Barcelona’s coach, Ernesto Valverde, has been at the helm for just over a year. The team has been quite successful, but it has not been without problems. The main one is the fact that the players are not used to playing with a new coach.
The previous coach was Josep Guardiola, who left the club in the summer of 2017. The new coach is Ernesto. He is a coach who has already won the Champions League, the Copa del Rey, and the Super Cup. He has also won the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.
Valverde has been in charge of the team for just a year, but he already knows how to get the best out of his players. He knows how important it is to be confident in the final third, and he has managed to achieve this by implementing a number of tactical changes.
It is not just the Champions and the Spanish Cup that Valverdes has won, but also the Europa League. The coach has managed not to lose points in the group stage, which is a good sign for his future.
Who will become the new coach of the Catalans?
The team is quite young, so the new leader will have to be able to quickly adapt to the new style of playing and the new way of winning. The first games of the new season will show whether Ernesto is able to do this. The Catalans have a number to choose from, so it is easy to find out who will be the new head coach of Barcelona.

The main candidates for the position of the next coach are:
1. Sergio Busquets. BusquETS has won the Cop del Mundo twice and the Cop Txikon once. He also has the experience of winning the Champions Cup and of winning La Liga. He can be called the main candidate for the job.
2. Ernesto Sarabia. SarabE is the main contender for the coach position. He won the Supercopa de España and the Europa Cup. SarAB is also a good choice, because he has won La Liga, the Champions, and Europa.
3. Julen Lopetegui. The Spanish coach has won several trophies, including the Champions Trophy and the World Cup. The Champions League is his main claim, too.
4. Josep Mourinho. The Portuguese coach has already managed to win the Champions trophy, the Europa, and a number one in the EPL.
5. Jose Callejon. The Argentinean coach has also managed to get into the Champions’ Cup, but has not managed to qualify for the final stage.
6. Frank Ribery. The French coach has not won any major trophies, but his experience in the Champions is very good.
7. Jose Mourinho.
8. Jardim.
9. Jose Gimenez.
10. Ernestinho.
All the candidates have their advantages and disadvantages. The most obvious advantage of the first three is that they are already experienced coaches. The disadvantages are: a) the lack of experience; b) the fact they have not won the major trophies.
Will the team be able not to win trophies, or will it be possible to win them?
In the long run, it will be very difficult for Ernesto to win more trophies, because the team needs to do a lot of work to get to the Champions or the Europa. However, the team has a number that can be considered as a potential candidate for succeeding Ernesto:
· Sergio Busquet. Busquet has already been in the team, but the team still needs to get used to the coach. Busqueets’ experience is very important, because it is very difficult to adapt to a new style.
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· Jardel. Jardi is a young coach who can quickly become a leader.
In addition, the Catalons have a good number of players who can be replaced by new ones. The following players can be mentioned:
* Busquet;
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* Sarab;
· Callejón;
• Gimenez;
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· Riber.
If Ernesto manages to get a good result in the first games, then the team will be able win the trophies. The players need to be more confident, and they need to learn how to play in the new team.
What are the strengths of the current team?
Barça has a good selection of players, which can be seen in the following statistics:
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• 42% of the starting lineup is already in the starting line-up.
• The other players have played in the club for a long time.
This is a positive sign, because Ernesto needs to choose the right players for the team. The current team has the following strengths:
a) a good squad;
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c) the experience gained by the previous coaches.
These are the main strengths of Ernesto’ Barcelona. The club has a lot to show, and Ernesto will have a difficult time getting the best from the team in the long term.