Coach Frank Rijkaard is about to stand down as Barca coach according to a confidante of the Dutchman and it brings to an end five years at the Camp Nou where he brought the second Champions League success.
After two years without a tropy everyone has been expecting him to go but it will be a sad end to Rijkaard who brought winning ways back after the dark days of Gaspart’s presidency. No one will forget the way Barca played in its prime with Ronaldinho leading the way, alongside Deco and Eto’o.
Insiders claim the failure to continue Barca’s good run has been down to politics in the dressing room and infighting between egos. It looks as though Rijkaard has not been hard enough on these players with Eto’o, Ronaldinho and Deco at the centre, and this has led to a lack of commitment. Perhaps Barca’s failure was to see the loss of Ten Cate two years ago, a tough coach who has now helped Chelsea to the Champions League final as Avram Grant’s assistant.
yes if rijkaard is the bad wether in Barcelona he should go, his diciplinary method has collapsed, i join barca fans at about twelve years ago to tell you i have been there b4 rijkaad,he has ensure that all our players are getting tired of the club, he frustrate them one after the other. imagine the first leg against Manchester united, he made a mistake by not using henry, we all expect him to start his 4 the second leg,he did not, intact his confused,bar ca management’s should try to get mourinho former chealse coach.
Football is cruel. I think he deserves at least one more chance. Although tactically, he is not that genious (like Alex Ferguson, Rafa Benitez, or Jose Maurinho), he proves he is a good manager. I understand that Barca is a big club and that after 2 years without a title make his position very difficult. I wish him good luck. I hope the new manager (Josep Guardiola) can prove to be the right choice.