Ernesto Valverde is the trainer that less loses of the recent history of the Barça

Ernesto Valverde arrived in the summer of 2017 to lead the new project of the Barcelona post-Luis Enrique. The Asturian technician won it everything with the Barça and the extremeño had the difficult mission to follow winning titles to be to his height. His beginnings were not simple and lost the Supercopa of Spain against the Real Madrid almost when landing, but did not surrender and with worked attained to do a solid team and winner.

In fact, according to the statistics that contribute in the daily Ace, the 'Txingurri' is the trainer that less loses of the recent history of the Barcelona club. The ex of the Athletic Club surpasses to mythical technicians like Pep Guardiola, Frank Rijkaard, Johan Cruyff or the own Luis Enrique. In total, only has fallen in nine occasions since it directs to the Barça, playing 122 meetings. What means that it lost only 8% of these crashes.

This statistics earns even more importance if it compares with the one of these others ex trainers culés that also made history in the Camp Nou. Johan Cruyff, for example, lost 83 times in 430 parties played, 19% of these crashes. Luis Enrique, fell in 21 occasions in 181 meetings for a percentage of 11%, nearer to Valverde. Frank Rijkaard arrived to 18% of defeats, after falling in 50 of the 273 crashes that played. It goes Gaal did 26% of defeats, with 52 in 200 parties.

Even Pep Guardiola, probably the best trainer of the history of the FC Barcelona, lost more than the 'Txingurri' in his stage like first trainer. The one of Santpedor fell in 21 occasions in the 247 parties that contested. It is only 8,5% of defeats, but still like this Valverde follows being by in front with his 8%.

It is necessary to take into account that after the two defeats in Supercopa against the whites, the extremeño chained 29 crashes followed without losing. From this Supercopa, the Barcelona only has fallen in seven occasions in more than a year and half. The pity for his interests was that one of these defeats was against the Rome in one of the most important parties of the past course. This 3-0 of the Olympic left was to the Barça of the Champions League.

Valverde, argued in spite of everything

In spite of his spotless statistics, to having won two of the three important titles the past season, to be about to win this League Santander, to be in the final of Glass of Rey and to having arrived to semifinals of Champions, still there are fans that argue the 'Txingurri' and his methods. The game of the Barcelona is not all the beautiful that it could be, but the team is solid and the results are arriving. It will be necessary to see if the triplete complete who dares to argue to the extremeño.