Francisco García Pimienta was one "millimeter" away from being Xavi's successor at Barça

The sportive director of the Seville, Víctor Orta, in the context of the oficialización of Francisco García Pepper like trainer of the team sevillano, left several interesting testimonies, but one of them in particular promises not leaving indifferent to any barcelonista. Of unexpected way, revealed that the Barcelonan trainer was very near to continue his career like technical director of the first team of the FC Barcelona.

Orta, with the aim of 'take out breast' by the decision of García Pepper to join to the picture hispalense, commented in brief that 'Pimi' was "to a millimetre to be trainer of the first team of the Barcelona". This announcement results surprising if it considers that the name of the extécnico of the UD The Palms did not sound too much in the extensive list of candidates to replace to Xavi Hernández like míster of the combined Barcelonan.

García Pepper, an option that fit in the 'DNA Barça'

This alternative would not be questionable at all, since García Pepper happened more than 20 years in the benches of The Masia, what gives him a wide knowledge of the structure of the club and of the feeling barcelonista, since it also proceeds of the quarry culé, where formed in his period like player.

To his time, his work with the UD The Palms, where attained the promotion to First Division after a season and average (21/22 and 22/23) and although perhaps it did not obtain the best results in his third campaign like trainer of the picture 'pío-pío' (23/24), showed to be able to print his style of game, on line with the philosophy of the 'DNA Barça'. His style of football is intense, focused in managing the possession of the balloon and build the game with patience from the saga, but also knows to be vertical and conclusive when it is necessary, showing a big efficiency. Likewise, it looks for to keep a defensive order.

It would want to 'Pimi' go back to form part of the FC Barcelona?

However, this option seemed little feasible, since his exit was propiciada in the beginning of the second management of Joan Laporta (2021) at the head of the FC Barcelona and apparently his farewell was not the most affective. Even, in his last visit to the City Condal for the commitment between the Barça and The Palms, 'Pimi' left to glimpse his dissatisfaction in a previous press conference to the duel, which a lot of interpreted like a criticism to the president. It said: "I have not gone back to have contact with Laporta, but give him the thank you because I am here by his decision. Never we had known what had happened".

As a result of this, does not seem that it was very interested in returning to the combined Barcelonan, at least under the management of the current Barcelona mandator. In fact, in an interview made two months ago in 'The Partidazo of Cope', went back to express his disappointment by the form in that it was sacked. It limited: "I do not know why they threw me. They said me that it would follow a year more and, to the two weeks, threw me. It was Rafa Yuste (sportive vice-president) the one who said it to me. I do not have grudge, but yes knew me badly that they said me that it followed and in June, when they say me that no, already had all the teams trainer".