BARÇA WANTS A 'TOP' TECHNICIAN
The only case in which Barça would consider Rafa Márquez as a replacement for Xavi
Published:6/02/2024 - 18:06h
Updated:6/02/2024 - 18:11h
Rafa Márquez has emerged as one of the possible candidates to replace Xavi Hernández following his departure in the middle of this year. However, FC Barcelona, although it has not yet completely ruled out giving the Mexican the opportunity, seems to be seriously considering other options
The determination adopted by Xavi Hernández the past 27 January, after the unusual defeat of the FC Barcelona in front of the Villarreal CF (3-5) in the Montjuïc, announcing his course of the club the next 30 June, has caused a small 'earthquake' in the sportive direction culé. Now, in addition to the complex task to find incorporations to strengthen the staff, adds him the one to have to look for a new trainer for the next season, something that surely was not in the plans of Deco and company.
In this sense, have arisen innumerable names like possible reemplazantes of the egarense. Nevertheless, the Barcelona cast like institution has not pronounced around a candidate preferred, what increases the speculations on who will be finally the elected to occupy the charge.
The profile of trainer that would be looking for the Barça
As it aims 'SPORT', what himself seem quite clear in the City Condal is that it looks for a trainer of profile 'top', with experience contrasted to international level. Under this premise, the club culé apparently would bend by technical directors that have showed his parchments out of Spain and that they are one 'safe bet', in place to take risks with other trainers of another profile.
This approach 'would bump' with the recent informations that have linked to technicians that are showing a big level in the actuality, as Imanol Bailiff (Real Sociedad), Míchel Sánchez (Girona) or Thiago Motta (Bologna). Although they are managing very well his groups, perhaps do not enjoy of so much international experience and neither have had the opportunity to be at the top of a group called constantly to be leading like the FC Barcelona, with all what this involves.
Rafa Márquez, the 'Plan B' of the FC Barcelona to relieve to Xavi?
Nevertheless, according to the source mentioned previously, the Barça could be breaking this guideline when considering to a name of the house: Rafa Márquez. Although his experience like trainer culé is relatively short, since only it has directed to the Barça Atlètic in the First RFEF, his knowledge of the project culé and his past like player turn it into an option to take into account in case that it do not attain hire to the technician 'top' that wish and to the that will devote to look for patiently.
