Comments on: La Liga Week 36: Barcelona humiliated in Madrid

By: Nic Aldam

Nic Aldam — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:32:56 +0000

I believe Guardiola has all the ingredients to become a top coach. So he’s not proved himself anywhere, neither had Kenny Dalglish when he took over at Liverpool and he went on to win the double in his first season. Guardiola knows BarÃ§a better than anyone, he has character, a great footballing brain, he has great passion combined a cool head, he has also played under some excellent coaches (Cruyff, Robson, Van Gaal, Capello, Lillo) and for me is much less of a risk than a relative outsider like Mourinho who would have divided the club.BarÃ§a now need to get rid of the big name wasters like Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry. They need some players with the hunger for success that has been missing.

By: Felipe

Felipe — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:21:37 +0000

barcelona were not competition this year they were crappy, even villareal beat them, wheres the passion in barca? thats why real is the best because they dont depend depend on one man, dinho was barca, but now they have messi and gio and thierry and they still cant work it out, barca is not the same any more, real will always be on top even in barcas best display, real is the best we proved it wedsnday 4-1. what a shame and its not even rijkaards fault

By: Graham Fisher

Graham Fisher — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:47:20 +0000

Agree that Rijkaard had to go, but Guardiola? I really think that appointment could be a big mistake.

By: Gonzalo @ All In White

Gonzalo @ All In White — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:50:57 +0000

Barcelona need to make wholesale changes after this season, but I’m not convinced a novice like Guardiola is the man to do it. They now run the risk of a streak of trophyless titles longer than the last one (5 years until Rijkaard won the league if I’m not mistaken)