Barcelona stand a risk of missing out the Spanish league tittle for the second time, after relinquishing an opportunity to move to the top of the league on Tuesday. From a winning position against Levante, Barcelona lacklustre saw the the match end in a 3-3 scoreline. The match results, coupled with several previous avoidable defeats have prompted the club to search for Ronald Koeman‘s replacement.
The Dutch manager has been at the helm for just a season, and after 50 games the club has won 33 and lost 9, of which 7 resulted in a draw. His stats corresponds to a 66% win percentage, which is pedestrian compared to previous successful coaches at Barcelona. The likes Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique and Ernesto Valaverde made great achievements with the club with balmy win rates of 72%, 76.32% and 66.90%. respectively.
According to Spanish news outlet, Dario Sports, the club have already lined up six coaches who could replace Ronald Koeman if his performance doesn’t get better. Jordi Cruyff, Jurgen Klopp, Gabriel Milito, Garcia Pimenta, Thierry Henry and Marcelo Gallardo have been shortlisted as potential replacement to Koeman. The list initially included former Barcelona midfielder, Xavi Hernandez, however latest news from Qatar says, the Spanish manager has signed a contract extension with Al Sadd which practically rules out a managerial swtich.
The club have denounced their intention to give ample time to Ronald Koeman to turn things around, nonetheless if the performance doesn’t get any good he would get sacked.
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