Barcelona players want Patrick Kluivert to replace the current coach Quique Seiten, according to the latest report from the local newspaper Mundo Deportivo.
The players are unhappy with the result of the current season of La Liga where their arch-rivals Real Madrid clinching the title after 3 years. Kluivert is the first choice to become a new manager of Barcelona as he had extensive knowledge about the club and its core values.
Kluivert made 256 appearances for the Spanish club as a player and scored 124 goals. He left Barcelona in 2004 to join Newcastle United. He returned to Barcelona in 2019 and joined the Spanish club as the club’s academy director.
Wasting no time to appoint him, Cristina Cubero understands that there is a possibility
“Kluivert is the Barça coach in the next Champions League [match]”, and that this is news that “has gone down well” among the likes of Lionel Messi.
“Kluivert is a true standard-bearer for the Barça model, capable of stirring up the dressing room and giving it precisely what Messi was demanding: intensity and character,”
“Kluivert is the leader on the bench that Barça lacks,”
“The coach who has been a high-level player wearing the Barça shirt and who knows how to face every situation,” Cristina concluded.
Taking about Barcelona’s performance in the recently concluded La Liga, the club finished second in the list, scoring 82 points in 38 matches.
Here’s a look at the complete League standings of the recently concluded La Liga 2020.
🌟 The FINAL #LaLigaSantander table.
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