Football: Barcelona coach Luis Enrique in the footsteps of Guardiola – Tiroler Tageszeitung Online

Madrid / Barcelona (APA / Reuters) – Luis Enrique has become equal in his first year as head coach of FC Barcelona with the Catalan Spanish football champion. “I prefer quiet and peaceful celebration,” the 45-year-old Asturian said after the 1: 0 win at dethroned defending champion Atletico Madrid, with the “Barca” on Sunday night already on the penultimate lap fixed the total of 23 championship win

Luis Enrique Barcelona found after untitled year back to its former strength. Barcelona no longer crushes the enemy now with short passing and aggressive pressing, but also operates with long passes and fast Umschaltspiel that is tailored to the dreaded South American Super Storm trio Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.

“I’ve only been ten months in office, in which there have been many changes in the coaching staff and the team, in a club, the transitional phase, no understanding has,” said the former Spanish team player who in his playing days with both Real became Madrid and the FC champion and cup winner Barceonla. “We knew that you will not give us any time, but we did our best and now want to win two more titles,” the Barca coach taught already the view of the Cup and Champions League finals.

If these two finals – on May 30 in Barcelona against Athletic Bilbao and on 6 June in Berlin against Juventus – are won by Messi and Co., then would Luis Enrique as his former team-mate Pep Guardiola, who now Bayern head coach is to win the triple in his first year with Barca coach. Guardiola had in 2009 then also the national and the UEFA Supercup and the Club World Cup with the Catalans conquered, in total historic six titles in one year.

Spain’s newspapers celebrated on Monday once again Messi who scored the winning goal against Atletico and thus be already 41. Gate in the 37th league game this season. “Messi’s League,” headlined about the sports newspaper “Marca” and hinted that “Barca” has brought seven titles in the past eleven years – all with the Argentinean superstar who on 16 October 2004, his league debut for FC Barcelona had given. In the same season with the club Messi celebrating the championship win. 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and now in 2015 was followed by the other titles of the Catalans in the Primera

Division.

Messi was in this championship season but not only particularly valuable as a scorer, but also as “threader” as evidenced by the 17 Assists 27-year-olds. In addition, however, the defense against Chile team keeper Claudio Bravo was a guarantee of success that has allowed only 19 goals in the league.

While Barcelona celebrates, prevails in Madrid hangover after the Champions League final last year even Real against Atletico had envisaged and all trophies were passed to the two clubs in the Spanish capital (Atletico Spanish champion and Super Cup winners, Real national Cup, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup winner). This year there are no titles in Madrid celebration, when champions Real coach Carlo Ancelotti is according to Spanish media reports before the expulsion.