With Xavi announcing his departure at the end of the season, the Barcelona management, who were not prepared for it, had to be forced to start implementing the plan to change the manager. At this stage, in addition to the direct promotion of B team coach Marquez and the invitation of Thiago Motta, who is coaching in Italy, three candidates for the coach are more favored by the outside world, they are Klopp, Mourinho and Ten Hag. In fact, the first two candidates are normal, but Ten Hag has also received attention, much to the surprise of many Barcelona fans, after all, the Dutch coach has been the target of ridicule at Manchester United.
First of all, Klopp, the German coach has just announced his departure from Liverpool at the end of the season, when he will be in charge of the Reds for eight years, during which time he led the team to the first Premier League title in the team's history and also reached the top of Europe. If Liverpool's investor, Fenway Group, could be more generous and not always count on Klopp's "clever woman to cook without rice", maybe Uncle Scumbag would not be so tired and would not take the initiative to choose to leave. Jurgen Klopp's coaching ability has long been recognised in world football, and he and Pep Guardiola are regarded as two of the top tacticians, and their style of play is one of the most eye-catching highlights of the Premier League.
Jurgen Klopp's pragmatic football tactics are based on the ability to effectively win on the strengths of others, coupled with the tenacity and unyielding qualities that are common to traditional German coaches, which are exactly the most lacking traits for Barcelona at the moment. But the problem is that Klopp's salary is very high, and Barcelona may not be able to afford it at this stage. Moreover, Klopp has been too tired over the years, and he has also made it clear that he will rest for at least 1 year, and Barcelona will have to change the coach this summer, which is obviously not right in time. However, it is not ruled out that Barcelona will find a transitional coach first and then chase Klopp in 2025.
Look at Mourinho again. In fact, among the three candidates, if you want to talk about the red and blue DNA that Barcelona executives value the most, then Mourinho should be the first to be recommended. You must know that Mourinho is the coach cultivated by Barcelona, although he chose the opposite tactical style of play after he coached independently, but that shows that he knows Barcelona's style too well and knows where the weaknesses are. In the summer of 2008, Jose Mourinho almost became the head coach of Barcelona, but was later rejected by Cruyff, which is why Guardiola's story was born. Since then, Mourinho has been holding his breath against Barcelona and trying to restrain his pass-and-control style of play. However, after such a long time, the resentment in his heart should have long since disappeared, and if Barcelona sent an invitation, I believe he was willing to consider it.
But the problem is that Mourinho's results in recent years have not been good, and his personality problems may have a negative impact. Coupled with the fact that Mourinho is 61 years old and we have not seen him update his tactical style of play, there is a question mark over whether he can adapt to the coaching work of the big teams. Finally, Ten Hag, in fact, he received the attention of Barcelona during his tenure at Ajax, when he was regarded as another Pep Guardiola in European football, and his tactical style of play was also inherited from Cruyff, and his style was obviously the most suitable for Barcelona.
However, Ten Hag's time in charge at United has been unsightly and humiliating on and off the pitch, and his approach to dressing room issues is not flattering. At least at this stage, Ten Hag can only be ranked last among the candidates, and who should succeed Xavi needs to be carefully considered by the Barcelona hierarchy.