The early 00s saw many changes in the club's personnel, but things didn't turn for the better until the arrival of another Dutchman in — Frank Rijkaard. In , Pep Guardiola took over as the club's manager, having previously coached Barcelona's B Team. Being a product of La Masia himself, Guardiola fully understood the importance of the Academy and the possibilities it holds.
His coaching methods focused primarily on the now-famous tiki-taka, a style of play combined Cruyff's penchant for quick passing and constant movement with maintaining possession at all costs. In addition to that, this tactic favored zonal marking over the traditional, formation-based system. Soon enough, tiki-taka turned into a conceptual revolution in its own right, leaving Barcelona in a great position to profit off it.
During his four years at the helm, Guardiola turned Barcelona into the most dominant club in the world. Even after Guardiola's departure, Barcelona would stick to the successful formula; in the years that followed, they claimed an additional two La Ligas, one Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
Barcelona's blaugrana shirt was under a long time free from any sponsor logotypes the exception was UNICEF, which wasn't a typical sponsor deal. By many reasons this was controversially decisions.
In addition to the fact that the T-shirt no longer was "clean" the UNICEF logotype had been there for some years, but it was a completely different thing , it was a deal with a company from a country with a dictator regime. The great plague of — halved the city's population.
The definitive metre bar, manufactured from platinum, was presented to the French legislative assembly on 22 June Much of Barcelona was negatively affected by the Napoleonic wars, but the start of industrialization saw the fortunes of the province improve.
As the power of the Republican government and the Generalitat diminished, much of the city was under the effective control of anarchist groups. The anarchists lost control of the city to their own allies, the Communists and official government troops, after the street fighting of the Barcelona May Days. The fall of the city on 26 January , caused a mass exodus of civilians who fled to the French border. The autonomous institutions of Catalonia were abolished, and the use of the Catalan language in public life was suppressed.
Barcelona remained the second largest city in Spain, at the heart of a region which was relatively industrialised and prosperous, despite the devastation of the civil war. The result was a large-scale immigration from poorer regions of Spain particularly Andalusia, Murcia and Galicia , which in turn led to rapid urbanisation. It was he who brought great financial stability and supreme overseas players to the Nou Camp. Three seasons of decline both on and off the pitch under Gaspart called for a major shake-up at the Nou Camp.
In a new, young and politically astute president, Joan Laporta, took the helm at Barcelona and with his appointment of Frank Rijkaard as manager the club enjoyed a time of great success. Highlights of this exciting era were the Larsson inspired victory over Arsenal and an amazing evening in Madrid when, after as comprehensive a away win as you could ever see, the Real Madrid fans rose in unison to acclaim the unbelievable Ronaldinho. Internal divisions which began to emerge during — really came to the fore during the following season leading to the departure of Rijkaard and the break up of his squad.
Former player Pep Guardiola took charge in June and led the club into a period of unprecedented history. He would later return to management with Bayern Munich and Manchester City. Over the next eight seasons Barcelona won 15 major titles, nine of which came under the management of former player, Luis Enrique, who managed the club from to When Luis Enrique stepped down he was replaced by Athletic Bilbao manager Ernesto Valverde who won two La Ligas and one Copa del Rey before he was sacked in January following some poor performances.
At the time of writing he is approaching first team appearances in which he has scored almost goals. His trophy haul at FC Barcelona currently stands at thirty-four which is made up of the following:. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Esports eFootball PES. Don't Miss. Sporting Management. Roller Hockey.
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