The new Barcelona manager oversaw his first game in his latest appointment, claiming that he never felt like an assistant to Guardiola given the great understanding they had with each other.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dani-Alves-c9869 was the star of the night as Barcelona dismantled Hamburg 1-2 in their first fixture under the tautology of Tito Vilanova. The former Barcelona B assistant coach replaces Pep Guardiola after La Masia academy graduate decided against renewing his
contact with the Camp Nou based outfit.
Vilanova was picked to lead the Catalan club, and takes control of the managerial position after fulfilling the role of Guardiola’s assistant for five years.
The new Blaugrana coach shared that he wants to continue the project he started alongside Pep Guardiola, and revealed that he had a great friendship with the witty tactician.
Tito stated that he and Guardiola agreed on almost everything, which will help him adjust to his new role. He added that he never felt like an assistant as he was part of every important decision regarding the reigning Copa del Rey champions.
Nevertheless, Vilanova acknowledged that leading the team on a full time basis will be a different job from the one he has been fulfilling previously. He admitted that his limited experience on the bench gives him a knowhow of the entails of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 but
no doubt will be different from his past endeavours.
Continuing on the topic, he stated that Pep Guardiola’s departure cannot stop the machinery of the Catalan club. He commented that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 will continue to function with the personnel they have at their disposal, and everyone will try to make sure it works
in the same way it has been in recent history.
"With Pep, when it came to football, we agreed 99.9 per cent of the time. I never felt like an assistant coach, because I participated in everything," Vilanova stated while talking to reporters in his post match conference in Hamburg.
"I’ve coached the team before from the bench, but this time it's different. Previously, Pep would always be in the stands.”
"Now we have another team and we’ll try to make sure it works just as well."
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