Pep Guardiola’s replacement was coy in his answers regarding the players La Blaugrana want to add to the roster before the start of 2012/13 Spanish top flight football campaign.
After four glorious years in charge of Barcelona, Pep Guardiola vacated his managerial position in favour of assistant Tito Vilanova. The new incumbent has a tough task on his hands, as he faces stiff competition from Real Madrid in La Liga and needs to
reinforce his roster.
While http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s battles with Jose Mourinho’s Los Blancos will continue to entice audiences worldwide, it has been the subject of squad renovations that has the attention of the fans in the pre-season transfer window.
Responding to questions regarding possible additions in the summer transfer window, Vilanova admitted that he will be bringing players into the dressing room but refused to get into details.
The former Celta Vigo player commented that he wants to bolster his defensive options after watching Barcelona suffer from lack of numbers in the department.
He stated that a left-back and a central defender are their priorities and opined that La Blaugrana do not need any reinforcements anywhere else on the pitch.
"It's true that we want to bring in defensive reinforcements, we've had problems there and we've had to adapt players," he remarked.
"We want a left-back and a centre-back. Up front we don't expect to bring in anybody else. This year Villa, Alexis and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-c9491 Tello and Isaac Cuenca."
Vilanova also took out time to talk about his appointment as Guardiola’s successor, stating that he deliberated on the decision for quite some time before giving his approval.
He explained that it was a difficult to make up his mind with his precarious medical conditions. However, he claimed that he is totally focused on the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 ahead and will do his best to add more silverware to the club’s ranks.
"I asked for some to time to think about it because I was also tired and I was coming from a delicate situation as you all know." he said.
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