Well that didn't last long ...

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Pep Guardiola is already looking for a new job.

Pep Guardiola hints he may return to management next season
Departing Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola has hinted that he could be ready to return to management next season.
The 41-year-old, whose final game in charge of the Catalan club is the Copa del Rey final, opted to leave the Nou Camp to take time away from the game.
But ahead of Friday's match, he said: "I will receive all calls with pleasure, but for the next month I have to recharge my batteries and my mind.
"I will be ready [to return] if one club wants me and seduces me."

 

[themn]

Guillem Balague ‏@GuillemBalague
Guardiola, as said many times, is to take a sabbatical next season. Yesterday he said he'll take "months" off, NOT "month"

Guillem Balague ‏@GuillemBalague
Guardiola was answering in English my question about a sabbatical and said he'll take "months" off

 

[themn]

Tony Barrett ‏@TonyBarretTimes
@GuillemBalague It's mad mate. Stories everywhere saying "month". The difference one letter can make!

 

[Athens]

So is he a genius manager or just happened to be in the right place at the right time with that Barcelona team?

 

[Sunny]

I think Ross has a fair point when he says it's so much more than the manager that counts. Barca have an excellent setup from top to bottom

 

[HC]

Quite - wheres frank now? Hardly gone on to revolutionize any other club has he. Id be inclined to think pep would be another one..

 

[FoxForceFive]

I think Ross has a fair point when he says it's so much more than the manager that counts. Barca have an excellent setup from top to bottom

Well, for all rafa's faults, when he wrestled control of the club he implemented the Barcelona ideals throughout & set about stealing their staff wherever he could.

 

[Squiggles]

I don't laud Pep Guardioa either.

He's preferable to much of the garbage we've been linked with, but he would have to do something elsewhere for me to think highly of him. Any one of us could win something with that Barca team.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

So is he a genius manager or just happened to be in the right place at the right time with that Barcelona team?

It's really hard to know until he is in another job. It's probably a bit of both, but plenty of managers haven't managed to be as successful as him with good squads.

That said, he's a better bet than most to be successful elsewhere.

 

[RolandG]

It's really hard to know until he is in another job. It's probably a bit of both, but plenty of managers haven't managed to be as successful as him with good squads.

That said, he's a better bet than most to be successful elsewhere.

So why cant't that elsewhere be at Liverpool?

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

So why cant't that elsewhere be at Liverpool?

*shrugs shoulders*
I didn't say it couldn't...

 

[kingjulian]

What does one have to do to "Seduce" him....

Lads get down on your knees and take one for LFC...

 

[kingjulian]

But to be honest i'd prefer AVB to pep...

He'd be bringing his Messi tactics with him but there be no Messi at Anfield....just Superman Lucas Leiva...

 

[Judge Jules]

But to be honest i'd prefer AVB to pep...

He'd be bringing his Messi tactics with him but there be no Messi at Anfield....just Superman Lucas Leiva...

Your Madge, there are scarcely the words in existence to describe how totally I disagree with that. I don't think Pep's had enough credit in this thread (managing fabulous squads can present its own problems and he was new to the job when he took them on) but, even if he had, preferring AVB to him for the Liverpool job after the former's trainwreck of a time at Chelsea is madness pure and simple.