Marvanelli
Well-known member
Rijkaard won nothing in 2007/08 and in fact they finished 3rd in La Liga - which is often regarded as a 2 horse race, 18 points behind winners Real Madrid and 10 points behind 2nd place Villareal.Pep improved Barca, but the foundations were very much left by Rijkaard, they were CL winners
Pep then got the job and the first thing he did was send 2 of their biggest players, Ronaldinho & Deco, packing.
It was hardly a case of continuing where Rijkaard left them. Pep changed the way they played, and turned them into a winning machine, whilst playing the greatest football we have ever seen.