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On Friday morning, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola gathered his players together and confirmed their worst fears: he will be leaving Camp Nou at the end of the season. There was devastation but little sense of shock. In the end, his decision had come as no surprise.
The 41-year-old is the most successful coach in the club’s history, having accumulated a staggering 13 titles since succeeding Frank Rijkaard at the helm in the summer of 2008. He is treasured by the outfit he represented with such distinction as a player for 11 years: Blaugrana president Sandro Rosell is said to have offered him a blank cheque in order to extend his contract, while even center-half Gerard Pique, who has been in and out of the team of late, claimed...
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