Tito Vilanova: a season of good memories

Tito Vilanova dejaó to be the Barcelona trainer after 400 days in the charge. During that year, under his baton, the FC Barcelona kept the hegemony and lived an unforgettable season in the League, where attained the 100 points. Merit of Tito that, jointly with his staff and the players, knew to face the goodbye of Guardiola in the summer of 2012 without that the level went down. An enormous sportive victory.

Announced like new first trainer on 27 April and presented on 15 June, Tito Vilanova ensured of entrance that would lose "all the comparisons" with regard to previous seasons. It did not go like this. The team fulfilled in the Glass and the League of Champions arriving until semifinals and completed a League that will remain for the history.

The 22ª League, the one of Tito and Abidal, will be remembered by the 100 points achieved, by the record of goals (115), by the best first turn of the history (55 points of 57 possible) and by the maximum difference on the classified second, the Real Madrid. By these data and also by how, with a style of football that has marvelled parts.

Alas, Tito Vilanova no always could enjoy of these successes from the bench. In December of 2012 detected him an extension of his pathology in the gland parotid that prevented him live in direct the party played in Valladolid and, more advance, the commitments that the team contested during the months of February and March, period in which it was treating in New York. However, it followed directing to the team from the distance, in permanent contact with his staff technical.

It is necessary to remember that Tito Vilanova was taken part for the first time of his illness in November of 2011, the day that the Barça had to travel to Milan to play a party of the League of Champions. Since, they have been almost two years and half of permanent fight for the Barcelona technician.

Of this way, Vilanova sacked of his tasks like Barcelona technician after six years in the benches, in which lograó a promotion to Second B with the Barça B and a total of 15 titles with the first team. These good memories will remain for ever. It rests in peace Tito.