In spite of arriving to the Barcelona without alardes and without big gestures, Ernesto Valverde has showed to have been an excellent trainer from practically the first day. And it is necessary to say practically because in his first two parties suffered two painful defeats against the Real Madrid in the Supercopa of Spain that contested in the summer of 2017.
But the 'Txingurri' attained to replace of this and quickly attained to do with the reins of the team. His Barça was the solidest club the past season and is going back it to be in the present. The past year won LaLiga Santander and the Glass of Rey, and only failed in Champions League. This course has gone back to do a flawless year and is to only a party to achieve do plenary in leagues, something that would do him go in in the history of the Barcelona.
If the ex of the Athletic wins this League, that all indicates that yes, would go in in the selecto group of technicians that attained to win his two first leagues in his two first years in the Barça. Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique, Enrique Fernández and Louis go Gaal are the technicians that have attained to do this until the moment. The extremeño would be the fifth in attaining it.
Taking into account the technicians with more titles suspender belts with the Barcelona, the 'Txingurri' only would have by in front to two when it win the present League. They would be Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff, that won three and four, respectively. Valverde Has renewed recently and still could arrive to the three or the four Leagues if it follows keeping the rhythm that has had up to now.
Valverde, to by the 200 victories in his career
Ernesto Valverde could add his victory number 200 since it is professional trainer if the Barça wins to the Raise this Saturday. The extremeño has trained to five teams since it occupies the benches, the Athletic Club of Bilbao, the RCD Espanyol, the Villarreal, Valencia and the FC Barcelona.
It carries already 420 meetings in his career, and has won 199 crashes, has lost 118 and has empatado 103. Although in the Athletic and in the Espanyol did big campaigns, has been in the Camp Nou where better has surrendered and more triumphs has obtained. In his almost two seasons in Barcelona, has won 52 of the 72 crashes that has contested, only has lost three and has empatado 17.