Llus Corts will meet 100 games this Sunday as Barcelona coach, a bitter anniversary given the climate that has been generated in Can Bara after meeting through the SPORT newspaper that The players have asked those in charge of the club, through their captains, a change in the bench for the next season. The wear between both parties and the management of minutes on the green seem to be the trigger for this unexpected turn of events.
Balaguer’s coach came to the club in 2017 from the lower categories of the Catalan team. I entered as an analyst of the technical body of Fran Sánchez, but replaced him when he was dismissed in January 2019. In 888 days as a tenant of the Barça bench, Corts signs a baggage of 88 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats with 375 goals in favor and 51 against, winning two Leagues, two Queen’s Cups, a Spanish Super Cup, a Champions League and a Catalunya Cup.
From ‘triplet’ to ‘triplet’
Llus has always been a demanding coach, strategist and motivator amn of a simple guy with a clear and direct speech. With the 1-4-3-3 brand of the house, Corts has been able to connect the DNA of Barcelona with the quality of its players, in some cases maximizing their benefits for the collective good.
An iPad technician more than a blackboard (because of belonging to the Millennial Generation), he has molded and worked the team to his liking until he became a continental benchmark. In his first season as a coach, he failed to win a title, but convinced his players that it was possible. He reached the final of the Champions League, where he fell with Olympique Lyonnais, and his credit increased both in the dressing room and in the offices.
Meeting imminent
In his second season he achieved a triplet atypical: won the League suspended by COVID-19, overwhelmed in the reborn Spanish Super Cup and conquered the Queen’s Cup in a final that was played the following year. In his third season he has signed a triplet historical They have only managed five games in history: they won the League with seven games yet to be played, they won the Queen’s Cup in an exprs format and they won the Champions League, becoming the first Spanish team to reign in Europe.
However, the great results have not been able to hide an uncomfortable situation within the Barça dressing room and the matter has transcended outside the four walls of the stadium. The players have let the sports director and those in charge of the section know that they believe that the moment for a change has come, something that has surprised by the unexpectedness of the subject.
The leaders of the club intend to meet in the next few hours with both parties to analyze the issue and take solutions. It should be remembered that Llus has a contract with Barcelona until June 30, 2022 and the possibility of extending a season due to objectives achieved, although at the moment the technician’s future is up in the air.