Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu attends a news conference announcing Ernesto Valverde as new coach at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Ernesto Valverde's appointment as Barcelona coach has been a long time coming and he has been chosen as Luis Enrique's successor due to his wealth of experience, but he faces a huge task to rejuvenate a side showing signs of decline.
Valverde is one of many former Barcelona players who was inspired to go into management by visionary coach Johan Cruyff, who worked with the striker between 1988 and 1990, and declared his admiration for his former pupil when he was starting out.
