Andoni Zubizarreta has announced that Barça B manager Luis Enrique will be leaving the club at the end of the season.
Club recognition
Andoni Zubizarreta also said that once the Barça B season is over, the Club will be expressing its
gratitude to Luis Enrique as he puts an end to his successful period as manager of the reserve
team.
The sports director for professional football, Andoni Zubizarreta has announced that Barça B
manager Luis Enrique will be leaving the club at the end of the season. The coach had announced his
decision on Monday and Zubizarreta highlighted “the Asturian’s desire to let the club
know as soon as possible” in order for them to be able to make plans for next season.
Complete stage
Zubizarreta was speaking along with the secretary and spokesman for the
Board of Directors, Toni Freixa, and commented that Luis Enrique’s decision, despite having
two more years left on his contract is because “he feels he has completed a personal and
professional part of his career and would like to tackle new challenges”.
To continue doing his best
He does not think Barça B will face any problems in what remains of the 2010/11
season as a result of this. “I know him and I am sure that he won’t wane. He just wants
to seek new challenges to gain personal knowledge … The reserve team’s objectives have
been met.” He is sure the Asturian will “continue doing his best”.
Too soon for substitutes
Zubizarreta believes Luis Enrique’s announcement was made “out of
generosity for the club” as they can now start to think about a possible replacement. But
Zubi felt it is still way too early to start naming names. “First we’ll look at home,
we’ll look into what we need and then we’ll have the responsibility of choosing the
best coach for the 2011/12 season”.