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 FC Barcelona (2013 / 2014), End Of Season

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post Apr 17 2014, 10:58 AM

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post Apr 17 2014, 11:19 AM

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QUOTE(estcin @ Apr 17 2014, 10:58 AM)
Pls make buying a new central defender the no.1 priority in the transfer window. They have neglected this for the past few seasons. Always relying on Pique, Puyol and makeshift central defenders - Mascherano, Busquets, and even once Adriano!
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Yup, need fresh ones for the first team. Already got big shots for attacking and middle but lack for defensive.
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post Apr 17 2014, 11:56 AM

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QUOTE(Peculator @ Apr 17 2014, 10:41 AM)
Well said there bro, it couldn't help. Luck isn't on our side, perhaps you're forgetting the Supercup that we won early in the season. At least that's the cup we've got this season.
Last season (La Liga) was solid one considered we dominate the 1st spot from 1st match until the end of the campaign. This season wasn't so lucky.
Who's Tiger of Jelutong?
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oh yeah, we got supercup, forgot bout that. but that one was early season, and i believe the team was still played based on tito/pep foundation. i dun really convinced with tata style, it is just to direct. tiki taka is almost non existence. that is one of our biggest strength. honestly im kinda worried wt our situation in the near future.
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post Apr 17 2014, 02:35 PM

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QUOTE(uzary @ Apr 17 2014, 11:56 AM)
oh yeah, we got supercup, forgot bout that. but that one was early season, and i believe the team was still played based on tito/pep foundation. i dun really convinced with tata style, it is just to direct. tiki taka is almost non existence. that is one of our biggest strength. honestly im kinda worried wt our situation in the near future.
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What we lack: weak air ball challenge, no pressing and pressure.
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post Apr 21 2014, 03:38 PM

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Tata's smile after Messi scored was priceless.
I even laughed.
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post Apr 23 2014, 06:17 PM

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Good news, at least temporarily

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1794837/...mer?cc=4716&new
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post Apr 23 2014, 10:03 PM

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ban suspended,..phewww.... indeed is a good news for now, and i think will get alot butthurt comment

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post Apr 26 2014, 12:41 AM

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RIP Tito
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post Apr 26 2014, 12:41 AM

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Chelsea FC ‏@chelseafc

Jose Mourinho: 'Tito Vilanova’s passing is a sad day for football, for Barcelona and most importantly for his family and friends...' #CFC

Jose Mourinho: '....On behalf of everybody at Chelsea Football Club I send my deepest condolences at this most difficult time.' #CFC

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I can't help but thinking about mourinho eye poking incident

May God have mercy on his soul
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post Apr 26 2014, 12:48 AM

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RIP Tito. It may have been through a bad time of the rivalry, but a respected individual nonetheless.
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post Apr 26 2014, 12:50 AM

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RIP tito.. ><" what a sudden news
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post Apr 26 2014, 01:05 AM

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Rip tito. He was a Very nice person n great coach.
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post Apr 26 2014, 01:23 AM

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RIP Tito. What a loss. Shocking news indeed. Only noticed this when Suarez paid his respect through his official account.
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post Apr 26 2014, 01:36 AM

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Official statement on Barca site:

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It is with immense sorrow that FC Barcelona announces that Francesc ‘Tito’ Vilanova i Bayo (Bellcaire d’Empordà, 17/09/1968-Barcelona, 25/04/2014) departed this world today at the age of 45. He passed away this afternoon after losing his battle against an illness that had affected him since 2011.

The Club wishes to express its most heartfelt sympathy to his family, who are being joined in these moments of mourning by FC Barcelona members and fans all around the world, as well as the rest of the footballing and sporting world.

The Vilanova family has asked for respect for their desire for the strictest intimacy in the moments after his death.

Over the next few hours, FC Barcelona will be opening a space in the main grandstand at the Camp Nou for people to express their condolences, which will be open to anyone who wishes to express their sympathy and love for the late Tito Vilanova.

The Club will shortly be announcing when this space is open, as well as details of the religious ceremony that will be held in the coming days.
RIP Tito.

Never know your situation was that serious.

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post Apr 26 2014, 09:11 AM

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RIP Tito. He was a great guy.
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Tito Vilanova, a life dedicated to FC Barcelona

He was the manager in the season of 100 points, the highest total ever for FC Barcelona

A product of La Masia, Vilanova was part of the greatest Barça team of all time

On April 25 2014, at the age of 45, Tito passed away after a long struggle against the illness which was first diagnosed two and a half years earlier.

This is one of the most tragic times in the entire history of FC Barcelona. The news that has shocked the football and sporting world is that Francesc ‘Tito’ Vilanova i Bayo (Bellcaire d’Empordà, 17/09/1968 – Barcelona 25/04/2014), a man admired and loved by everyone, has passed away at the age of 45 after failing to overcome the illness that forced him to resign from his duties as first team manager.

Tito Vilanova was the manager in FC Barcelona’s record-breaking season of 2012/13, when the team got 100 points in the league, and contributed to the greatest Barça team of all time as assistant coach to Pep Guardiola. He won everybody’s admiration for his achievements in the football world, and later for his immense courage in the final years of his life.

President Josep Maria Bartomeu spoke on behalf of the Board of Directors today when he said on social networks that “Tito Vilanova was a wonderful person, and will never be forgotten at FC Barcelona. Thank you for everything you taught us. May you rest in peace.”

FC Barcelona is offering its unconditional support to Tito Vilanova’s family, his wife Montse and his children Carlota and Adrià, the latter a player in the Barça academy.


Barça in his heart

Vilanova was brave, honest, hard-working, perfectionist, methodical, pragmatic and intuitive on both a personal and a professional level, and always remained loyal to the club and to himself, as defined by two of his companions from his youth right through to his managerial days, Jordi Roura and Aureli Altimira.

Tito Vilanova came to the club at the age of 15, when he came on trial from UE Figueres in the 1984/85 season.

He had just turned 16 when he stepped into La Masia for the first time, and remained there as a resident until June 30, 1989. It was there that he forged a close friendship with Guardiola, Jordi Roura and Aureli Altimira, with whom he would later share so much success on the Barça coaching staff.

‘The Marquis’, as he was known at the time, was a tall, lanky midfielder, with exceptional skill, especially renowned for his free kicks and how he read the game. As a Barça player, Tito featured in two friendlies for the first team in 1989 and later played for Figueres, Celta, Badajoz, Mallorca, Lleida, Elche and finally Gramenet, where he retired from active duty.

As a coach, Vilanova was analytical, cerebral and observant and was famed for the amount of gestures he used make as he directed his teams. Those that worked alongside him considered him a tactical genius in a job for which his nature could not have been better suited.

He first started coaching at FC Barcelona in charge of the U14 team that included future stars like Gerard Piqué, Cesc Fàbregas and Leo Messi. After that, he coached at Palafrugell, Figueres and Terrassa.

He returned to FCB in 2007/08, this time as assistant manager to Pep Guardiola with Barça B, who he helped guide to promotion up to Division 2B.

The year after, the Guardiola-Tito tandem took over the first team, and led it to fourteen major titles in four years. The team rewrote the record books in 2009 by winning all six trophies at stake: the Champions league, La Liga, the Spanish Cup, the Spanish Supercup, the European Supercup and the Clubs World Cup.


First team manager

On April 27, 2012 Tito Vilanova was the natural choice to take over from the departing Pep Guardiola as FC Barcelona first team manager. Director of Sport Andoni Zubizarreta considered it the natural progression and the best way to continue Pep’s legacy, and his choice was fully supported by then president Sandro Rosell and the rest of the Board.

The results showed that this had been a wise decision, for Barça won the league. They dominated the championship, leading the table from the very first day and getting 100 points out of a possible 114 to equal Real Madrid’s record from 2011/12. The team also set a new goalscoring record with its 115 goals in 38 games, an average of three goals a game.

The total of 32 wins, four draws and just two defeats, eventually beating Madrid by 15 clear points, are testimony of the outstanding job that Tito Vilanova did as manager of FC Barcelona that 2012/13 season. Barça’s 22th Liga, that of Tito and Abidal, will never be forgotten. What’s more, the team reached the semi-finals of the Champions League and the Spanish Cup, narrowly missing out on a place in both finals.

His achievement won him plenty of individual accolades. In 2013 the ‘Marca’ and ‘Mundo Deportivo’ newspapers both named him manager of the year. Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes was invited to present the Catalan paper’s award, which was collected on his behalf by Zubizarreta. In his speech, Heynckes spoke emotionally about Vilanova, saying that “under Tito the team has played fantastic football, like in other years. Tito is a great football strategist. He’s hard-working, reserved and valiant, and has a direct, fluid relation with his players. He has a positive sense of human values. He has not only set an example for the sporting world, but for the world in general with his outstanding elegance. I wish him all the luck he deserves. He’s a champion of sport and of life.”

Unfortunately, the illness announced on November 22, 2011 brought an early end to the dream of managing the team he held so close to his heart. He was unable to dedicate his full effort to the task in the 2012/13 season, and at the start of the following campaign, it was announced on July 19, 2013, that he was not well enough to continue in the position.

On April 25 2014, at the age of 45, Tito passed away after a long struggle against the illness which was first diagnosed two and a half years earlier.

Barça will cherish his memory forever. He will always form part of the club’s proud history. He shall be eternally remembered.

May he rest in peace.
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post Apr 26 2014, 11:56 AM

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Rip tito. While pep was a great coach at barca, I believe the barca dna all came from tito. Tito was the basics of barca.
Great person. May he finally get some rest from the fighting with the cancer.
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post Apr 26 2014, 09:57 PM

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To all members, club members and football fans who want to send their condolences and expressions of support to FC Barcelona and the family of Tito Vilanova, the Club has opened a mailbox address to receive these messages, you can send TitoEtern@fcbarcelona.cat
Also, Pep during the minute silence before Bayern's match today:
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The special tribute area in Nou Camp open to public:
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