You often find that behind most great managers, there is an
even better assistant manager, and Pep Guardiola is no different. Today we
mourn the passing of one of the best minds in football, at the age of 45 Tito
Vilanova has lost his battle with cancer. Honoured as brave and heroic by all
in the footballing world, Tito had one chance at his dream job of managing Barcelona,
and boy did he take it.
In his only season as Barcelona manager he won La Liga
amassing a club record 100 points, while lets not forget, still struggling with his cancer. However his best period was not as a first team manager, it was
as an assistant. Like Peter Taylor will always be remembered as the man behind
Brian Clough’s success, Tito is that of Pep. When Pep was asked to manage Barcelona
B, he turned straight to his long term friend Tito Vilanova and in no time they
had proved their collective ability and were offered the job of First Team
managers.
The rest is history and as a pair of football geniuses, they
created one of the greatest sides ever to play the game.
The tributes and support flooding in from around the world
are a prime example of how respected and loved Tito was. It is important that
he is not forgotten, or dismissed as the man who Mourinho gauged the eyes of,
and especially important that this is not turned into another Mourinho drama.
We have lost one of the true geniuses in football and
someone who aspired for perfection from his team and beauty from their style of
play.
The OffsideTrap would like to pay respect and condolences to
Tito’s family and friends.
Descanse en
paz Tito!!
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