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Óscar García Junyent - Club CONFIRM appointment as Head Coach (8.10pm, 26 June)













Goldstone76

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100,000 views on this thread by this time tomorrow?
 




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Perhaps he thinks some Brighton fans are a little starry eyed in their pursuit of a manager with minimal experience, and is able to see beyond the fact that the guy can speak Spanish?

You've got me BANG to rights.

Personally I don't care about his years of experience in the Barcelona set up, the fact that he qualified for the Champions Leage in his first managerial season, or his contacts with Barcelona or Bayern Munich. For me its all about the fact he can speak Spanish.
 




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You've got me BANG to rights.

Personally I don't care about his years of experience in the Barcelona set up, the fact that he qualified for the Champions Leage in his first managerial season, or his contacts with Barcelona or Bayern Munich. For me its all about the fact he can speak Spanish.

to be fair it actually is for me
 
















Paris

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Yes, we'll have to see if your latest football genius manages to outperform the bumpkin who can't speak Spanish that you all find so amusing.

Can't wait for mid/late September when Palace are rock bottom of the Premier League and calling for Holloway's head...again :lolol:
 




Icy Gull

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Yes, we'll have to see if your latest football genius manages to outperform the bumpkin who can't speak Spanish that you all find so amusing.

Not as amusing as your results are likely to be to us next season
 


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Sergei's Celebration

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Oscar García, FC Barcelona’s philosophy to lead Brighton to the Premier League
Posted on June 26, 2013 by noeliadeniz

I have known Oscar García for many years now, I started by admiring him as a football player, a young talent starting to shine in Masia alongside his younger brother, Roger García. He was always dedicated and hardworking, if you add to this that he is a man of principles, honest, who puts his heart in everything he does, you have the perfect mix. Brighton fans should be proud of this great signing.

He knows to perfection the FC Barcelona’s philosophy, not only because he grew up learning and practicing it but because his first “proper” managerial job was with Juvenile A, the first professional team in the scale of FC Barcelona’s football academy, followed by Barça B (2nd Division, equivalent to Championship in England) and the first team.

The importance of his knowledge and experience as a Barça player reflected on his achievements the first season with Juvenile A, winning in 2010/2011 all 3 main titles on dispute for the first time in history: Liga, Copa del Rey and Copa de Campeones.

The following season he was offered to take over as a manager for Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Israel. He departed even though the season had not finished for Juvenile A, due to some issues.

In Israel he put together a competitive team with a style that reminded of Barça, saving the distances. The key I’d say was something that had already worked previously with Juvenile A: he created the right environment to make the team feel like a family, there was a great union among players and between them and Oscar. He knows well how to bring out the best of everyone: makes them feel valued and gives them the encouragement to always try harder. This is always a bonus.

The result: Maccabi Tel Aviv finished last season as Champions, after 10 years of not winning the League, and securing a place in Champions League 2013/2014. This is an achievement that only two other ex-Barcelona’s football players (Pep Guardiola and Tito Vilanova) have accomplished. Maccabi wanted Oscar to continue to work for them but the catalan was quick to announce (in May) and for the benefit of the Israeli club, that he had decided to quick his job.

I had no doubt many teams would knock at his door and Brighton is one exciting project. To me, he is the perfect man to lead the club to the Premier League. Oscar will travel to Brighton tomorrow morning, amidst great expectations; I assure you all that he won’t let anyone down.
 




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