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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 25086845" data-attributes="member: 158020">Barcelona sack Valverde, Quique Setien announced as new head coach<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/01/14/13/23384326-7885865-image-a-54_1579008720562.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Barcelona have announced the dismissal of head coach Ernesto Valverde,  with Quique Setientaking charge of the Spanish champions on a deal that  runs until 2022. Barca made the decision to extend Valverde's deal for an additional   season in February of last year, which preceded an embarrassing  Champions League capitulation at the hands of Liverpool just months  later, having done similar against Roma in the previous campaign.And while the 55-year-old has delivered back-to-back Primera Division   titles and currently has the Blaugrana sitting at the top of La Liga –  albeit on goal difference – European disappointment is not the only  black mark next to Valverde's name.Indeed, a Copa del Rey final loss to Valencia was not the expected  result in Barca's final match of last season, while a recent Supercopa  de Espana defeat against Atletico Madrid has only served to highlight  the inconsistency of a team bursting with world-class talent. Finally taking the decision to part ways with the Basque boss on   Monday, an official statement from Barca reads: "Agreement between FC   Barcelona and Ernesto Valverde to end his contract as manager of the   first team. Thank you for everything, Ernesto. Best of luck in the   future."Former Real Betis  boss Setien, 61, is a well-known fan of the Johan  Cruyff-inspired Barca  brand of football - as mentioned in the club's  press release regarding  their new boss:"Quique Setien will be the new  FC Barcelona coach. The man from Cantabria in the north of Spain  comes  to Barca after having had spells at Racing Santander, Poli Ejido,   Logrones, Lugo, Las Palmas and Betis, his previous club in the 2018/19   season. "Throughout his career he has been a proponent of possession-based,  attacking football that has been attractive to the fans."Setien's  appointment may come as a surprise to fans unaware of his previous work,  especially given the Camp Nou outfit have been in talks with club  legend Xavi about taking the reins in Catalunya. It seems likely that Xavi will eventually return someday, with the   former midfielder admitting that it is his 'dream' to coach Barca, but   he will have to bide his time in the short term given the announcement   that Setien has signed up for two and a half years.Barcelona are set to  present their new head coach on Tuesday, with  the club having published  their itinerary for the coach's first day in  the job:Setien's first match in charge will see him welcome 10th-placed Granada to Camp Nou on Sunday, January 19.</blockquote>

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