Barcelona stand at a crossroads, both on the pitch and on the bench. No matter what happens this season it seems destined to be Ernesto Valverde's last as the Catalans' coach, and the former Athletic man could even see his campaign cut short if results do not go his way.
The current incumbent sums up just how hard it is to take the reins at one of the world's most demanding sporting institutions.
Both of Valverde's two seasons thus far have ended with Barca being crowned comfortable Liga champions, but that has not been enough for many Blaugrana fans who also demand success in the Champions League as their apparent birthright.
Who, then, has the successful continental track record to take over at Camp Nou and once again achieve European glory?
Perhaps Barcelona could do a lot worse than turn their eyes over to Buenos Aires, where former Argentina playmaker Marcelo Gallardo has for the last five years turned his River Plate side into the finest team on the entire South American continent.
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