Pep Guardiola left Barcelona in the hands of Tito Vilanova

It was an open secret that in recent hours gathering reverberated throughout soccer. After four years full of success, Pep Guardiola will not renew with FC Barcelona. The news and the attention of President Rosell and technical director Andoni Zubizarreta, he communicated to his players this morning and Guardiola himself just a few minutes it was publicized in the press conference just ended.

Nonrenewal of Guardiola, who, as we all know, has always signed every year, means the end of a stage, Pep Team, in which the club has become the best team in the last decades and, for not a few voices of authority, the best of all time. Santpedor coach leaves behind an age that has achieved 13 of the 18 tournaments he has played, which could add a title if he can initialed last cycle Blaugrana coach lifting the Copa del Rey that Barca played on 25 May with Athletic Club Bilbao.

Given the imminence of a notice of such caliber, the Catalans began to move towards nostalgia, to feel a little orphans, and why not say, fearful or distrustful with an uncertain future. But all previous expectation has been destroyed by the bombing which has resulted in the unexpected announcement by Rosell who will be the new coach of FC Barcelona: Pep Guardiola's replacement will be his second, Tito Vilanova.

Here are some of the most important phrases of the press conference of Pep Guardiola:

-Sorry about my continuing uncertainty. It is a mistake not to have heard people asking me two years but I've always wanted very short contracts because the demand is great Barca.

-Four years is an eternity and long wear. At the end of December communicated to the end of my time was very present, but could not speak to the players. My goodbye I had decided long ago.

It would have been dangerous had continued because it would hurt my players. The affection I have for them is very large and would never forgive me.

- There have been many plays imagined that my players came true.

Tito is one person more than qualified. The club is right with him. Will give the club what I could not.

In Football Notes and are preparing a special on the four seasons as coach Pep Guardiola FC Barcelona that we will publish in the coming days. The character and merits well deserve it. As the announcement of the rise of Tito Vilanova in command of the ship, we will analyze everything involved in a post that post below.