"This is not an easy decision for me," said guardiola, "the reason is simple. Four years is an eternity for a coach, four years makes everyone tired. It’s time for me to go."
Club president sandro rosell fell on the neck of the "best coach in the history of the club" with 13 titles and immediately explained the surprising, but nevertheless consistent choice of the successor. The current assistant tito vilanova is to continue the legacy of the 41-year-old guardiolas. "You can expect the best from tito. He is more than talented, the players know him. I think the club has made a great choice," guardiola touted his confidant, "i was just the voice of the ideas that tito and i developed together."