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This is a silly statement, it has nothing to do with Dutch people but cultureCan't understand the obsession between Barcelona and dutch people. They're so ingrained to their culture of no hiring enshrined coaches.
Messi is wasting his last years in a Club who doesn't have an idea of how to win trophies; there's no more La Masia, there's no more Iniesta and Xavi. They need to spend money, as PSG and Madrid do.
They have the same team for years and that's why the others Clubs know how to play against them; and Suarez, Piqué, Busquets and Alba aren't the same players than they were five years ago. Messi has to leave, he's wasting his last years in that Club; he's the GOAT and he needs a Club at his level.
On the other hand; I would have love to see Poch managing Messi, but I think PL is better for him; and Barcelona is now a mess.
Here look at the hirings since 2003 when Cruyff recommended Rjikaard
2003 - Rjikaard - Recommended by Cruyff based on the style of play and philosophy he showed as Netherland managers despite being relegated with Sparta months before the Barcelona job
2008 - Guardiola - Internal promotion and recommended by Cruyff due to style of play and discipline shown by Barca B
2013 - Villanova - Internal promotion, followed the philosophy of the club - resigned due to health issues
2014 - Martino - From Argentina played a more poch style/barca hybrid - sacked
2015 - Luis Enrique - Internal promotion, managed barca b and played that dutch Cruyff/Barca style like Pep, Tito and Frank
2017 - Valverde - A more pragmatic coach who changed the style of play and was criticised for not playing the Barca way
2020 - Satien - More Barcelona style of play but it didn't work and wasn't seen as part of Barca DNA despite having a decent style of play
2020 - Koeman - Goes back to Barca DNA, though not full Cruyff, trusts young players and has that philosophy of developing academy players