Barcelona resorted to Gerardo “Tata” Martino in the summer of 2013 after Pep Guardiola left and Tito Vilanova resigned as manager.
The 59-year-old only spent a single season at Camp Nou, managing 59 games and winning 40 of them (D8 L11).
However, he was unable to help the squad win any silverware aside from the Spanish Super Cup victory.
Martino, who is currently the manager of the Mexican national team, has previously admitted that he did not look back on his time at Barcelona all too fondly.
Reiterating those sentiments in a new interview, the Argentine tactician insisted that his stint with the Blaugrana was the worst year of his coaching year, although he admitted to have learnt a lot during his time in Catalonia.
“I ran away until we got here and you found me,” Martino said (h/t Fox Sports Mexico) when quizzed about his stint at Barcelona.
“I cannot be disappointed, for me it was a great learning. What I continually repeat was that, when I say that it was the worst year of my coaching career, it has to do with something that I feel personally with myself,” he added.
Martino insisted that he did not feel disappointed by his time, but he did not enjoy his work at Barcelona.
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“But in no way can I feel disappointed that I was able to manage one of the most important teams in the world.
“I would be lying if I said that that year was the year of my splendor and the one that I enjoyed the most because the exact opposite happened,” he said.
“There are no reproaches towards anyone because being the Barcelona coach can never be free,” the 59-year-old added.
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