Former Barcelona manager Johan Cruyff
believes Barcelona will continue to
prosper under new manager Gerardo
Martino.
Martino, affectionately known as 'Tata',
was announced as the successor to Tito
Vilanova on Tuesday.
The Argentinian had never managed in
European football before his appointment, but the decision has proved a popular one
with Barcelona's players, with Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta both praising the
move.
Cruyff, now an advisor at Ajax, was in charge at the Camp Nou between 1988 and
1996.
The 66-year-old admitted he has little knowledge of Martino, but does not feel that
will have an impact on Barcelona's dominance of the Spanish game, citing the
examples of Frank Rijkaard and Pep Guardiola as precedents.
"I don't know Tata very well," Cruyff told Voetbal International.
"I have no doubt that Barcelona can continue the same way.
"Rijkaard and Guardiola had won nothing when they started at Barcelona, and yet
they ended up being hugely successful."
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