Remembering Tito Vilanova: The Under-appreciated Record-Breaking League Title

Today marks 2 years since Tito passed away. Let's talk about just one narrow aspect of his influence: the 2012-13 La Liga title.

Tito Vilanova was a player, an assistant, and a manager. His work, especially as an assistant to Pep Guardiola and as a head coach of FC Barcelona, deserves to be recognized more often.

Today marks two years since his sad passing, which occurred after he had resigned as coach due to health issues. I want to talk about a narrow, but important part of his legacy.

Tito was appointed as FC Barcelona's manager immediately after Pep Guardiola's departure. Tito had been Pep's assistant since the latter took over as B team coach, and the two had formed a wildly successful…