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Pep Guardiola’s great mentor and inspiration Johan Cruyff once said: “Winning is important, but to have your own style, for people to copy you, to admire you… that’s the greatest gift.”
as a Manchester City are ready to make a move for the Catalan genius. After a decade in charge, Guardiola’s legacy could be seen as a monument to the veteran Dutchman who made his mark at Barcelona at a young age.
Cruyff said: “Winning is only for one day. Fame lasts a lifetime.”
Guardiola’s will will last forever.
They have won six Premier Leagues, a Champions League, three FA Cups, five League Cups, a UEFA Super Cup and a FIFA Club World Cup – all in their own style, or at least the style that Cruyff feels he has taken over.
And admired and recorded – it’s a gift left for the local game to learn from for years to come.
Guardiola openly admits – aided by humility, it must be stressed – that he “knew nothing” about football until he came under Cruyff’s guidance, calling him “the most influential man in the history of football”.
The high point of Guardiola’s relationship with Cruyff came in 1992 when Barcelona won the European Cup (now Champions League) for the first time against Sampdoria at Wembley. He is a graduate of Barcelona’s academy and has taken his place in the so-called ‘Dream Team’ alongside star names such as goalscorer Ronald Koeman, Michael Laudrup and Hristo Stoichkov.
Now, as Cruyff did in Spain, Guardiola has created history in England, changing the face of football at every level.
During his decade at City, Guardiola has not only shaped elite football and the game within the league pyramids. He has had an impact at the grassroots level with even junior coaches adopting his tactics.
Guardiola micro-managed City’s players as a great leader off the field, creating teams, styles and tactics that are now and will be the framework for the modern game.
Guardiola has effectively shaped the future of the game at all levels Manchester City themselves into the Premier League and across Europe.
Mikel Arteta, who has reached the edge of becoming the champion of the Premier League ArsenalHe was given his first senior coaching position as Guardiola’s assistant.
Enzo Maresca is expected to replace him Manchester CityHe was another member of the coaching staff who took him to the Premier League and moved to Leicester City before winning the Europa League and FIFA Club World Cup. Chelsea.
Luis Enrique worked with Barcelona’s youth teams under Guardiola before lifting the Champions League trophy in 2015 with an excellent side at Paris Saint-Germain and now they are in a second straight final. Arsenal in Budapest.
Vincent Kompany, now flourishing at Bayern Munich, learned from Guardiola. Manchester CityCaptain, Xabi Alonso – has just been appointed Chelsea Coach – Worked under him when he moved from Real Madrid to Bayern Munich in 2014.
Quite simply, Guardiola’s fingerprints affect football at all levels.
Managers and coaches tend to play from the back, a goalkeeper who needs to be as good with his feet as his hands. Guardiola was one of the reasons Joe Hart was jet-lagged when he arrived at the Etihad Stadium.
