Pep guardiola story bio, facts, net worth, family, home. Surprisingly though there is a far less recognizable name who guardiola himself has called his maestro, juan manuel lillo. Manchester city boss pep guardiola had an animated discussion with southamptons nathan redmond and the forward has. Being amongst the most triumphant managers of football clubs till date, per guardiola has always been appreciated by the entire football fraternity. The principle idea of positional play is that players pass the ball to each other in close spaces to be able to pass to a wide open man.
Josep pep guardiola is a former football player and famous manager. The five months in mexico that shaped pep guardiolas philosophy on wednesday, five months into his tenure as manager of manchester city, pep. In the followup to his critically acclaimed account of guardiolas first full season at bayern, pep confidential, perarnau now lifts the lid on the catalans whole tenure in bavaria. How a sixmonth spell in mexico set pep guardiola on road to coaching greatness. September 01, 1996 juan manuel lillo meet pep guardiola. Pep guardiola admits maybe it is my fault after man city. His attention to detail and his tactics is captivating.
Football times on one of my footballing heroes, juan manuel lillo. And luckily for the footballing world, juan manuel lillo is the latter. As well as plying his trade under the famed tutelage of cruyff at barcelona, pep, also honed his skills under the likes of fabio capello and carlo mazzone during a 5 year stay in italy. Pep guardiola s mentor who revitalized positional play. Spanish maestro fears these results could have a knockon effect for tuesdays. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time. After retiring as a player, guardiola became a coach at barcelona. Pep guardiola biography, career, tactics and titles. Manuel pellegrini used to dismiss talk of 442, 433 and so on as telephone numbers. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Nathan redmond clears up exactly what man city boss pep guardiola said to him. A manager who translates his philosophy into the football played. Kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading bestsellers kindle daily deal kindle monthly deals free kindle reading apps buy. Pep guardiola is an amazing coach whose claim to fame came at barcelona. Pep guardiola has transformed barcelona into arguably the greatest club side of all time, and this entertainingly perceptive biography explains how. Juan manuel lillo, left, with pep guardiola in 2010. Juan manuel lillo mentions this as one of the principles of this style of play. There is nothing more important the current manchester city boss than winning a football match. How pep guardiola s maestro influenced one of the strongest playing style weve witnessed in the history of. I have books, powerpoints, articles, and notebooks full of separate ideas and. Join facebook to connect with juan manuel lillo and others you may know. Inside pep guardiolas first season at bayern munich ebook.
From futsal to management to philosophy, this is his story. The book included some interesting statistics on peps 3year tenure at bayern and elaborated explanations on his tactics, not just overall but drilled down into some of the specific matches as the author had open access to guardiola and his team. Pep guardiola, positional plays most popular spokesperson, said, one. He was part of the great johan cruyffs dream team that won the clubs first european cup. Pep guardiolas appointment as barcelona manger raised plenty of eyebrows when he took over in the summer of 2008. Etihad club are 11 points clear at the top of the premier league, face. The book barely gives any insights into guardiolas mind perhaps as a testament to the spaniards. Fullbacks role in pep guardiola tactical system the. One of the most prolific midfielders in history was going to the forgotten mexican border town for one reason. The barcelona legacy, a history of soccers soul and.
A key fixture of sky sports coverage of spanish football for many years, he now broadcasts on bbc radio 5 live and for laliga tv from. He was the best coach i ever had, guardiola said of lillo. The evolution takes the reader on a journey through three action packed. For pep, who has, over the past eight years, been unofficially anointed the all knowing football coach, winning supersedes everything. So the next time you hear someone waxing lyrical about pep guardiola, and cruyffs impact in making todays barcelona one of the best sides in history, give a mention to juan manuel lillo, the oft. Our staff and contributors share their latest enthusiasms in books. This book gives you a rare opportunity to use pep guardiolas practices and learn from one of the best coaches in the history of football. Pep guardiola rules out a manchester city quadruple after. Manchester city have one of the brightest managers in world football but. For lillo, guardiolas development as a coach has provided more satisfaction than any success or trophies ever could. Pep guardiola rules out a manchester city quadruple after carabao cup win over leicester. Meanwhile,he had been in mexico, where hecoached pep guardiola. The 88 attacking combinations and attacking positional patterns of play included are taken direct from pep guardiolas training sessions at manchester city, bayern munich and fc barcelona. After leaving barcelona, pep guardiola had stints as a player at brescia and roma in italy, alahli in qatar, and dorados in mexico.
Part 1 of 4 its not about moving the ball, its about moving the opponent. The manchester city squad inherited by pep guardiola this season is a squad of the highest calibre. As charles slack describes in his book noble obsession, goodyear risked his. Manager, maestro and mentor juan manuel lillo and pep guardiola.
Juanma lillo, the creator of 4231 system speaks with. For josep pep guardiola, the winningest soccer coach of the past. Pep guardiolas arrival in manchester heralds a new age of big spending. At the international level, guardiola notched up 47 caps for spain from 1992. Pep started his playing career in barcelona youth academy at the age of. With several experienced stars within its ranks, many are citing the blues as the favourites for the premier league crown in the upcoming 201617 premier league campaign. Andwhen lillo talks about barcelona, he canthelp talking about we. Juan manuel juanma lillo is a basque born coach and a football romanticist whose ideas have transformed the face of the modern game. With a heavy influence on modern greats like pep guardiola and jorge.
Hed often come on his own to read his books and have a beer or a. But with experience comes ageing players and city are notorious for. Manager, maestro and mentor juan manuel lillo and pep. Over the course of their five months in northwest mexico, guardiola, who would become. The attacking and defending books show barcas 433 system of play, each players responsibilities, positioning and movement within every pos. Pep guardiolas man city reveal his crazy insideout. Guardiola jumped at the chance to play for the man whose work he admired so much. Playing as a defender, guardiola was noticed by the head coach of the first team johan cruyff and introduced into the senior squad at the age of 20. Guardiola has never hidden hisadmiration for lillo, describing him asthe coach that, along with johan cruyff,had the greatest in. Pep guardiola, a former spanish football player is the present manager of the premier league club, manchester city football club and is a wellknown name among football teams management.
As a footballer, josep pep guardiola was a muchacclaimed defensive midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career with fc barcelona. Pep guardiola admits maybe it is my fault after man city collapses against liverpool and manchester united. The biography and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. The five months in mexico that shaped pep guardiolas philosophy. Pep guardiola is one of the most successful managers in the world. The five months in mexico that shaped pep guardiolas. No manager can quite match pep guardiola in this regard. An entertaining, perceptive biography of the hugely successful manager of fc barcelonaas a footballer, josep pep guardiola was a muchacclaimed defensive midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career with fc barcelona. Entertainingly perceptive biography of the hugely successful manager of fc barcelona, pep guardiola. Going by marti perarnaus words in his book pep guardiola.
Pep guardiola, positional plays most popular spokesperson, said, one must occupy the right positions, and the positions depend on where the ball. Pep guardiola implemented this process, of the fullbacks positioned in central areas, to. The barcelona team under pep guardiola was one of the few examples in world football when all the 11 players understood and executed their roles consistently. Lillo recruited guardiola to play for the club while he was in managing school in axocopan, atlixco, puebla. One of its biggest proponents was one of pep guardiolas mentors, juanma lillo. Guardiola spent the majority of his playing days with barca and was an integral part of johan cruyffs european cupwinning dream team. Nathan redmond clears up exactly what pep guardiola said. Juan manuel lillo quotes on coaching and football were a little short on content right now, so i decided to share some great juanma lillo quotes.
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