We also learn that, in some key ways, Pep adapted his methods to his Bayern players and to the wider Bundesliga football culture, rather than reshape the Bavarians in dictatorial top-down fashion. Or we learn that that Pep is not doggedly committed to the short passing game as the heart of his philosophy; rather, it’s tactical flexibility – grounded in a few key principles – that define Pep’s on-pitch philosophy.

Young football fan, 16, is left distraught and consoled by Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa players after being unable to complete The Last Post... three years after he was due to perform the Remembrance tribute There are awesome moments, boring ones when nothing interesting happens and most of the book is good. Thiago agrees. “It’s a great mix: you know how he wants you to play and how to combine that with your own qualities. That’s how good results follow. The players will end up drained by Pep. He’s so intense, he’ll exhaust us.”

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Perarnau pääses ligi tõepoolest väärt materjalile, mis avab hästi Pepi treenerifilosoofia. Näiteks on talle omistatav tiki-taka mängustiil hoopis sõimusõna, mida kasutada mõttetu pallivaldamise kohta. Või kuidas Pep on iseenda kõige karmim kriitik, näiteks pärast 0:4 Real Madridile kaotatud Meistrite Liiga poolfinaali. Ühe hooaja käigu kohta lugedes tekkis soov saada rohkem teada ka Pepi ülejäänud Bayerni-karjäärist. Miks jäi ikkagi Bayernil Meistrite Liiga koos Pepiga võitmata?

When it came to the litmus test the following season in the Premier League, City just about kept The Reds at bay by a solitary point and largely thanks to an improbable strike from Vincent Kompany in their penultimate game against Leicester. SPORTS AGENDA: David Moyes may move upstairs when his West Ham contract expires... while Steven Gerrard calls on an old friend and Burnley abandon plans to improve atmosphere He calls Planchart over to the table: “Carles, tomorrow morning get me a video of the 36th minute – the thing you mentioned to me. I want to show the centre-half how better to position himself.” You can see why it would be annoying. Liverpool had to put up with it towards the end of last season, hearing that City were being held, only for them to eventually find a way to win. On Saturday, I’m sure Pep and his players avoided the score from Anfield for a while, even if their title hopes were already slim then. and Lorenzo Buenaventura leads the warmup, always short and intense. Never longer than 2o minutes." pg. 120

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And finally, 'people.' The quality of the ideas and the complexity of the language are of no consequence if your players are reluctant students. Essential though it may be, it is not merely sheer talent that matters here. The player must also be completely open to learning the secrets of the language, to practise them and make improvements where necessary. They must have complete faith in this process. A few weeks later, they met again, and this time chess did come up. Guardiola asked Kasparov if he would be able to beat Magnus Carlsen, a then up-and-coming chess prodigy. Kasparov answered: “I have the ability to beat him, but in practice, it is impossible.” Planchart’s work is available the day after the previous game and shapes training for the following week. Tottenham lead Premier League tributes for Terry Venables after their former manager, who won the FA Cup with Spurs in 1991 and led England at Euro '96 Man United 'legends' reunite for a game in Dubai with some looking unrecognisable (and some you might not recognise anyway!)