Pirlo and Guardiola in the player era, who has achieved more?
Definitely Pirlo! Comparing Guardiola with Pirlo, it is a bit of a touch of porcelain.
The gap between Guardiola and Pirlo in the player era is similar to the gap between Pirlo and Guardiola in the coaching era.
Not to mention that Guardiola won the Champions League and La Liga as a player, captained Barca, and was selected for the Spanish team, what does this mean?
Conte, in the player's age, also won the Champions League and Serie A, also served as the captain of Juventus, also selected for italy (the runner-up of the World Cup and the European Championship), the record is not lost to Guardiola, some people will say that Conte is very strong?
Now Henderson, who is also the captain of Liverpool's Champions League and Premier League titles, represented England in the Final of the European Cup, is he the top midfielder in the history of football?
Obviously not!
So, having the title of captain of Barca or champions of the Champions League does not mean that Guardiola is a superstar of all time.
What's more, you said that Guardiola is the captain of Barca, the Champions League champion, the Pirlo, also the core of the midfield of AC Milan and Juventus, also the Champions League and Serie A champions, or the true core of the World Cup champion and the European Cup runner-up, the dry goods are not bad.
Of course, Pirlo's advantage is not to say that he has these honors or titles, but his dominance on the field.
Guardiola is certainly Barca's classic No. 4, with strong ball and scheduling ability, is the metronome of the midfield, and Pirlo, not only can use his footwork and vision to organize the attack, his long passes, long shots and set-pieces are also the top in football history.
More importantly, Pirlo reinterpreted the definition of the back with the "front and back" style of play – this is not what I said, but "UEFA changed the history of football 19 people" commented on Pirlo.
Let's talk about Pirlo and Guardiola, the former is one of the "19 people who changed football", the latter is only a well-known star of a certain era, but in the same period, stronger than Guardiola's back, it is not difficult to find 5.
And a player like Pirlo, once in decades, should not compare Guardiola with Pirlo, in my opinion, guardiola in the player period can only be regarded as a "weakened version of Busquets", and Pirlo in the player era, a player at the Level of Harvey, is one of the strongest midfield masters in the "post-Zidane era", much higher than Guardiola's achievements.
Who do you think Pirlo and Guardiola achieved more in their time as players? Welcome to discuss together.