If Jose Mourinho is a great coach, today we are talking about a legend – Josep Guardiola. Throughout his career and coaching career, it is undoubtedly a legend.
Guardiola in the player era can also be said to have won almost all the awards he deserved. In June 1984, Guardiola transferred to the Barcelona youth team, which can be said to have witnessed the growth of Barca's team of all ages. Although the hard-working Guardiola is in the youth team, he has not given up and always maintained an upward heart, and finally he went from the youth team to the second team to the Barca team, and 6 years later, Guardiola finally stood on the most dazzling stage of Barca.
The current Manchester City manager Guardiola
Guardiola with Barca that year ended the five-game winning streak of the old rival Real Madrid, although Guardiola could not become an absolute main force at that time, but the only appearance won unanimous praise from the outside world, which paved the way for the second Barca first team, 37 appearances in the second season, helped the team win the La Liga title, and also won the first Champions League title in the history of the team, and was even named the best rookie by the Italian media at the time. If you're not a Barca fan, you probably don't know that Guardiola has been Barca's first team captain for a long time, and the honor of captain of the giants is not something that anyone wants. During his 17 years at Barca, he won all the accolades he deserved, 16 titles, making him the title of King of Camp Nou and the achievement of Barca's legendary midfielder Pep Guardiola.
After leaving Barca, Guardiola moved to Brescia, Al Aghli and other clubs until 2006, when Guardiola announced his retirement, ending his playing career. However, as a brilliant midfield master, Guardiola's dream is much more than that. The wonderful second half of my life is about to begin.
In 2008, Guardiola began to really perform in the second half of his life, and within two years after retiring, he qualified as a coach and also paved the way for himself. In May, Guardiola became the manager of Barcelona, the place where he had made his former glory, and he wanted to prove his legend in another identity. And the legendary proof came so timely that in 2009, the year Barca, under guardiola rule, created a unique history - six crowns. Defeated Biba 4:1 to win the Copa del Rey; 3 rounds in advance to win the league title; 2:0 to win the Champions League with the Red Devils; beat Biba again in two legs to win the Western Super Cup; defeated Miner Donetsk in the European Super Cup to win the title; 2:1 reverse Argentine university students to win the Club World Cup to achieve the first treble of the 21st century, while setting an unprecedented six-time crown in a single year. In the following seasons, Guardiola led Barca on a brilliant march.
Such a great achievement as a player and coach at Camp Nou is enough to make Guardiola a legend, one of the greatest coaches in Barca's history, and the sixth player and coach to win the Champions League as a player and coach, coaching Barca for 4 seasons, Guardiola's winning percentage reached a terrifying 72%. And won 14 championship trophies.
In the following seasons, Guardiola led the giants such as Bayern and Manchester City (still coaching Manchester City), and the teams coached by Guardiola almost all have the strength to compete for titles at all levels, which shows that Guardiola's ability is outstanding, and Guardiola in the player era has a very strong vision and a big picture, with a very threatening penetrating pass. Keeping a cool head at all times also laid the groundwork and seeds for him to become a legendary manager. Being able to discern talents, being able to discover the characteristics of players, willing to study opponent videos, etc., such diligence and hard work have made him a legend of a generation, he has a legendary aura, but also has a legendary temperament, he is the legendary godhead Josep Guardiola.