Genius, visionary, champion – these are the words he often uses to describe Pep Guardiola, who is undoubtedly one of the best football coaches in the world. His innovative idea for football turned out to be a hit. According to many experts, Barcelona from 2008-2012 is one of the best teams in history. It was then that the Spaniard, after a year of working with the youth team, took over the Catalan team, whose main task was to maintain the team football.
Guardiola summed up Barcelona. Sharply
During his four-year tenure, Barcelona won two titles under Guardiola Champions Leaguewon La Liga three times and won two Cups Spainthe same number of European Super Cups and three national Super Cups. The Spaniard was on the bench of the Catalan club 247 times, and as many as 179 matches ended with a victory.
No wonder Barcelona fans remember Pep Guardiola's work with great fondness. What's more, they dream of him taking over their team again in the future. Is such a scenario realistic? In theory, his contract with Manchester City ends in June next year. Nevertheless, based on the Spaniard's last words, it can be assumed that he does not intend to return to Catalonia.
In the program “El Nou Clam” produced for TV3 Guardiola he spoke in very bitter words about the nature of working in Barcelona. His words leave no doubt. – It's always been like that and it always will be like that. It's happened to all of us. Here, “shots” are fired from every direction, every day. But the ones that hurt the most are those that arise from the inside. “Many little wars are fought every day in Barcelona,” Guardiola said bluntly.
– Eventually you come to the conclusion that the only thing that matters is convincing the players about your idea and what you think should be done. The rest is not worth paying attention to. You also need to take care of your own health. It's the danger of the daily fatigue that comes with trying to manage Barcelona's environment. The contempt for what you do is constant. And it reflects on you, he added. As you can see, despite great successes, Guardiola became aware of many dark sides of working in Catalonia after many years. Therefore, it is unlikely that he will ever return to Barcelona, which is doing great under Hansi Flick's leadership for now.