Football Quote by Guillem Balague

“Guardiola has taken certain areas to another level – such as pressing the ball – and Barcelona’s disciplined style of play and work ethic…

— Guillem Balague

The most important thing in Guardiola's theory is to play football, and this always stays the same. The basic idea is always the same,…

— Thomas Muller

Guardiola has a lot of knowledge about the game and understands the psychology of the players. You can see all the things he is…

— Xabi Alonso

“On the field of play, in the heat of the action, it enabled Guardiola’s Barcelona to switch formations or positions as many as five…

— Guillem Balague

Guardiola knows that the little details that can make us better. He analyses the game instantly - that's his biggest strength, his best characteristic.

— Franck Ribery

The players love Guardiola's methods and it shows on the pitch. I think every player would like to work with him.

— Wayne Bridge

“Guardiola knows it is easier to work with a group hungry for victory rather than with one that has won everything, and he considered…

— Guillem Balague

“Guardiola remained a lanky teenager with little muscle mass, the opposite of the ideal footballer’s stature. But great art is always born of frustration…

— Guillem Balague

Guardiola likes footballers who can pass the ball, who have eyes for the best position and the right runs.

— Lothar Matthaus

Training with Guardiola is good. He's always talking to each player, trying to give them a vision of the style of football he wants…

— Toni Kroos

“Guardiola immediately set about introducing a series of habits, working practices, systems and methodologies acquired after a career working with a variety of different…

— Guillem Balague

“Jerome Boateng spoke pre-season after the World Cup in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and described how Guardiola told him in every training session exactly…

— Guillem Balague