Quote by Guillem Balague Download Open image ““Superiority in midfield, as predicted by Pep, was the key to the game.”” — Guillem Balague ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Pep’s do-or-die attitude from the sidelines (constantly correcting and signalling during games, treating every match as if it were the last, intensely focused on… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
Pep was all about dominant football and about having the ball. — Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Copy Share Image
“It is important in football, as in any walk of life, to appear calm in times of crisis. To hide weaknesses. Pep told them… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“He cleansed the dressing room of players who were uncommitted and oblivious of the club’s core values: prioritising good football and hard work ahead… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“He was given one more chance, invited back for a third day. The coach moved him into central midfield where, suddenly, Pep was a… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“Pep organised his attack (creating the conditions for one v ones, or looking for superiority across the pitch) in a way that nobody else… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“Thirdly – and crucial for Pep’s position as the midfielder in front of the back four – he had to dispatch the ball to… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“From his very first day in the job as coach, Pep went out of his way to appeal to the feelings of his players:… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“He was also excited about the prospects of working with Raheem Sterling. Pep had no say in his signing but Sterling was young, had… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“The senior players, meanwhile, understood perfectly well, and as one recognised: ‘He always used us as an example, but he was always fair with… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“Pep had realised that one of the few weaknesses of the Atlético defence was with second balls. They defended so deep that if his… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“We’re thinking about the squad without them,’ Pep announced during his presentation, flanked by the club president, Joan Laporta, and sporting director, Txiki Beguiristain.… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“The German team became more German than ever. They used in their performance the ‘Mia San Mia’ motto that the players wear on their… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“Before heading out on to the pitch, Johan Cruyff gave his players a simple instruction: ‘Go out there and enjoy yourselves.’ It was a… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“Ronaldo also dropped deep to receive the ball, turn round and run towards goal – and he always found space as the centre backs… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“It is better for a player to lose the ball when he is dribbling, feeling over-confident, than for a blunder, a mistake due to… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“We have to transmit trust and security in all the decisions we make. ‘That trust, security and sincerity are the fundamental pillars for a… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“On one occasion Guardiola explained that there are two types of coaches: those who think problems solve themselves and those who solve problems. Guardiola… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“He could live with them playing badly now and again, he told them, but he demanded 100 per cent on the pitch in every… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“The coach sat down with president Laporta, Beguiristain and Estiarte in the suite of the hotel in which the team were staying in the… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“Failure is when a player does not have a good training session, when the coach relaxes and stops caring, when the team doesn’t care… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“Ingla and Txiki set out a plan for the rest of the season which saw them working and consulting simultaneously with both Rijkaard and… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“Searching for that flash of inspiration, that moment, the magical moment: ‘I’ve got it. I’ve got it. This is how we are going to… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
“The players who go through La Masía are taught to behave with civility and humility. The theory being that, not only is it pleasant… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
