Appreciating Quote by Joan Laporta

Thierry is an Arsenal legend and I had an opportunity to spend time with him when he was a coach at the academy.

— Reiss Nelson

Thierry could be anything he likes - a coach, a director or maybe president of Arsenal.

— Joan Laporta

These kinds of people, like Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff, they know very well football. They don't need the extended period maybe that other…

— Joan Laporta

As a goalkeeper, I needed good players around me. I needed Nemanja Vidic, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Wayne Rooney. It's the same as a CEO.

— Edwin van der Sar

Under Pep Guardiola, it's hard work. For me, Guardiola is one of the best coaches I've ever met. He's incredibly clever and tactically really…

— Jerome Boateng

When I became a coach, I began to admire Pep Guardiola.

— Julian Nagelsmann

He's a coach with extraordinary knowledge, who loves the club loads, he feels it, he has exceptional bravery and charisma, so for me, in…

— Joan Laporta

“Guardiola believed in handing greater responsibility to the footballers, trusting that their intuition could help solve a great amount of their problems. As a…

— Guillem Balague

All of you know how Pep Guardiola is as a manager... he is the best coach in history.

— Thiago Alcantara

I'd have considered myself fortunate to be coached by Guardiola because he really puts his stamp on teams. He builds them, moulds them, guides…

— Andrea Pirlo

For me as a young player, it's great to have had a coach like Pep Guardiola and have coaches like Carlo Ancelotti and Jogi…

— Joshua Kimmich

Guardiola was a very special coach for me, the first when I was at Barcelona. He is a great coach, a lovely person, and…

— Gerard Deulofeu