"What he’s done makes him the most important person in the history of football; one man changing two different clubs as both a player and coach. Cruyff will never die. Never."
90 minutes with Pep Guardiola - Part 4 of 4
Every school in Uruguay are cancelling classes to watch the national team in the World Cup.
Here's footage from one school in Montevideo when Giménez scored the last minute winner today.
“The Guardiola era has caused a bit of confusion. Everyone wants to play like that now. They tell 6/7 year olds to play with 2 touches, quickly. At that age, what happened with me needs to happen for these kids… we shouldn’t take away their spontaneity.”
A few weeks ago, Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti said:
“Systems no longer exist in football, it’s all about the spaces left by the opposition. You must be quick to spot them and know the right moment to strike, have the courage to start the move even when pressed…”
A chat between Guardiola and Fernandinho after the latter’s announcement of leaving City:
“You made me fall in love with football again. I learned that football is much more simple than people say. They says it’s complex, it’s this, it’s that…”
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