Barcelona striker, Robert Lewandowski has come out to speak on how he perceived Pep Guardiola to be as Bayern Munich manager. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, Guardiola’s evolution on a human level has been gradual over the years, and he now realizes that if he is more open with his players, they can carry out his tactics better.
Lewandowski added that it was quite difficult for players to relate with Pep on a human level at Bayern because he was such a tactical genuis.
His words, “As a human he was difficult for the players, because at the time, he was so brilliant with the football tactics, that he thought, if they follow me, they will win. In later times, I have seen that he has changed. I think he realised that if he is more human and more open, then it can help him more than tactics sometimes.”
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Pep Guardiola Sala is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Premier League club Manchester City. Guardiola is the only manager to win the continental treble twice, the youngest to win the UEFA Champions League, and he also holds the records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga, and the Premier League. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time.
Guardiola has played for and advocated on behalf of the Catalonia football team. Between 1995 and 2005, he played seven friendly games for Catalonia.
Under Guardiola’s predecessor Frank Rijkaard, Barcelona were known for a 4–3–3 with plenty of flair with Ronaldinho being the centre point of the attack. Under Guardiola, however, the team became more disciplined with a greater focus on possession and a disciplined and aggressive pressing style.
Guardiola was born to Dolors and Valentí. He has two older sisters and a younger brother, Pere, a football agent. He is an atheist. Guardiola met his wife Cristina Serra when he was 18. They married on 29 May 2014.
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