And that is really the crux of this book the way pep guardiola forms close. Nov 29, 2016 pep guardiola is the most successful and sought after football coach in the world. Guardiola played 479 games in 12 seasons for the first team, winning 16 trophies. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Pep guardiola 85 passing rondos possession games technical circuits direct from pep s training.
Oct 15, 2014 marti perarnau followed pep guardiolas titlewinning campaign with bayern munich and in two extracts from the subsequent book, pep confidential, he depicts a man passionate about analysis. Jun 25, 2019 pep guardiola is the most successful and soughtafter football coach in the world. This audiobook represents the first time in the modern era that a writer has got this close to one of the elite teams of world football. Unsurprisingly for someone who has hoarded 21 trophies in eight seasons as a topflight coach, he wants to win. Messi is an irreplaceable player, today if he was here we would have won 50 but he was not and we had to play another in his place. Oct 09, 2019 but in only his second year at the club, he had turned a good side into memorable one, leading them to the premier league title in recordbreaking style.
Pep guardiola is the most successful and soughtafter football coach in the world. But it was on retiring from playing that he really made his mark on the. Beautiful books book awards cultural highlights waterstones book of the year sale. Guardiola spent the majority of his playing days with barca and was an integral part of johan cruyffs european cup winning dream team. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click download or read online button to get pep guardiola book now. He was part of the great johan cruyffs dream team that won the clubs first european cup. After retiring as a player, guardiola became a coach at barcelona, succeeding frank rijkaard as firstteam manager in 2008. A key fixture of sky sports coverage of spanish football, he appears regularly both on live match coverage and on the weekly. Pep guardiola ebook by guillem balague 9781409143765.
The first edition of the novel was published in november 15th 2012, and was written by guillem balague. Guillem balague is the author of messi, bar a, pep guardiola, a season on the brink, and cristiano ronaldo, which won the best football book of the year award at the 2016 british sports book awards. Three tactical innovations behind pep guardiolas man city success. Aug 16, 2016 dont ever confuse pep guardiola for a style oversubstance aesthete.
It has great intro by alex ferguson and so far it seems to have a lot of inside information on pep and his time at barcelona. I would have expected a bit more comments on the subject itself. But in only his second year at the club, he had turned a good side into memorable one, leading them to the premier league title in recordbreaking style. Nov 15, 2012 pep guardiola is the most successful and soughtafter football coach in the world. Im happy, proud, happy with the way people treated me and i have made many friends. Guardiola spent the majority of his playing days with barca and was an integral part of johan cruyffs european cupwinning dream team. A key fixture of sky sports coverage of spanish football for many years, he now broadcasts on bbc radio 5 live and for. This book tells how pep guardiola did it, playing the beautiful game and winning. The biography as a footballer, josep pep guardiola was a muchacclaimed defensive midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career with fc barcelona. Fully updated to include pep guardiolas bayern years and his decision to join manchester city.
Pep guardiola download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. At the press conference after the celta game, he said, its been a long journey. The format of the book also puts some people off, with the book being. As a footballer, josep pep guardiola was a muchacclaimed defensive midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career with fc barcelona. Dont ever confuse pep guardiola for a style oversubstance aesthete. Fully updated to include pep guardiola s bayern years and his decision to join manchester city. Pep guardiola is the most successful and sought after football coach in the world. Guardiola spent the majority of his playing days with barca and was an integral part of. Balagues biography on guardiola left me wondering if there really was another way of winning. Three tactical innovations behind pep guardiola s man city success. If you are looking for an indepth tactical analysis of the guardiola system, this isnt the book. The author has a light, engaging style that allows the reader to appreciate the highs and lows of pep s time with barcelona. Booktopia has pep guardiola, another way of winning. This fully updated edition of the international bestseller includes manchester citys incredible 201718 league triumph pep guardiola is the most successful and soughtafter football coach in the.
What i really wanted from this book, and what balague delivers, was some insight both into the personality of pep guardiola, the most spectacularly successful football manager of the moment, and into the methods of coaching that produced, in the form of the current fc barcelona team, one of the best football sides of all time. About the author uillem balague regularly appears on sky sports tv as its pundit on spanish football. Pep guardiola hachette new zealand ltd, international book. But it was on retiring from playing that he really made his mark on the club. The team comprises global stars like lionel messi, xavi, and iniesta and continues to compete at a level its rivals cannot match. These 3 pep guardiola books will teach man city fans all they need to know. I was expecting a quick and easy read in a clear, idiomatic style, and i wasnt disappointed. The book that reveals how pep guardiolas barcelona played the beautiful game and won. Marti perarnau was given total access to bayern munich during season 2014. This book tells how pep guardiola did itplaying the beautiful game and winning. The book barely gives any insights into guardiolas mind perhaps as a testament to the spaniards reluctance to open up to the press. The biography book online at best prices in india on.
Oct 15, 20 pep guardiola has transformed barcelona into arguably the greatest club side of all time, and this entertainingly perceptive biography explains how. Another way of winning 9781409129462 by balague, guillem and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. He is the author of a season on the brink, an account of liverpools sensational champions league 20042005 season. Pep guardiola has transformed barcelona into arguably the greatest club side of all time, and this entertainingly perceptive biography explains how. At the invitation of pep guardiola, he shadowed the catalan, his staff and his superstar players during training and on matchdays. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in kindle edition format. Buy pep guardiola by guillem balague from waterstones today. Three tactical innovations behind pep guardiolas man city. The author has a light, engaging style that allows the reader to appreciate the highs and lows of peps time with barcelona. Pep guardiola seems to be an exceptional team manager and the book is. The biography orion, 2012 guide to gaelic conversation and pronunciation with vocabularies, dialogues, phrases, and letter forms, l. The following season the club won six trophies in six competitions, playing some of the most fabulous football ever witnessed. A key fixture of sky sports coverage of spanish football, he appears regularly both on live match coverage and on the weekly roundup show.
What i really wanted from this book, and what balague delivers, was some insight both into the personality of pep guardiola, the most spectacularly. After being appointed firstteam manager in 2008, he transformed barcelona into arguably the greatest club side of all time, winning an unprecedented trophies in four years. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pep guardiola.
Pep guardiola guillem balague paperback books online. After being appointed firstteam manager in 2008, he transformed barcelona into arguably the greatest club side of all time, winning an unprecedented thirteen trophies in four years. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Kindle edition published in 2012, kindle edition published in 20, 1409129462 pa. After being appointed firstteam manager in 2008, he transformed barcelona into arguably the greatest club side of all time, winning thirteen trophies in four years, and he won the double twice in his three years in charge of bayern munich. Guillem balague is the author of messi, barca, pep guardiola, a season on the brink, cristiano ronaldo, which won the best football book of the year award at the 2016 british sports book awards, and brave new world. Lahm is the most intelligent player i have ever trained in my career. I see maradona every time he grabs the ball and accelerates. The main characters of this biography, sports and games story. Another way of winning by guillem balague lets get this out of the way right now.