Guardiola made go to to Man City in 2005 – and watched one in every of ‘worst-ever video games’
Pep Guardiola very practically signed for Manchester City as a participant in 2005, simply over a decade earlier than being appointed supervisor.
The Spaniard, who was in his mid-30s on the time, had simply completed a two-year spell in Qatar and was mulling over a stint in England when City referred to as. They invited him to the Etihad Stadium, then referred to as the City of Manchester Stadium, to observe Stuart Pearce’s males in motion towards West Brom, and fact be advised, they could not have requested for a much less efficient advert for the membership.
First up, it was mid-August in Manchester, so naturally it was drizzling. Also, the sport completed 0-0, and City spent all the afternoon enjoying a few of most anti-Guardiola soccer possible, with their total attacking technique being based mostly round David James lumping it lengthy and hoping for flick-ons.
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The ex-Barcelona midfielder was noticed wanting moody within the crowd, pulling his finest ‘I’m pretending to know who Danny Mills is’ face and picturing what a midfield partnership with Joey Barton may be like. Needless to say he moved to Mexico as a substitute. At least it is sunny there.
During his six month stint within the Mexican Primera Division, Guardiola hit the books and earned the final of teaching badges, earlier than returning to Barcelona as their B crew supervisor in 2007. A 12 months later, he changed Frank Rijkaard as Barca’s first crew coach, and the remaining is historical past.
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The subsequent time the Citizens tried coaxing Guardiola to Manchester it was a heck of lots simpler. The similar summer season Guardiola’s senior managerial profession started, City had been purchased out by the Abu Dhabi United group and it wasn’t lengthy earlier than the membership started their prolonged marketing campaign to bag him for themselves.
In 2016 they lastly acquired their man, with the likes of Joey Barton and Danny Mills lengthy gone. In the years since he is led the membership to 14 main titles and established an period of home dominance not seen since Sir Alex Ferguson’s days.
He additionally landed the membership’s first Champions League trophy final 12 months, concurrently securing simply the second Treble ever achieved by an English membership. Who’d have thunk all that again on that drizzly day in 2005, eh?
