How GOOD was Pep Guardiola as a Player, Really?
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- There's probably only a small handful of elite football players that have gone on to become elite coaches after retiring from the game.
And this makes complete sense. After all, teaching in itself is quite is quite a difficult task. Simply being good at the thing you're trying to teach isn't anyways enough to make you good at imparting your knowledge onto others.
Having said all of this, one person, in particular, who managed to master both aspects of the game is none other than Johan Cruyff. And while he was absolutely phenomenal at what he did and his contribution to football as a whole cannot be understated, he’s not the subject of this video.
Instead, today, we will be focusing on the playing career of probably his most successful student, Pep Guardiola.
In his short managerial career, he's conquered almost all of Europe. However, it’s his playing career that's piqued my interest lately.
So, with all of that being said, how good was Pep Guardiola, really?
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Who’s here after the press conference when he said he was so good he didn’t know what it was like to be benched
Yessiree
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Pep wasn't even top 20 of the best players of that time may be a top 50 lol
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Me lol
Never got benched as a player.
Never got sacked as a manager.
Insane
What does sacked means
@@plumsquash.Means you getting fired before your contract expries
When pep mentioned physical dominance he was right but he probably was like, who cares I’ll build the best team of all time with the most technical players to be different and humiliate the world.
@DaBabySmokesWeedAndJimmySavilleSmokesBudWithMyNan I think he means specifically Barca cause that team was straight up unfair
@@luisk8060 the average height in the starting squad was probably like 5'7 and both Xavi and Iniesta were super slow. meanwhile, madrid had the most physical team at the time and they'd get humiliated constantly. technique is always superior, but it's true that players like these are hard to come by
@@doggerlander iniesta slow? Clearly you didn't watch iniesta when he was young, the guy even played as a winger
@@edsonmawalla4203 he was an attacking left midfielder, playing as an inside forward that would cut into the middle of the pitch and dribble through the defense, not a winger. His natural role was in fact that of an AMC and therefore he wasnt the type to remain on the touchline. Barça has Wing Backs instead.
@DaBabySmokesWeedAndJimmySavilleSmokesBudWithMyNan damn rent free man city soo much lmao
I think what I admire most about Pep is his unwavering passion for the game. Even under immense pressure in the biggest of games he is a staunch believer that his philosophy is the only right one. I think he will go down as the greatest ever manager not only due to his success, but also his influence on the game.
He's not that stubborn though, he's pretty flexible to adjust his tactics. I guess you're right that he'll never park the bus, but still, he's quite flexible.
@@kazielbonn as we have seen
@@kazielbonnidk about “flexible”, I think adaptable is the better term to use. Pep can change his tactics if he thinks they don’t work, but as far as flexibility goes, he’s a bit of a dictator - he never really lets his players move freely and wants them to always stay in the tactical role he picks out for them. Compare this to someone like Ancelotti, who is a lot more loose when it comes to players’ individual performances, and you’ll see what I mean.
This is top tier content. I was looking for a video about Guardiola as a player and since it didn't bring up many results, I clicked on this expecting it to be the mandatory shitty compilation with abhorrent loud music. Boy was I wrong. This is extremely well redacted, well narrated, well paced, the footage is relevant and well edited and the music pick is great. Now, if you allow me to be a bit of a prick and drop a little criticism, I'd say you could improve on your voiceover/recording technique, mic setup or vocal production for a cleaner, clearer sound (however, I'm a music producer so I tend to pay a lot of attention to that kind of thing and maybe it's just me being fussy). Other than that the video is brilliant, I hit that subscribe button just one minute in. Keep on rocking!
who cares about mic quality man, this is perfect for me and most people anyways
I skipped your comment and saw his saying "Who cares about mic quality?" I'm in an audio engineer program 🤣. Then I saw your comment and it all made sense.
@@gwkiv1458 man his mic quality's already very good, it's just that he needs a de-esser or something like that, every time he makes an "S" sound or "SSS" sound it's super loud and hurts the ear, other than that his mic is completely fine, this guy's speaking out of his ass
Bro stfu the sound quality is fine
U should be a writer
It’s not just the winning mentality but the love of the game that he inspires in his players… the smiles on Xavi, Iniesta, and Messi’s faces tell it all. They all love playing football, the money and fame is just a side benefit.
I honestly want pep to manage this side of Barcelona. This team is very passionate
He was a world class deep-lying playmaker; great technique, vision, and wonderful range of passing, both long and short, could create chances, or dictate play, and was so intelligent in his positioning, leadership, and reading of the game, which also helped him defensively even though he wasn't fast and he wasn't the strongest player either. He also didn't have a bad shot on him either even though he didn't score much. He was an even better coach, and maybe his ability has been overshadowed by the likes of all-time great Spanish midfielders like Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, etc., possibly even Alonso and Fabregas, especially as they achieved more with Spain (but he influenced several of them as well), but I think because of that people forget that he was a very good midfielder, especially with Barca, and an important part of Cruyff's Barca dream-team (the "brain" as he is often described) which conquered the world, and whose philosphy influenced him deeply as a manager as well.
he wasn't world-class
@@bleakmountain7653 How wasn't he? Many leading players, managers, and pundits rated him as such. He inspired several Barca and Spain legends like Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, and Busquets, and he was the captain and starting regista in Cruyff's Barca dream team which is one of the best, most spectacular and most successful club sides of all time. And he was a mainstay for Spain during the 90s; unfortunately they struggled in major tournaments up until the golden generation came of age in 2008, but he was still fantastic, albeit not quite at the level of the likes of Xavi or Iniesta, who are all-time greats. But even so, he was a truly wonderful passer and pace-setter, one of the best of his time in that regard. He wasn't quick, good in the air, physically strong, or an out-right ball-winner, but he was very smart, had a good touch, and wasn't bad at shooting from range or making late runs, and could also help out defensively as a deep-lying midfield pivot on top of his playmaking ability from deep. Most people who don't rate just either never actually watched him play and therefore they don't remember him being recognised as much as other players in his position from that period (the same could be said of Albertini who was also a world class player in that position), or they know him mainly for his success and prowess as a manager, which has unfortunately somewhat overshadowed his fantastic playing career to an extent, but not because he wasn't also a top midfielder; it's just because he's one of the best, most successful, and most influential managers of all time.
Yeah back in the days...pep was like that ,I love that team then comprises of amor,pep,Dela Pena, Enrique, koko,sergi,abelado,stoickov,zubizereta,Nadal,pizzzi,Ronaldo, Giovanni,amunike,etc
@@jackpuccini3143 He had a better career than Fabregas, Busquets and Albertini.
He maybe was not a better player than Cesc but he had a better career. Albertini is maybe a bit overrated because he played in a team full of stars.
@@brunaciompi1717 No, I politely disagree; I think Albertini was underrated if anything because he played in a great team; he was the deep-lying playmaker at Milan and his style complemented Desailly's energy and ball-winning abilities perfectly in midfield after Rijkaard left, and he helped dictate the game against the dream team in the 1994 Champion's League Final, and was brilliant in the scudetto victory in Capello's final season. I feel like he doesn't get talked about enough in comparison to some players in his position, maybe because he was Italian (and let's be honest, another Italian midfielder like Pirlo, who was obviously a level apart and an all-time great with the likes if Xavi and Iniesta, didn't get appreciated enough until Euro 2012 when he was at the end of his career, despite winning 2 Champions League titles with Milan and the World Cup with Italy before then). But Albertini was brilliant both with Milan and Italy during the 90s and early 2000s, especially in the 1994 World Cup and Euro 2000. He wasn't as good as Pirlo, but he resembled him in some ways, not quite as technical or as good at passing (but still world class in these areas), but more powerful, dynamic, hard-working, and a bit better defensively. He was certainly one of the best midfielders of his generation, as were many others.
I think Pep had a better club career than Albertini as he won more titles and was more of the focal point of Barca's midfield. And it was better than Cesc's as well, but both had the better international careers, although the latter also had the fortune of being part of the golden generation, even though he didn't always start initially (which should also go against him a bit). Busquets had a better international career as well, but once again he was part of the golden generation, but unfortunately I feel like he didn't get appreciated enough at his best. Pep was probably more of a cross between him and Xavi while Busquets is more defensive minded even though he still pulls the strings, so he probably doesn't stand out as much as Pep did, especially as he was the main creative fulcrum pulling the strings, whereas Busquets was part of that magical trio along with Xavi and Iniesta.
Brilliant! First saw your ‘How good was Roy Keene, actually?’ video and have been subbed ever since! Here since 700 subs!
Thanks bro!!
Same
Alright, im convinced now...
Youve got yourself a sub.
My guy, Pikachu!
Pep is brilliant innovative and adaptive. I must admit he is one of the best if not the very best coaches.
He's undoubtedly one of the greatest tacticians in the football world
That's also his downfall. He overthinks and makes errors of judgment in the some of the biggest moments, both with tactics and personnel. He tries too hard to live up to this reputation of being a tactical innovator and 'genius', but that's just my opinion.
Witchcraft wins here but the funny thing at the end he realises we r just pretenders,we know him bin n out n now we r conmenting
Adaptive?
Yea.......by spending more
@@jaydinyearwood9181 Pep played a whole season without a stroker and won the league. This season also without a striker and competing for the league. Apart from klopp don't see other managers who can change the playing system to cover deficiencies and still win a title.
Pep is and always will be my favorite manager of all time and no doubt in my mind would go down as the best manager of all time when he leaves the game. The way his teams play, they way he could adapt to different situations during a game, the winning mentality and energy he brings to any club shows why you cant really hate him (unless you are the opposing team). Its only a matter of time when he wins another champions league before he retires from football.
I want him to be national manager of a big team
Notice how most of barca's successful managers are midfielders? Cruyff, Guardiola and Luis Enrique all come to mind. I think it stems down to because of their playing days as they we know midfielders have one of the heaviest duties so they must have known how to coach the club the right way and who knows maybe Xavi/Busquets will be a barca coach someday
i mean Xavi is most likely gonna join us soon. Busquets is also really smart tactically as shown by some of his press conferences. Hopefully we'll keep on producing great players and managers for many years.
@@doggerlander Yes. I see Barca having Pique as the president, Xavi/Busi as the coach and assistant coach duo, Iniesta as their trainer and a lot more. But in the state that Barca is in right now, there's not much they can do except get rid of deadwood. I myself even hoped that Barca will be trophyless this year just so Koeman gets sacked. If you ask me, I'd sell a lot of players such as Luuk de Jong, Depay, Dembele, Roberto and Neto while others like Pique, Busi, and Alba can come off the bench. If you think about it we have more than enough young talents in the squad we just need the right coach to guide them. For me the ideal lineup for Barca using 4-3-3 would be Ter Stegen as the captain, Mingueza Araujo Garcia and Dest/Balde as the back four, I would personally move Frenkie in the CDM role and put Riqui and Pedri, RW is for Trincao LW is for Gavi and CF is obviously Ansu. But you can make the argument that Gavi is better off in the midfield and Ansu moved to the LW which leaves the CF role for Haaland assuming he joins Barca
Someday is here. Xavi is Barca coach. Just don't want what happened to Lampard to happen to him.
Don't forget Iniesta. My favourite player and hopefully a fantastic manager.
@@roniieeem5031nahh...he is pretty successful domestically....
But in Europe he sucks...
Cruyff is the most impressive imo. Being one of the goats as a player aswell as a coach
I'm old enough to remember seeing him play . On TV in 90s he was class player to.
He was actually born in a small village called Santpedor. He moved to Barcelona to join la Masia after being recruited by the club.
Santpedor is within Manresa, still within the Barcelona province but you're right it's a rural area
I saw him play a lot and he was, easily, one of the top 3 best defensive midfielders of the 90's. Redondo was another great one.
Redondo and Pep were the two holding midfielders I used look at most….incredible how easy they made it look
holy shit this is good stuff man keep doing what you’re doing
What's even more amazing is the fact I just saw Pep replaced by Xavi somewhere between 5:55 and 6:00. That is insane, Xavi was playing in Barac when Pep was a player too? Do you know how crazy that is when you consider all the stars that Barca has seen come and go while Xavi is still there? Honestly, that man deserves the recognition.
New?
Xavi had been an understudy for Pep early in his senior career.
People didn’t refer him as Pep back then, he was more commonly referred to as Josep Guardiola back the in the days.
I watch that match back then. That the time I became barca fans. Childhood memories 🙂
Guardiola and Baggio at Brescia with a young Luca Toni and Pirlo was a football fanboy wet dream. They say press conferences at Brescia went form three members of the press to one hundred when Baggio and Guardiola came to town.
My first enounter with Barca was the 1998/99 season and my favorite players back then was Rivaldo, Pep and the young Xavi
Great video, I’d love to see a video about Ryan Giggs or Dwight Yorke. These 2 players are criminally underrated.
Giggs is not underrated
@@terrenegrain7189 He used to not be underrated. However, I think I’ve seen some kids stated that he is overrated.
@@heijimikata7181 most of the hate he gets is prolly cuz of the cheating scandal
@@mobolajiade-aina8643 yea.
@@mobolajiade-aina8643 Absolutely. Terrific player, shit person.
I really liked Guardiola as a player and as a leader. His slashing passes were something. It is a pity that injuries did not allow him to realize his potential even half. Sports medicine at that time was much weaker than it is now.
Ronaldo (original), Ronaldinho, Van Der Sar, Ballack, Klinsmann and some of that French '98 team
R9 is original Ronaldo and R7 is Cristiano Ronaldo
@@MrJJuK the fuck you on about mate?
If course I know which is which, I'm probably more clued up on their histories than you are 😂
You can't just put "original" between brackets to refer to brazilian Ronaldo, mention his number or his ethnicity just like I did.
@@TerMiPySyQo No... Because there are lots of teenagers now who have never heard of Ronaldo.
To me there is only 1 Ronaldo and the other is Cristiano (even though I am a Manchester United fan)
Best passer I have ever seen. Great captain and amazing Vision and on pitch IQ
I never enjoyed a historical video like this...background track and how you did your homework, it is all just excellent👏...
We need these videos everyday man i learn so much!
Before Sergio Busquets there was Pep Guardiola 😭😭 the Underrated player of the generation bc they weren’t fast or technical like the test
I like this content creator. Talks to you like a close pal. Great personal touch. Keep it up.
Idea: How good was Paul Scholes really
Extremely?? Everyone knows man
Well, not a great idea. Everyone knows Scholes is probably one of the best mids ever.
GOAT
Ask zidane n Davids they say scholes is a GOAT
@@90boyle Nah. Totally overrated
Who else is watching this after his treble win with man city?
Great video as always💪🏾
Had he Played for a position of a forward ,he would have been under the Greats of football , he was in a Time when deep laying CDMs were not in fashion. People don't see Busquets even in current Barca team but that Man is still Best CDM in my eyes if I know what I'm going to do with him. An example is - Busquets vs PSG in second Leg. Unfortunately you are rated if you show some fanciness & then Humbleness + in Premier league you get overrated in a day but not in other leagues. Pep was like that Player . I often see people sayin not every great Manager was a great player & they add Pep there 🤦♂️. Football normies , back in the days Pep at CDM was like Zidane at CAM. Everyday they're great to watch.
Pep was a RWF and Cruyff dropped him as a CDM.
@@RafsanS15 Cruijff always knew what was best
He is the best manager in history.. I don’t know how I will cope when he retire..
Found this channel last night and have watched all the vids. Great content keep making more please🙏
Keep up the good work brother, loving the content 👍
He’s the best coach since the history of football nobody has ever come this close
9:37 wicked pass!
He was a great player, I still have a shirt with his number 4 at the back 👌🏼👍🏼
Great video. Subbed quickly. Hearing your South African accent made me sub even quicker.
He won everything as a player as a DM for Barcelona then as a manager at Barcelona and did it all again as manager at Man City. Without doubt the best combination of player and manager as a lot of other great managers were often not great players and vice versa PS El Tel and Bobby Robson, legends.
Here after the 2023 UCL Victory. Pep is a great student and teacher.
Wow bro really good video honestly and I hardly comment on videos , but I really needed to know all this about pep, now I wanna know all the other coaches histories
Wow if you look at pep guardiola,he transformed Kevin debryune into a master class midfield sensation, passing range have improved so much,pep was once easily a serious midfield sensation,he chose rodri ,a football coach like him has got incredible talent
I enjoy the narration in all of your videos, but the pictures and music get too repetitive. Please employ more variation in future videos.
I’m getting a South African accent are you from Mzansi? Good job mate👊🏾
Great video bro! Have been binge watching your channel lately and one of the best decisions I’ve Made. Your channel is like the football versions of Jimmy high roller
Thanks so much man! Means a lot. And of course, Jimmy High Roller is a legend!
Beautiful content, keep it up! I could not hold myself from subscribing to your channel
Just found this channel, and iam glad. Keep the good work up !
football iconic: guardiola was an icon
mourinho: I prefer not to speak
Next Carlo ancelotti as a player please
On the list now!
Great video! Yea was always a fan of Guardiola since his Barca playing days and love that deep lying playmaker role. This also reminds me of that odd Zlatan interview where he said that Guardiola was a shit player or something along those lines. Zlatan seems like a smart player, but I've always wondered why he would say such a thing. It can't just be because of their falling out can it? Coz that's just super childish as you can see how great he controlled the tempo of the games during his peak Barca years.
The best explanation of Pep as a player is the Busquets of the 1990s
As you've touched on it here could you make one on the original Ronaldo please? Keep up the good work
I never took in how important the pivot position was to a team until I watched pep this man is different and will go down as top 3 coach of all time and he ain’t 3
This video doesn't do Josep's playing career much justice, there is so much that has been left out.
Can you do a video on butragueno would appreciate it
Him and Luis Enrique were my favorite Barca players of that era
Johan cruijff
Pep Guardiola’s legend
I don't think any football coach teaches players how to play football, they already know it.
Coach teaches them how to play as a team...
Absolutley phenominal , have you ever been looking for a school or something , in this case a club to support you watch a band wagon of people who are about English teams and you seem not to get it , then one day you watch a Barcelona team play at the time Xavi and Iniesta, absolutely beautiful, you already know who was the coach. I enjoyed that at the time and now am here a CIty fan before he came to be a city coach
Nice job man. looking forward to more :)
His Zen like attitude in the sidelines is amazing
He is a true giant of the game.
Learning under Cruyff was a blessing.
Not gonna lie but young Pep lookedike Chandler.
U mean chandler looked like young pep?
You gotta do one about Henrik Larsson
Not a bad idea, you know!
I too think very highly, and fondly of pep, so gr8 vid bruv! and I didnt really follow footie when he played, but I too have an awesome impression of his managerial accomplishments! and he made me luv barca, along w laudrup and xavi! they too helped make me love barca, btw love ur work gr8 job, making all these vids!
Underrated as his style of play and position wasn't as lorded back then.
Hi great video keep up the good videos
Cheers, Dave!
You're doing a good job mate
Thanks, friend!
Really love your videos mate.....its been great to catch up on your past content....can you do a nicholas Anelka video?
The Catalan Roy Keane. He was that good. Barcelona had never won a European Cup prior to his breakthrough. Who do people think Fabregas, Iniesta, and Xavi Hernandez modeled their games on? It is said managers make teams in their own image and this explains why Guardiola's teams play such great football.
Pep in my opinion is the best Couch in history cause his ability to unlock players potential is unrivalled
he didn't unlock anyone. who's this player you're referring to
@@vovolalu5423 clown 🤡surely a bitter liverpool fan...Thiago busquets Pedro kimmich sterling sane bernardo ... xavi and iniesta became the top 5 midfielders ever cause of his style of play ...they were top 5 in the world and they became the greatest in the history under him .. messi scored 91 under him ... probably would listen to xavi and iniesta talking about pep rather than a troll
Back than, those Jerseys were actually worth the money. Quality shirt.
Nowadays, it's just a cheap t shirt and some stickers for 120 bucks. Sad shit.
Johan cruijff:rest in peace 😢😭🙏
Any else watching this after he brought City to their first Champions League final?
Yeah n they lose😂😂😂😂
@@meraki593 overthinking, they say lol
Great info, Thks for sharing
Excellent video... keep up!!!!!
Jose mourinho came in as assistant coach/translator for sir bobby
I have no opinion Dawg other than, Perfectly Well Scripted Video
Wow i never knew until this vid that he was a brillant player, and that he played for Dorados in México.
As a coach, Cruyff joined Barça in 1988, not 87.
By the way, the video doesn't talk about quality, it's just a chronology
Sorry but I think this is a lazy video. You've just read out his wikipedia entry and applied your existing knowledge about Barca which is quite well known already among football fans. You've put on a repeating set of clips without any analysis or identifying anything special, some of the clips are also difficult to see as they've been cropped. You haven't even suggested a present day footballer who has a similiar style to Pep. I could have just read his wikipedia article "style of play" and than scrolled down to this list of achievements at the bottom.
Looking forward to your next CZcams vid - should be absolutely unbelievable and I know we're all in for a real treat...
MY GOD... He was EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD
Best Manger of his generationJohan changed the game and Pep did also. Hell even teams like Brighton are playing the Pep way, which is actually Johan’s game and if you keep going, you may say it’s Rinus’ way of football.
Love the channel 💙🔥🏆🏆🏆🙏🫶🤟🏼🇺🇸
Football legend and a coach legend. What a human
I like Ur content keep this up I Wana see 1 on Gazza
y’all won’t understand how important someone was until years after they’re gone on my dead family
🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
Never knew he played for roma
These videos like make my day……. You can tell that this man doesn’t just watch football but you love it just as much as we do
Pep was not born in Barcelona, he was born and brought up in Santpedor Catalonia where his Father still lives.
Pep will truly go down as one of football's iconic manager of all time
Well done! They said he had the coaching mentality during his playing days. No shock he ended up behind the bench. The success is staggering. He certainly drew from - but then expanded Total Football into a juggernaut for Barca.
I saw him playing. Busquets is the player most similar to Guardiola in his way of playing
Watching this does bring one question to mind why did Javier Clemente leave Pep Guardiola out of the Euro 96 squad?
I love that there's a recurring theme in these videos of "player was injured; team didn't win any trophies during this time"
Romario must be the deadliest 1.67 forward ever. He was involved in every goal on this video
165 goals in 167 games for PSV - before he joined Barça. The man was from another planet. Absolutely LETHAL in the box.
Quality videos
I love guardiola toooooooooo much
The Dream Team will always be my favorite Barcelona ❤
Excellent
.amazing content. ...he went to seria A ....for? And what Team.....