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2012: Marcelo Bielsa and Pep Guardiola met at that time as coaches of Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona respectively. Photo: Albert Gea / X01398
Pep Guardiola (49) is full of praise for Marcelo Bielsa (65), whom he meets when Manchester City travel to Leeds on Saturday.
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– He’s probably the person I most admire in the world of football, as a coach and as a person, Manchester City manager Guardiola said at Friday’s press conference, reproduced by the Manchester Evening News.
Guardiola visited Marcelo Bielsa in Buenos Aires to ask for advice when he began his career as a coach, and he has taken many of the ideas of the Argentine in his approach to the profession. This happened exactly 14 years ago, at the same time that Guardiola was ending his playing career at a Mexican club.
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– I will never forget how kind he was to me, that he was not a “nobody” at that time, and how he shared his knowledge, Guardiola said in the Sky Sports documentary “El Loco y Leeds”.
Pep Guardiola has already described Bielsa as “the best coach in the world”. On Friday he again expressed his great admiration and believed that a coach should not be judged by the number of trophies he has obtained.
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– I think he is the most genuine coach out there, when it comes to how he leads his teams, as if he were unique.
– No one can imitate him, it is impossible, especially his behavior as a person off the field and in front of the media.
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The two have met three times before as coaches for each team, when Bielsa was at the helm of Athletic Bilbao and Guardiola was coach of Barcelona.
– I’ve been so lucky to meet him sometime, I don’t see him that often anymore, but when I have time with him, he always inspires me, says Guardiola.
– The value of a coach is not about how many titles he has, continues Guardiola, who in the role of coach has won championships for Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City.
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– My teams have won more titles than him, but when it comes to knowledge of the game, I’m still a long way from him. It’s always fun to watch their teams, how honest they are, they always want to attack and create good football for those who watch.
Pep Guardiola still said no when asked if Bielsa is the coach who has influenced him the most.
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– Not! No, because I have never been with him day after day, in training, so Johan Cruyff is without a doubt the most influential coach of my life.
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Marcelo Bielsa, as usual with an interpreter, was also asked at the Leeds press conference about his relationship with the City manager:
– I don’t feel like Guardiola’s mentor. He has his own ideas and his teams do not play like anyone else.
After Manchester City’s shocking loss to Leicester (5-2) recently, there has been a lot of talk about Guardiola’s defensive play. But the statistics are clear: In seven of Guardiola’s ten full seasons as a coach, his teams have conceded the fewest goals in the entire league in which they have played. And in the last two seasons, Manchester City have conceded just one and two more goals, respectively, than Liverpool.
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VG-tips: Leeds-Manchester City
* Leeds United they won 4-3 in their first PL game at home in many years against Fulham. We are surprised that there have been many setbacks. Three against Fulham, four against Liverpool, and they let Sheffield United reach multiple finals in last place, despite Leeds winning 1-0.
* City of Manchester conceded five goals at home against Leicester on Sunday. He allowed himself to be stressed in the second half at home against Wolves in the league debut (3-1 win). We have now pointed out for a long time that City must strengthen the defense. And the purchase of Ruben Dias (f) can be a good step on the road. But it could also be that changing the system a bit is where the solution really lies. Because sometimes it’s a little too vulnerable behind.
* Kampen it’s probably more open than the odds suggest. But we think City will finally win the Elland Road party tonight.
The away odds are 1.37, the game stop is. 18.25 and the game, of course, you will see on TV 2 Sport Premium.
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