Pep Guardiola: Another Way of Winning: The Biography

by Balague, Guillem

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  Ramos, Juande, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

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  Raúl, ref 1

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  Real Madrid

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  association with Franco, ref 1

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  by the same author

  A Season on the Brink

  List of Illustrations

  1. After the first season, Pep tried to reinvent the team with Ibra. It didn’t work

  2. Pep tried to squeeze the very best from Thierry Henry as he approached the end of his career

  3. Pep won the group over with his leadership qualities and charm and despite the obvious frailties

  4. … and in the first season, three major titles, for the first time in the history of the club (League, Champions League and King’s Cup)

  5. From the moment he arrived, Pep encouraged the home-grown players to lead the group

  6. José Mourinho, who shared the changing room for four years, presented him with the most difficult challenge

  7. The life of a manager, a solitary profession

  8. Manel Estiarte, his right-hand man, brother-in-arms

  9. Andrés Iniesta learnt massively from him but was also a great shoulder to cry on in the difficult times

  10. Pep lives every second of the day thinking about how to improve the side. Every second!

  11. The ill-health of Eric Abidal was the hardest episode of his managerial career

  12. He pushed Gerard Piqué well beyond what anybody else had achieved with the centre back

  13. Pep and Messi, a special bond with a very special player

  14. Celebrations with players became commonplace. He included everybody in his hugs

  15. Celebrating victory in the Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United at Wembley, 2011

  16. His second Champions League, Wembley, 2011

  17. Sir Alex and Pep, a mutual respect

  18. The demands of the job start taking their toll

  19. In his last season, Pep tried to coach Cesc into becoming the future axis of the team. Cesc didn’t understand everything that was asked of him

  20. Pep says goodbye to the club and the President. A difficult moment (Getty)

  21. Before…

  22. … and after. The strain of the job as manager of FC Barcelona shows after four years (Press Association)

  1. After the first season, Pep tried to reinvent the team with Ibra. It didn’t work

  2. Pep tried to squeeze the very best from Thierry Henry as he approached the end of his career

  3. Pep won the group over with his leadership qualities and charm and despite the obvious frailties

  4. … and in the first season, three major titles, for the first time in the history of the club (League, Champions League and King’s Cup)

  5. From the moment he arrived, Pep encouraged the home-grown players to lead the group

  6. José Mourinho, who shared the changing room for four years, presented him with the most difficult challenge

  7. The life of a manager, a solitary profession

  8. Manel Estiarte, his right-hand man, brother-in-arms

  9. Andrés Iniesta learnt massively from him but was also a great shoulder to cry on in the difficult times

  10. Pep lives every second of the day thinking about how to improve the side. Every second!

  11. The ill-health of Eric Abidal was the hardest episode of his managerial career

  12. He pushed Gerard Piqué well beyond what anybody else had achieved with the centre back

  13. Pep and Messi, a special bond with a very special player

  14. Celebrations with players became commonplace. He included everybody in his hugs

  15. Celebrating victory in the Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United at Wembley, 2011

  16. His second Champions League, Wembley, 2011

  17. Sir Alex and Pep, a mutual respect

  18. The demands of the job start taking their toll

  19. In his last season, Pep tried to coach Cesc into becoming the future axis of the team. Cesc didn’t understand everything that was asked of him

  20. Pep says goodbye to the club and the President. A difficult moment (Getty)

  21. Before…

  22. … and after. The strain of the job as manager of FC Barcelona shows after four years (Press Association)

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  © Guillem Balague

  The author and publisher are grateful to Miguel Ruiz for permission to reproduce all the photographs except 20 (Getty) and 22 (Press Association); and to Plataforma Editorial for permission to quote from Todos mis hermanos by Manel Estiarte (Barcelona, 2009)

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