WireFanatic III wrote:
I'm failing to understand the obession with Guardiola.
He won three consecutive La Ligas and two Champs Leagues in the space of four years (both in his first season). It's okay saying he had Iniesta, Messi and Xavi but these players need molding together as evidenced by the fact that Messi, despite being the best player in the world, has pretty much done nothing with Argentina. You mentioned QPR and how would he do there, well that may be valid criticism but how would Mark Hughes do at Barcelona if he was there? Would he have won three consecutive La Ligas and two Champs League? Managing a team of world class players is very different to managing a team of journeymen professionals.
That's without going into the way his teams have approached and evolved the game. I'm not saying he's the best in the world but it does seem pretty obvious why there's an obsession with Guardiola, especially in the UK where retaining possession has been an issue at international level for decades. Decades.
