Join facebook to connect with juan manuel martinez guardiola and others you may know. The principle idea of positional play is that players pass the ball to each other in close spaces to be able. Purchase the customised positional play series mini book here. Juanma lillo, the creator of 4231 system speaks with. Pep guardiola soccer coaching agustin peraita bennion kearny. They asked him specifics about his methodology, training, tactics, game approach, personal life, and public life. The five months in mexico that shaped pep guardiolas. For josep pep guardiola, the winningest soccer coach of the past. Or as the spanish coach juan manuel juanma lillo puts it, the birth rate goes up. Our staff and contributors share their latest enthusiasms in books. Josep pep guardiola was born and raised in santpedor, a town in. The principle idea of positional play is that players pass the ball to each other in close spaces to be able to pass to a wide open man. Anyone who watches sky sports will know guillem ballague is their. Take the ball, pass the ball, take the ball, pass the ball.
Going by marti perarnaus words in his book pep guardiola. Surprisingly though there is a far less recognizable name who guardiola himself has called his maestro, juan manuel lillo. How a sixmonth spell in mexico set pep guardiola on road. Were a little short on content right now, so i decided to share some great juanma lillo quotes. Jul 26, 2011 so the next time you hear someone waxing lyrical about pep guardiola, and cruyffs impact in making todays barcelona one of the best sides in history, give a mention to juan manuel lillo, the oft. Oct 19, 2016 the five months in mexico that shaped pep guardiolas philosophy. Juan manuel lillo mentions this as one of the principles of this style of play. Juan manuel lillo, left, with pep guardiola in 2010. The pair had first met in 1998, when guardiola played for barcelona. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. What i really wanted from this book, and what balague delivers, was some insight both into the personality of pep guardiola, the most spectacularly successful football manager of the moment, and into the methods of coaching that produced, in the form of the current fc barcelona team, one of the best football sides of all time. And luckily for the footballing world, juan manuel lillo is the latter. The brain in spainthe brain in spainjuanma lillo, mentor to pep guardiola, explainshis thinking on clubs, coaching and why society issickby sid lowethe youngest man to ever coach inthe spanish first division and theinventor of 4231, blessed of aninquisitive and inventive mind, juanmalillo has always been consideredsomething of a. A key fixture of sky sports coverage of spanish football, he appears regularly both on live match coverage and on the weekly roundup show.
Visionary pep guardiola still has something new to say. Pep guardiola has said many times he goes to lillo for advice. So the next time you hear someone waxing lyrical about pep guardiola, and cruyffs impact in making todays barcelona one of the best sides in history, give a mention to juan manuel lillo, the oft. This book gives you a rare opportunity to use pep guardiolas practices and learn from one of the best coaches in the history of football. The five months in mexico that shaped pep guardiolas philosophy. The book that reveals how pep guardiolas barcelona played the beautiful game and won.
How a sixmonth spell in mexico set pep guardiola on road to. Peps wife, cristina serra, told me, i think pep shares too much in your book. As charles slack describes in his book noble obsession, goodyear risked his own life. He had not, and still has not, spent longer than four years with any of the numerous clubs he coached. Oct 19, 2016 juan manuel lillo, left, with pep guardiola in 2010. His book was published in 1999 by sports editorial. Pep guardiola is the most successful and sought after football coach in the world. Nov 07, 2018 its unsatisfactory in that plenty of coaches, notably marcelo bielsa and juan manuel lillo, predate guardiola s revolution, as did ralf rangnick and jurgen klopp in terms of the pressing element. Atualmente comanda o manchester city como jogador, guardiola passou a maior parte da sua carreira jogando pelo barcelona. Oct 15, 2014 marti perarnau followed pep guardiolas titlewinning campaign with bayern munich and in two extracts from the subsequent book, pep confidential, he depicts a man passionate about analysis. Juanma lillo, mentor to pep guardiola, explains his thinking on clubs, coaching and why. Guardiola jumped at the chance to play for the man whose work he admired so much.
Juan manuel lillo quotes on coaching and football were a little short on content right now, so i decided to share some great juanma lillo quotes. Barcelona coach pep guardiola revealed that blaugrana legend johan cruyff has been his biggest influence and also stated that he has picked up a few things from exalmeria coach juan manuel lillo. In an effort to remain true to the original version, the english version retains the source book. The coach was juan manuel lillo, a spaniard who guardiola admired. Hes referring to the spaces where his players must be at any given time, and as he has mentioned, its based on the movement of the ball. Even more surprising considering it was only a meagre 6 months for which pep actually played under lillo in mexico. Pep guardiola, positional plays most popular spokesperson, said, one must occupy the right positions, and the positions depend on where the ball is located. One of its biggest proponents was one of pep guardiolas mentors, juanma lillo. I have books, powerpoints, articles, and notebooks full of separate ideas and. Pep guardiolas success hasnt reflected in europe but.
Pep guardiola, positional plays most popular spokesperson, said, one. Apr 27, 20 the brain in spainthe brain in spainjuanma lillo, mentor to pep guardiola, explainshis thinking on clubs, coaching and why society issickby sid lowethe youngest man to ever coach inthe spanish first division and theinventor of 4231, blessed of aninquisitive and inventive mind, juanmalillo has always been consideredsomething of a. You can tell straight away that perarnau obviously feels some sort of debt to guardiola, as the first book was so eye opening and in depth, that he has decided not only to reign in the criticisms of pep. Juan manuel juanma lillo is a basque born coach and a football romanticist whose ideas have transformed the face of the modern game. Review the juanma lillo in 2020 images or also juanma lillo book and also juanma lillo quotes. Maybe the secret ingredient in the guardiola recipe, however, comes from peps experience in mexican football. Over the course of the interview, the four interviewers didnt hold back on any topic or concept. Its unsatisfactory in that plenty of coaches, notably marcelo bielsa and juan manuel lillo, predate guardiolas revolution, as did ralf rangnick and jurgen klopp in terms of the pressing element. Oct 03, 2019 in july of 2019, pep guardiola granted gol tv a 90minute interview. Following a shock sabbatical from the game, he replaced jupp heynckes at the. From futsal to management to philosophy, this is his story. He was part of the great johan cruyffs dream team that won the clubs first european cup.
Pep guardiolas mentor who revitalized positional play. How pep guardiolas maestro influenced one of the strongest playing style weve witnessed in the history of. Pep guardiola soccer coaching agustin peraita bennion. Complex buildups lead to simple football its just a sport.
Juanma lillo, the creator of 4231 system speaks with sid lowe. Mis influencias han sido cruyff y lillo, sostuvo pep guardiola. Over the course of their five months in northwest mexico, guardiola, who would become. Manager, maestro and mentor juan manuel lillo and pep. Lillo recruited guardiola to play for the club while he was in managing school in axocopan, atlixco, puebla. Pep guardiola uses these principles of play himself, as everyone has become accustomed to seeing the wide central defenders and the midfielders dropping into the defensive line. Guillem balague is the author of messi, barca, pep guardiola, a season on the brink, and cristiano ronaldo, which won the best football book of the year award at the 2016 british sports book awards. The 88 attacking combinations and attacking positional patterns of play included are taken direct from pep guardiolas training sessions at manchester city, bayern munich and fc barcelona. Pep guardiolas success hasnt reflected in europe but expect. One of the most prolific midfielders in history was going to the forgotten mexican border town for one reason. Pep was already taking his coaching badges and the objective of playing in mexico was above all to be close to juan manuel. Jan 23, 2016 surprisingly though there is a far less recognizable name who guardiola himself has called his maestro, juan manuel lillo.
In his 2002 book, the hidden connections, physicist and systems theorist, fritjof capra states, no individual organism can exist in isolation. Jul 30, 2016 pep was already taking his coaching badges and the objective of playing in mexico was above all to be close to juan manuel. Manager, maestro and mentor juan manuel lillo and pep guardiola. View the profiles of people named juan manuel martinez guardiola. Apr 30, 2017 pep guardiola, positional plays most popular spokesperson, said, one must occupy the right positions, and the positions depend on where the ball is located. The book is a cheerleading book for pep, not that he needs one, but it lists none of his this book is a let down compared to the first one. Join facebook to connect with juan manuel lillo and others you may know. Ebook pep guardiola as pdf download portable document format.
Even though pep was in the final years of his playing career, the news still made a splash. Josep pep guardiola sala is a spanish professional football manager and former player, who. For josep pep guardiola, the winningest soccer coach of the past decade, the most successful soccer tactics are simple. I remember speaking to ocho jose manuel ochotorena, the. Guardiola sengage pour trois ans en faveur des citizens. Dig a little deeper, however, and the move wasnt all that shocking, given that juan manuel lillo, the man credited with inventing the 4231 system, was the man in charge.
After retiring as a player, guardiola became a coach at barcelona. An entertaining, perceptive biography of the hugely successful manager of fc barcelonaas a footballer, josep pep guardiola was a muchacclaimed defensive midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career with fc barcelona. Football times on one of my footballing heroes, juan manuel lillo. Pep guardiolas arrival in manchester heralds a new age of big spending. The barcelona team under pep guardiola was one of the few examples in world football when all the 11 players understood and executed their roles consistently. In july of 2019, pep guardiola granted gol tv a 90minute interview. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. After being appointed firstteam manager in 2008, he transformed barcelona into arguably the greatest club side of all time, winning an unprecedented thirteen trophies in four years. Hed often come on his own to read his books and have a beer or a.
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