The best real madrid books every real madrid fan should read. Hart, zlatan, etoo and the stars who fell out with pep. However, the spaniard has copped criticism from his former players on his man management skills in the past and the latest to allege that guardiola is not good in his communication with players is moroccan centre back medhi benatia. Eto o was less than happy and much more forthcoming when it came to discussing guardiola, revealing that he had immediately attempted to put the new boss in his place. Guardiola spent the majority of his playing days with barca and was an integral part of johan cruyffs european cupwinning dream team.
Bayer smashed domestic records on their way to the double, but were humiliated by real madrid in the champions league semi. Legendary striker samuel eto o has lifted the lid on his difficult relationship with manchester city manager pep guardiola from the time they spent together at barcelona eto o was already. Eto o accuses guardiola of being a coward by fourfourtwo staff 25 march 2014 chelsea striker samuel eto o has accused bayern munich coach pep guardiola of. I was the one who made us win and pep should ask me for forgiveness. Bloodyminded characters could lift pep guardiola to. Is pep guardiola really as cold a person as zlatan ibrahimovic. Samuel etoo slams pep guardiolas treatment of him at barcelona. Is pep guardiola really that cold of a person as zlatan. How pep guardiolas barcelona changed the game tactically.
He is now the manager of premier league club manchester city. The latters sulking when out of the team was a particular annoyance to the coach. Samuel eto o is easily one of the best strikers to have worn the barcelona jersey. Pep guardiola is an amazing coach whose claim to fame came at barcelona. Eto o, 38, now plays for qatar sports club and he states that guardiola did in fact ask for forgiveness from his striker. But it was on retiring from playing that he really made his mark on the club. If youve ever wondered how great coaches think about the game this is the book for you. Manchester city manager pep guardiola is widely recognised as one of the best managers in the world. In guardiola s own words, back then its simply a matter of feeling. He was part of the great johan cruyffs dream team that won the clubs first european cup. Pep had called messi to his office at 10pm the night before the game to explain to the argentine his plans. Medhi benatia in the past, zlatan ibrahimovic and samuel eto o have spoken against guardiola s ability to. Samuel etoo wasnt always complimentary about his time working with pep guardiola, but the latter has hailed the retired striker as one of the best. Samuel eto o was so good one preseason that pep guardiola couldnt sell him to uzbekistan samuel etoos form heading into the 200809 season meant pep guardiola had to keep hold off by james.
He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time. Hes very open about these things in his press conferences too. In his prime, eto o was regarded by pundits as one of the best st. Remembering when samuel etoo destroyed pep guardiola. Manchester citys pep guardiola praises samuel etoo as one of.
The book is clearly written for the wellinformed barca follower who already know the. Samuel eto o on his relationship with pep guardiola. Pep guardiola s first season with fc barcelonas first team was during the 20082009 season. Pep guardiola has confirmed striker samuel eto o is surplus to requirements at barcelona. Josep pep guardiola sala is a spanish professional football coach and former player born on 18th january 1971.
Samuel eto o and pep guardiola only worked together for one season at barcelona but it certainly wasnt short of success the cameroonian. Any coach who reads your book will get a complete run down of pep s tactics. Pep guardiola is the most successful and soughtafter football coach in the world. It had nothing to do with football strategy or any personal issue or attitude, he added. He wasnt tiptoeing around the subject or giving one of those prdressed answers. He came to give pep free smoke, without mincing words or. Samuel etoo opens up on man city boss pep guardiola and. The big journalists of spanish football are here guillem balague and graham hunter whilst marti pernrau goes behind the scenes at bayern. Manchester city manager pep guardiola and samuel etoo endred a fractious relationship at barcelona. One day in training, one of frank rijkaards assistants legend says it.
Eto o is due in milan this week for talks with inter, after the club agreed a fee of 45m for zlatan. Chelsea vs bayern munchen 11 43 final ucl 20112012 full hd 1080p. This came with a huge summer of transfers and appointing a new manager in pep guardiola. It was me that made barca win, not messi samuel etoo criticises.
Samuel etoos career told through 8 of his own iconic. Samuel etoo was so good one preseason that pep guardiola. Samuel etoo played for clubs and won backtoback trebles, but there. Pep guardiola biography, age, family, wife and football. Samuel etoo lifts the lid on his feud with pep guardiola.
Samuel eto o, zlatan ibrahimovic and mario mandzukic have all lasted just one season under guardiola. Les lions indomptables, antalya et moi pad 2 duration. After being appointed firstteam manager in 2008, he transformed barcelona into arguably the greatest club side of all time, winning thirteen trophies in four years, and he won the double. As presents 12 players who played under both guardiola and mourinho, bitter rivals once in laliga with real madrid and barcelona that now play out their rivalry in the premier league with. Etoo accuses guardiola of being a coward fourfourtwo. It is true that guardiola has several enemies apart from yaya toure and samuel etoo, the most recognized being the swede zlatan. Samuel etoo lifts the lid on his feud with pep guardiola daily mail. The cameroon legend was an integral part of barcas. Samuel etoo has compared working with jose mourinho to pep guardiola but chose luis aragones as the best manager he played under. At the age of, pep guardiola started his course as a footballer in barcelona youth academy. Samuel etoo has hit out at pep guardiola, saying he was a cowardly manager and never a great player. Samuel etoo has laid into pep guardiolas treatment of him at the camp nou, saying he was pushed aside for lionel messi too early.
Lionel messi text pep guardiola after zlatan ibrahimovics arrival, worried about his position. Pep guardiola has an eye for talent but not always is his judgement right. The following campaign saw a relatively inexperienced pep guardiola being. Pep guardiola was reportedly trying to move samuel etoo on from barcelona at the start of the 200809. Samuel eto o says pep guardiola never had the courage to say things in front of me while the pair were at. Eto o revealed all during a fiery interview in 2014. Pep guardiola the 46yearsold also said jesus reminds him of former barcelona star samuel eto o when he is pressing the ball.
Pep guardiola and the accusations of racism against him by yaya. Samuel etoo opens up on working with jose mourinho and pep. Pep guardiola biography pep guardiola autobiography. Samuel etoo and pep guardiola only worked together for one season at barcelona but it certainly wasnt short of success. The cameroonian starred in one of modern footballs most formidable attacking triumvirates alongside lionel messi and thierry henry as the catalans romped their way to the treble. The manchester city boss became manager of the catalan giants in what turned out to be etoos fifth and final year at the club. Dont like pep guardiola in terms of man management. Former barcelona striker samuel eto o believes he was the reason for pep guardiola s early success at the club and not lionel messi. Ill start with a quote from pep guardiola which i found in this book.
His attention to detail and his tactics is captivating. Inside pep guardiola s first season at bayern munich kindle edition. Legendary striker samuel etoo has lifted the lid on his difficult relationship with manchester city manager pep guardiola from the time they spent together at barcelona. Samuel etoo opens up on man city boss pep guardiola and former manchester united manager jose mourinho man city boss and former manchester united manager both worked with cameroon superstar. Pep s wife, cristina serra, told me, i think pep shares too much in your book.
He scored 94 goals in 147 games during his first 4 seasons at camp nou. With his time with both barcelona and inter etched into the history books, samuel etoo. Samuel etoo retires as one of his eras most outspoken. At the invitation of pep guardiola, he shadowed the catalan, his staff and his superstar players during training and on matchdays. A key fixture of sky sports coverage of spanish football for many years, he now broadcasts on bbc radio 5 live and for laliga tv from. Samuel eto o has proclaimed manchester city boss pep guardiola as the best when it comes to coaching but says he does not love him as a person and the cameroon star also spoke about.
Pep guardiola has transformed barcelona into arguably the greatest club side of all time, and this entertainingly perceptive biography explains how. Pep was a former player for fc barcelona and had been the manager for barcelona b the previous season as they gained promotion that year. Samuel eto o fils is a cameroonian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Rejecting real madrid, calling out rijkaard and guardiola. The author makes the reader feel as if you are downloading pep s brain. These 3 pep guardiola books will teach man city fans all they need to know about their new boss. After retiring as a player, guardiola became a coach at barcelona. Pep guardiolas arrival when guardiola arrived at barcelona he intended to oversee a complete overhaul of the dressing room. Lets not forget either that guardiola was the second barcelona coach who tried to kick eto o out of the club. Etoo alaba a guardiola como entrenador, pero no como persona. Eto o lifts the lid on his feud with coward guardiola and says the pair hardly spoke. Etoo was seen as a player who needed to leave, but he desperately didn.