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Guardiola wins Globe Soccer Coach of the Century award

Manchester City head coach Josep Guardiola is recognized as the coach of the 21st century by Globe Soccer.

In the Globe Soccer poll, Guardiola gained 34%, 4% ahead of Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane. The other two nominees are former Manchester United mentor Alex Ferguson (27%) and Tottenham Hotspur head coach Jose Mourinho (8%).

In December, in the home match of the 11th round of the English Premier League with Fulham (2: 0), Josep Guardiola played the 700th match as a coach. During these 700 matches, Guardiola’s teams have 507 wins, 111 draws and 82 losses. In these meetings, his teams scored 1,766 goals, and also got the ball out of their own goal 573 times.

In addition to City, the Catalan specialist has coached Barcelona B and Barcelona, ​​as well as Bayern Munich.

Guardiola: I love Aguero, but I will gradually introduce him into the squad

Manchester City head coach Josep Guardiola spoke about the recovery from a knee injury for Citizens striker Sergio Aguero.

“Before the match with Newcastle, we discussed whether Sergio should be included in the first squad. The fact that Aguero, coming on as a substitute, looked agile and sharp, is good news. Incredibly good news for us, we really need him.

But you have to be careful. He should not be allowed to return and be injured again, as he did before. For Sergio, I want to gradually increase the number of minutes on the field. But in the match with the “forty” I saw that he was fine. I love this guy, ”The Guardian quotes Guardiola.

The 32-year-old Argentinian has played 4 matches in the current Premier League and has not been marked by effective actions.

Guardiola: The pandemic is driving us into an extreme situation, but England loves it

The head coach of Manchester City, Josep Guardiola, summed up the results of the match of the 15th round of the English Championship with Newcastle United (2: 0).

“In the match with Newcastle we played very well, the pace we need to play football is exactly what we need. I think today’s game was the best of the season for the players playing in their home positions. The way the player gives all the best shows what he can achieve in our team. Today was the day when everyone gave their best.

In 45 hours we will have another game at Goodison Park. Players must recover and prepare in one day. This pandemic is driving us into an extreme situation, but England likes it, so we accept it, ”Guardiola is quoted by the BBC.

After winning the match against Newcastle United, Manchester City have 26 points, which puts them in 5th place in the Premier League standings. “Magpies” (18) – in 12th place. In the next round, the Citizens will play away with Everton.

Guardiola’s mother died of a coronavirus. She was 82 years old

The mother of Manchester city Manager Pep Guardiola has died.

According to the club, Dolores Sala Carrio died in a suburb of Barcelona from a coronavirus. She was 82 years old.

“Everyone associated with the club sends their most heartfelt condolences at this sad time to Pepe, His family and all their friends, “city said in a statement.

Earlier, Guardiola donated a million euros to a Catalan hospital to fight the coronavirus.

Pizarro: “Guardiola impresses with his analytical work»

The Peruvian admires the “Bald charlatan”.

Pizarro: “Guardiola impresses with his analytical work»Werder’s forward Claudio Pizarro shared his opinion on the coaching work of Jose Mourinho and Josep Guardiola.

“Unfortunately, I only managed to work with Mourinho for three months, but during that time I was able to see how good he is as a coach and how much he supports the players.

Guardiola impresses with his analytical work. He knows every detail of which players he can count on and how to use them at the right time.

PEP has expanded my horizons, he has a completely different vision of football than other coaches. He is always superior to his opponents in terms of thinking and tactics. PEP is the best coach I’ve worked with,” Pizarro said.

Guardiola wants to see Bonucci at Manchester city

Manchester City Manager Josep Guardiola is interested in the transfer of Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci. This is reported by Calciomercato.

According to a source, the coach of the” citizens ” wants to strengthen the line of defense in the summer transfer window, and therefore is interested in the transfer of Bonucci.

Bonucci made his Italian League debut in 2005 with inter. Two years later, he left the Milan club and subsequently played for Treviso, Pisa and Bari, before joining Juventus in 2010. In the 2017/2018 season, Leonardo defended the colors of Milan, after which he returned to the Bianconeri camp. In November 2019, the 32-year-old extended his contract with the club until 2024.

Bonucci has played 34 games for Juventus this season and scored 4 goals. According to the Transfermarkt portal, the cost of the defender is 25 million rubles.

Top Highest paid Football Coaches in the world

The coach or manager plays an important role in every team activity in the match. Playable or poor teams depend on the tactics or approaches brought by their tactical collectors.


Some clubs are willing to spend money to get the manager or coach they want, paying them a big salary. Here are the best-paid football coaches in the world to lead the team to glory.

  1. Pep Guardiola – £ 23 million

The former coach of Barcelona and Bayern Munich is currently the highest paid coach in the world. Catalan Guardiola from Barcelona in Spain. He trained famous football stars such as Lionel Messo, Xavi, Puyol, Eto, Iniesta, Pedro, Ribery, etc. Pep Guardiola is one of the experienced football coaches, the father of Tiki Taka tactics.

12 years as a coach, Pep Guardiola has won a series of trophies by playing attacking and entertaining. The philosophy he applied was successfully played in Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich and Manchester City. Guardiola, currently training Man City, is paid £ 23 million annually (about Rp 417 billion).

Pep Guardiola

  1. Jose Mourinho – £ 17.5 million

Newly appointed coach of Tottenham Hotspur. He used to be the former coach of Chelsea, Porto, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United. Jose Mourinho is second in the top paid coaches in the world. With a salary of 17.5 million pounds or approximately 317 billion Rp. The football coach also has a large collection of trophies won by top European teams, but his football philosophy is the complete opposite of Guardiola.

  1. Diego Simeone – £ 15 million

The 49-year-old coach has been coaching Atletico Madrid from 2011 to the present. He recently signed a contract to continue to lead the club until 2022. Diego Simeone, who used to join the Racing Club and River Plate, earns £ 15 million or Rp 271 billion.

  1. Rafael Benitez – £ 13.5 million

The manager of Liverpool and Newcastle, it is not surprising that he is on the list of the highest-paid coaches in the world 2019. Chinese club, Dalian Yifang, spent up to 13.5 million pounds or about 244 billion Rp to get the tactics of Rafael Benitez. The 59-year-old coach has coached big clubs in Europe and won the Champions League titles (2004/05 with Liverpool) and the Europa League (2012/13 with Chelsea).