Pep Guardiola: Manchester City goes well – not just for the money – SPIEGEL ONLINE

“We have If only it were gone for the money, we would have had no chance at a good corporate image..” Those were the words of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 2013 at the launch of Josep Guardiola as the new Bayern coach. And now? Changes of these coaches likely to Manchester City, where he will earn after media reports twice as much money as in Munich.

Is Guardiola now become weak? Went there this time “all about money”? Despite the huge sum of 25 million euros, on the newspaper “Bild” reported actually speak other arguments for City.

Since becoming aware of his departure from Munich for the season rumors abound in Guardiola’s future employer. Already 2013 City itself should have made an effort to him. At that time he gave Bayern Munich the advantage. Currently also seemed Chelsea and United to become eligible. The Londoners José Mourinho last week was released, at Manchester Louis van Gaal is controversial and has also fallen out with the press

Against Chelsea, however, is a case:. The squad was mostly collected by Mourinho and played under the Portuguese a defensive football, which is very far away from Guardiola’s philosophy. In addition, the impatience of owner Roman Abramovich has prevented the development of sustainable structures, and full control over the sporting field as Guardiola appreciates, there had never been a coach.

United would have fit more, but also where there are strong characters like Alex Ferguson in the background who interfere again. Then Guardiola can well do without. The football Red Devils is indeed possession-oriented than the Chelsea, but it is hardly conceivable that the Catalans would be happy with the current United squad.

Large trainer loyalty

All this looks much more attractive at City. Contrary to the image of being an investor blind together and bought Star Ensemble, working sustainably in the east of Manchester and pursues a clear, long-term plan. Since the Abu Dhabi United Group took over the club in August 2008, the owners have to Khaldoon al-Mubarak only twice changed the coach and only once during a season when Roberto Mancini replaced Mark Hughes in 2009. European football clubs only Arsenal was

The match style Citys under coach Manuel Pellegrini is, compared to other top teams in the Premier League, to possession, game control and domination designed in this phase loyal towards his permanent manager Arsène Wenger.. In the last two seasons the team each scored the most goals in the league. This does not mean a long time, that city’s style could take on the Barcelona or Bayern. But a crucial aspect is missing:. The counter pressing

One of the great qualities of Guardiola’s teams consisted always in being able to be prepared for their own turnovers perfectly, thus preventing enemy counterattack. An indication that turnovers are not hedged and the opponent comes to promising chances

– Though City in the Premier League allows the fewest penalty shots on goal per game, the team is in the defensive table only in seventh place. So there is some way to go, but that might be even more attractive than the starting position at Bayern, where Jupp Heynckes had won before Guardiola took office everything was to win. The fact that many German media do not realize how much Guardiola has evolved Bayern that the league title and the semifinals of the Champions League to be construed as a failure that threatens Guardiola not in England. The league is much more balanced, there is not a title contender, but four to six, and in the European Cup is not all interpreted beyond the Champions League title as a failure.

Even now has City with Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Kevin de Bruyne and Raheem Sterling lot of players with whom Guardiola could implement his ideas. So far, the team has, however, become too dependent on Aguero in attack and the injury-prone captain Vincent Kompany on the defensive. But there are transfers of any size imaginable, even if Lionel Messi is associated with a move to Manchester.

 
 
 

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Training center of Manchester City: 270 million euros

But City is not only investing in the legs, but also in stone. Opened a year ago, new training and youth academy center near the stadium to have cost 270 million euros and looking its kind in Europe. 2027 will be so far obligatory to occupy a fixed percentage of the team only with players from the club’s own youth. That may be dismissed as a PR measure, deter likely it Guardiola, anyway.

Just as the presence of sporting director Txiki Begiristain and Ferran Soriano CEO who knows the coach of Barcelona. It almost seems as if in Manchester the paradisiacal ideal of clubs have been created in which Josep Guardiola could stand it for 25 million a few years.