Manchester City beat Inter Milan 1-0 in the Champions League final. Thus, The Citizens ended what is called the treble, when in one season they won all three of the most important competitions they participated in: the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. On Saturday in Istanbul, Manchester City’s players lifted the most valuable trophy available in European football.

And the Water Bearer asked himself the question: Has Pep Guardiola put together the best team of all time? The answer is easy: one of the best. He ranks alongside coaching wizards like Rinus Michels, creator of total football and the incredible Ajax Amsterdam of the 1970s. Or Arrigo Sacchi, who in the 1990s started defending space with AC Milan’s stars instead of guarding opponents personally.

Podcast actors compare Pep Guardiola to a giant and herald the most revolutionary change in football and its strategy.

And they also mention other iconic teams in world football history. Both the most successful and the funniest, who didn’t win much, but the hearts of fans fluttered at the sight of them playing.

“I dare say manager Pep Guardiola is the most valuable person in Manchester City,” thought Karel Tvaroh in the latest episode of The Water Bearers.

“The amazing thing is that Guardiola plays completely different football with Barcelona, ​​then with Bayern. And now with Manchester City he is truly elsewhere. He doesn’t stay still, he keeps pushing himself further,” said Jaromír Bosák, podcast moderator.

“And when the Guardiola team version 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 gradually appeared, the whole football world really moved,” said Luděk Mádl, a seasoned football journalist.

“Perhaps it was no accident that the most iconic coach in history appointed a player who later became another famous executor of the coaching profession. Coincidentally… Michels’ greatest student was Johan Cruijff, for example Carlo Ancelotti emerged from Sacchi’s Milan team,” recalls Mádl. “And I have no doubt that Guardiola will also influence a lot of the people he coaches so they will also be great coaches. After all, the formula works in the domestic environment too. A number of outstanding Czech coaches emerged from the ranks of former wards of Václav Ježek and Tomáš Pospíchal.”

What lies behind the genius of the Catalan strategist? The water bearer tries to penetrate her “kitchen” and name the aspects that set her apart from the competition, the elements of her specialty.

They also focused on Saturday’s final and lots of interesting micro stories. “In the end, Guardiola liked his team’s numerical advantage in midfield, where he sacrificed the dynamic Kyle Walker, who, despite popular expectations, remained on the bench,” said Jaromír Bosák.

The podcast also mentions Ederson’s unusual nervousness, Stones’ football transformation and the positional shifts Guardiola has convinced him to make this season. Or the two faces of the match from the winner of the goal, Rodri, or the specific ability of captain Gündogan, whose contract at the club is ending, and what will happen next.

This was resolved by Lionel Messi, whose transfer to Inter Miami was another high-profile topic in the episode. The podcaster analyzes why he left Paris and why he chose not the Barcelona or Saudi version for his future, but the American version.

They discussed the financial and business aspects of Messi’s contract, including his deals with Apple and Adidas, as well as the importance of his involvement in completing the long process of introducing North American football, the American version of European football. And with the arrival of Messi, he will surely have to succumb to his spell before the upcoming World Cups in the US, Canada and Mexico.

What awaits Messi in Miami? How does he get along with his teammates on the pitch? What traps will the new reality fall into? The Water Bearers also discuss this in detail.

In the new episode, you will also hear debates about an abandoned footballer named Václav Černý or about the possible future of Kylian Mbappé, who has now shocked the PSG boss.

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