Barcelona maestro Ilkay Gundogan lavished praise on to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.
Speaking on ‘The Pep Effect’ on City+ (via Manchester City’s YouTube channel), the treble-winning captain gave his two cents on having worked with the Spanish tactician.
Ilkay Gundogan lauded Pep Guardiola for how much of an innovator he has been at Manchester City and throughout his career.
Ilkay Gundogan says Pep Guardiola has been ‘the most innovative manager’ for over a decade
Branded as an ‘amazing’ manager by Mateo Kovacic, what separates the Catalan from his peers is his one-of-a-kind tactical nous.
Even last season, the manner in which Guardiola came up with a completely new system to revitalise his side as they went on to win the treble was a masterclass in coaching.
Ilkay Gundogan has showered Pep Guardiola with praise for having been the tactical genius he is.
“If you look at the seasons we had together, there was not one season we played identically, you know? Always, little details changed. Trying to play the same type of football for several years brings certain dangers with it. And I think having that little challenge from the manager leads to everyone being on the front foot.”
“That’s why he’s probably the most innovative manager for more than the last decade.”
No manager sees the game quite like Pep Guardiola
Ilkay Gundogan is bang on the money and it is due to this very reason that Pep Guardiola has influenced football like arguably no other manager the game has ever seen.
Not a single manager in the world finds tactical solutions in the same vein as Guardiola; be it converting the likes of Delph and Zinchenko into left-backs, Gundogan himself into a goalscoring midfielder or Stones into a hybrid defender.
The former Bayern Munich tactician’s player profiling and tactical ingenuity, as one has witnessed throughout his time as a coach sets him apart from the rest.
