

The influence that a man such as Pep Guardiola has in both teams he has coached so far, gets deeply noticed after he leaves the club. With Barcelona, this almost automatic style of passing is something that all the players have now and will remain like that for a long time. With Bayern Munich he attempted to do the same, ann despite not being able to win the Champions League during his time there, a lot of his seal will surely remain.
Talking to TZ, former Bayern legend Paul Breitner is convinced that Pep Guardiola has influenced Bayern in a positive manner: "Pep gave Bayern its most beautiful, attractive and best football the club has ever seen. I am not judging him on what Bayern did in the Champions League, but on his legacy. And his legacy is amazing. Pep launched the third stage of a multistage rocket at Bayern.
"Louis van Gaal ignited the first stage by bringing his possession-based philosophy to the club. Jupp [Heynckes] then added movement to that philosophy during the second stage. Nobody could predict what would happen anymore. And then Pep perfected matters by bringing even more flexibility and pace. He used the foundation laid by his two predecessors and perfected matters."
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