There is no need to introduce the massive record of 39 championship titles, in a coaching career that only lasted 15 years of Coach Guardiola. What is worth mentioning is: Guardiola is famous for his coaching philosophy. He created his own style of football, and those 39 titles are the result of that style of football.
Pep Guardiola faces the challenge of helping Man.City win and advance in the Champions League
Guardiola rarely, if ever, has a "lifetime" match - meaning a big match full of surprises, drama, that will stay in the memories of fans for decades to come. Like the comeback victory with 2 decisive goals scored in the last 2 minutes of MU against Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final, or Liverpool's victory after being 0-3 down against AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League final.
That's because Guardiola's coaching style is geared towards winning the entire tournament, not towards winning a match. Until now, people have only seen the opposite: in a specific match, in a specific situation, Manchester City (Man.City) can unexpectedly lose to an opponent that is rated lower. The defeat against Lyon in the quarter-finals of the 2019-2020 Champions League (only 1 round), or the loss to Chelsea in the final of the 2020-2021 Champions League are both typical examples of the shortcomings in Guardiola's coaching style.
Tonight (early tomorrow morning, Vietnam time), Man.City must play away at Bernabeu, after losing 2-3 to Real Madrid in the first leg at home. This is a play-off match, competing for a place in the round of 16 of the Champions League. Guardiola said before the match: Man.City only has a 1% chance of going on!
Everyone knows how difficult Man.City is this season. Besides, people still say Real Madrid is the team "with Champions League DNA". Winning back and eliminating Real right on the opponent's field, after losing first at home, in a match that is forming the nickname "Champions League derby", is how difficult! But, it must be this difficult to be the match of a lifetime. This is the time for Guardiola to temporarily forget his philosophy, to lead the team with reasonable tactics in a specific situation. He even has to compete by "reading" the situation and adjusting tactics right in the match, with veteran tactician Carlo Ancelotti. Comparing between specific matches, this will be the biggest challenge in Guardiola's entire coaching career.
The current gap is only 1 goal. And let me add: Man.City led 2-1 before losing 2-3 in just the last 5 minutes of the first leg. That means Man.City is not too weak or Real is not too strong compared to each other. The task is not so difficult that there is only a 1% chance of completion, as Guardiola just said!
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