The 37yearold swapped clubs in 2014 after five seasons at. Apparently, alonso was so curious about pep guardiola s coaching methods, he had to work under guardiola before hanging up his boots. Pep guardiola joined by xabi alonso at manchester city. Guardiola and mourinho have a lot in common alonso. Xabi alonso at bayern munich a change to peps philosophy. Xabi alonso reveals why he left real madrid for pep. Xabi alonso details what pep guardiola is really like. Guardiola, gerrard hail bayern duo alonso and lahm. Alonso was born in the small town of tolosa, gipuzkoa, basque country, into a family known for its footballing prowess.
Job xabi alonso has emerged as a surprise contender to become manchester citys new assistant manager next season, alongside former liverpool coach rodolfo borrell. Former liverpool midfielder xabi alonso has revealed that his friendships with manchester citys pep guardiola and mikel arteta must be put to one side as he wants his former club to lift the. Excellent book that wouldve been even better with a little more volume in the narrators voice. In a team filled with midfielders like schweinsteiger,martinez,lahm pep s favorite,thiago it. Pep had called messi to his office at 10pm the night before the game to explain to the argentine his plans. Xabi alonso being considered to replace mikel arteta as. Guardiola spent the majority of his playing days with barca and was an integral part of. At bayern, where the game is shorter, guardiola has called alonso a funnel. If a footballers education is the key factor in determining his potential as a coach, the retired xabi alonso might one day prove the finest of them all. Xabi alonso, one of the finest midfielders of his generation, announced his retirement in march.
Xabi alonso has emerged as a candidate to join manchester city with pep guardiola on the lookout for a new assistant coach. Pep guardiola warning to manchester city fans from xabi. Selling alonso after winning the champions league might not be the best move on paper for real but nobody so far has managed to understand florentino perezs transfer strategy. Pep guardiola is a brilliant guy, marti perarnau got very close to all his work and reveals a great piece of pep s life. We were rivals, big rivals when he was at real madrid, guardiola said upon alonso s retirement. Bayern munich midfielder xabi alonso has warned manchester city fans it may take some time for pep guardiola to implement his style of play at the club. Guardiola and mourinho enjoyed a heated rivalry between 2010 and 20. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time. Xabi alonso is one of the privileged few footballers by managing play under both mourinho and guardiola. When i finished playing, i could not leave football behind. Guardiola and mourinho have similar personalities by fourfourtwo staff 12 april 2016 pep guardiola and jose mourinho have their similarities, according to bayern munich star xabi alonso.
Ahead of the manchester derby in 2016, jamie carragher interviewed xabi alonso to further analyze the tactical demands of two of the best coaches in soccer jose mourinho and pep guardiola. Bayern munich midfielder xabi alonso has suggested pep guardiola and jose mourinho are more alike than some may believe. Xabi alonso ready to forget pep guardiola friendship and reveals the liverpool player he admires most xabi alonso played under pep guardiola at bayern munich while hes close friends with man. I think guardiola credited him in his book for helping him learn a lot about. Lots of tactics for football lovers and great stories of team management of pep. Im still team jake as far as the book and movies go. Retiring bayern munich stars philipp lahm and xabi alonso should be proud of their exceptional careers, according to pep guardiola. I was curious alonso reveals he left real madrid for.
Xabi alonso latest news, breaking stories and comment the. Benitez, jose mourinho, carlo ancelotti and pep guardiola. Former liverpool fc midfielder xabi alonso explains how. In an interview with the athletic last november, xabi alonso stated,i was so curious to find out guardiola s secrets.
Alonso visited the etihad campus in 2018 and has described guardiola as the greatest coach he has ever worked with. Former liverpool, real madrid and bayern munich superstar midfielder xabi alonso, visits pep at the city football academy. According to goal, pep guardiola is looking for someone to replace mikel arteta as. Graham hunter on pep guardiola and xabi alonso espn fc. I want to win everything there is to win with bayern. He talked about pep s tactics much more than mourinhos, it was easy to see which coach was more influential on the former liverpool midfielder. He also featured in the national team, winning 21 caps over the course of his career. Xabi alonso and former liverpool coach forgotten in the race to. Xabi alonso is reportedly under consideration to become the new manchester city no2 under pep guardiola credit. Xabi alonso ready to forget pep guardiola friendship and.
Former liverpool fc midfielder xabi alonso has described pep guardiola s approach in a title race as manchester city battle for the premier league. Asked at his presentation what he himself had learned working under jose mourinho, rafa benitez, carlo ancelotti, pep guardiola and vicente del bosque as a. Liverpool legend xabi alonso under consideration to. For bayern, thiago alcantara, xabi alonso and philipp lahm have performed the role. Pep guardiola will be hoping that xabi alonso s attendance at manchester city training will inspire his team to greater success ahead of their premier league title defence former liverpool, real. Pep guardiola and xabi alonso put past behind them at. Xabi alonso is under consideration to become pep guardiola s assistant coach manchester city are still on the lookout for a replacement for mikel arteta alonso manages real sociedad b and played. Pep guardiola has transformed barcelona into arguably the greatest club side of all time, and this entertainingly perceptive biography explains how. Xabi alonso opens up on his relationships with man city. Pep guardiola talks with xabi alonso during a bayern munich training session ahead of the uefa champions league match against juventus on february 22, 2016 photo by alexander hassensteinbongarts. Xabi alonso joined bayern munich this summer after a poor world cup for spain in brazil. Former liverpool midfielder xabi alonso under consideration to replace mikel arteta as pep guardiolas assistant at manchester city with pair.
When xabi alonso arrived at bayern munich, some were sceptical. According to goal, the spanish midfield maestro is first in line. Xabi alonso is still revered at anfield but could soon help trace the fall of. Xabi alonso on the tactics of guardiola and mourinho video. Borrell was brought to kirkby by rafa benitez alongside pep segura.
Xabi alonso speaks out on links to coaching roles at. Xabier alonso olano is a spanish football manager and former professional player who played. He gives a brief view into the pep s and mourinhos style of play. Xabi alonso reveals he is learning from jose mourinho and. Explaining his reasons for wanting to leave the spanish giants, alonso told the athletic. Xabi alonso admitted that he left real madrid for bayern munich in 2014 to gain experience while playing under guardiola. Xabi alonso makes a blistering start to life at bayern munich as the. Guardiola and alonso were similar players in many ways so it shouldnt be a surprise they hit it off when they worked together at bayern munich. Xabi alonso has finally revealed his reason to swap real madrid for bayern munich in 2014. Xabi alonso has revealed he left real madrid for bayern munich because he was curious to find out pep guardiola s coaching secrets. Xabi alonso under consideration to become pep guardiolas.
But it is not in bayerns nature to go lightly on opponents and city can expect pep guardiola s side to pursue victory. Bayern munich midfielder xabi alonso is excited to work with carlo ancelotti once again, but admitted he is sad to see pep guardiola go. Moreover, in 2017, pep guardiola described alonso as one of the best midfielders he. Xabi alonso admits he left real madrid for bayern munich because he was desperate to play under pep guardiola. Xabi alonso has said he has learned from the best ahead of his managerial debut on saturday alonso worked with jose mourinho l, pep guardiola, vicente. And he didnt enjoy playing against jurgen klopps borussia dortmund.