Pep Talk The Words and Wisdom of the Catalan Master

‘If we lose, we will continue to be the best team in the world. If we win, we will be eternal.’ —Pep Guardiola

Pep Talk celebrates the best witticisms, sayings, and insults from Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, accompanied by 20 illustrations of the great man himself. Josep Pep Guardiola is widely regarded as one of the best football managers in the world. Having been unearthed as a player by Barcelona manager Johan Cruyff, he was part of the Barcelona ‘dream team’ of the 1990s that won four consecutive La Liga titles from 1991 to 1994. As manager of Barcelona, he won 14 cup before taking over at Bayern Munich and then in 2016 he joined Manchester City where he has won a further 8 trophies. The perfect gift for all Manchester City football club fans and casual followers of the greats of the game.

Giles Elliott is a writer and editor who has worked with some of the top names in sport in his career in publishing, print and broadcast journalism, and now combines book projects with being on the horticulture team at a garden centre.

PEP ON . . . 1. FOOTBALL 1 2. MANAGERS 5 3. ENGLAND 21 4. WINNING 39 5. BARCELONA 47 6. TACTICS 59 7. THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 71 8. MANCHESTER CITY 89 9. PLAYERS 103 10. ITALY 121 11. MOTIVATION 125 12. GERMANY 133 13. LIFE 143 Acknowledgements 152 About the Author 154