Excellent post Birdy!
... i understand that he is young and wants more experiences and proving himself elsewhere. Some day he will understand his mistake.
I only disagree on this one thing.^ ... I don't agree that Pep will regret his decision to leave Barca. As you said; he wants to experience different leagues and cultures and broaden his knowledge. He does so because he is a student of the game and wants to make a lasting contribution.
On the philosophy thing:
Guardiola will go on to become a footballing legend (throughout the world) not only because he is a great coach but because he is a pioneer. And just as before him, the line of succession was;
- Jack Reynolds
- Rinus Michels
- Johan Cruijff
- Pep Guardiola
All legends, revered for making the game of football even more exciting and beautiful to watch, and developing tactics and systems that are studied and copied the world over. Each master imparting his knowledge on to the next student to take over the mantle, thus continuing
and evolving the philosophy that has ingrained itself in FC Barcelona.
In the process making us culés feel privileged to witness and marvel at how majestic the beautiful game can become.
Winning titles is one thing. Winning with style is another thing entirely.
