Check out a selection of tributes to the new Blues boss.
“He lives for football day and night, through thick and thin. He’s constantly thinking about the game. He’s always searching for weaknesses in opponents and his own team’s strengths. That combination is what enables him to serve up football of the highest quality.”
Philipp Lahm (Germany, Bayern Munich)
“He covers every angle to the smallest detail and he always demands 100 per cent in training and in games. Working with him has been just what I needed. You can learn something new in every training session.”
Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Bayern Munich)
“Pep is more important to Barcelona than me. Since he arrived, he has changed everything for us. He is an essential part of the Barcelona project. He has won everything there is to win.”
Five-time FIFA Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)
“He sees football in ways nobody else does, and then he explains it better than anyone. Lots of coaches just tell you to move right or move left, but he gives you the reasons why.”
Gerard Pique (Spain, Barcleona)
“His ideas are incredible. He’s a coach who knows exactly what his players think and feel.”
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany, Bayern Munich 2002-15)
“Guardiola explains how you should move, which is something I’d never experienced before. In training, he’ll say to you, ‘Do this!’ At the time, you say to yourself, ‘Why is he telling me to do that?’ Then, on matchday, you do what he’s told you and it comes off. So far, it’s always worked!”
Eric Abidal (France, Barcelona 2008-12)
