When Pep Guardiola was chosen as Barcelona’s manager in 2008, it was done on his merit, vision, footballing brain and philosophy. <\/p>\n\n\n
Barcelona’s hierarchy wanted to end Real Madrid’s dominance by not by splashing cash around, but by using new playing methods and approaching the game differently.<\/p>\n\n\n
Guardiola won a hat-trick of La Liga titles and lifted two Champions League trophies among other honours during his four-year managerial stint at the Camp Nou. <\/p>\n\n\n
The Spaniard introduced quick and incisive football which ultimately became too difficult for oppositions to handle. <\/p>\n\n\n
Guardiola also ingrained the famous tiki-taka brand of football at Barcelona, which became a huge hit not just for the club but for the national team as well.<\/p>\n\n\n
After taking a sabbatical for a year, Pep Guardiola took charge of Bayern Munich in the summer of 2013. <\/p>\n\n\n
He changed his tactics to the type of players he had at his disposal at the Allianz Arena. <\/p>\n\n\n
He opted for midfield pressing and tucking of full-backs, instead of marauding them down the flanks. <\/p>\n\n\n
Again, Guardiola won three consecutive Bundesliga titles but fell short of winning the Champions League, facing defeats in the semi-finals in each of his three seasons in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n
Next destination for Pep Guardiola was Manchester City<\/a>. The Premier League<\/a> is arguably the toughest league to win, and the prospect of becoming the champions of England was always on his mind. <\/p>\n\n\n It was just a matter of when and which team he would manage in the Premier League. <\/p>\n\n\n After some convincing from the Middle-Eastern owners and the chance of working again with a few of his former colleagues at Barcelona, Guardiola decided to take the managerial reins at Manchester City in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n