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. Man city could hire liverpools 2005 champions league. Xabi alonso admits he left real madrid for bayern munich because he was desperate to play under pep guardiola. Xabi alonso and former liverpool coach forgotten in the race to. 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 had called messi to his office at 10pm the night before the game to explain to the argentine his plans. Xabi alonso latest news, breaking stories and comment the. For bayern, thiago alcantara, xabi alonso and philipp lahm have performed the role. Xabi alonso on the tactics of guardiola and mourinho video. He also featured in the national team, winning 21 caps over the course of his career. Former liverpool midfielder xabi alonso under consideration to replace mikel arteta as pep guardiolas assistant at manchester city with pair.
Job xabi alonso has emerged as a surprise contender to become manchester citys new assistant manager next season, alongside former liverpool coach rodolfo borrell. In an exclusive extract from author simon hughess latest book, ring of. 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 reveals why he left real madrid for pep. According to goal, the spanish midfield maestro is first in line. 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. According to goal, pep guardiola is looking for someone to replace mikel arteta as. Pep guardiola has transformed barcelona into arguably the greatest club side of all time, and this entertainingly perceptive biography explains how. I think guardiola credited him in his book for helping him learn a lot about. Retiring bayern munich stars philipp lahm and xabi alonso should be proud of their exceptional careers, according to pep guardiola. And he didnt enjoy playing against jurgen klopps borussia dortmund.
The 37yearold swapped clubs in 2014 after five seasons at. 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. In an interview with the athletic last november, xabi alonso stated,i was so curious to find out guardiola s secrets. 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 at bayern munich a change to peps philosophy. Xabi alonso has emerged as a candidate to join manchester city with pep guardiola on the lookout for a new assistant coach. In a team filled with midfielders like schweinsteiger,martinez,lahm pep s favorite,thiago it. I was curious alonso reveals he left real madrid for.
Former liverpool fc midfielder xabi alonso explains how. Xabi alonso opens up on his relationships with man city. Pep guardiola is a brilliant guy, marti perarnau got very close to all his work and reveals a great piece of pep s life. Pep guardiola and xabi alonso put past behind them at. 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. Lots of tactics for football lovers and great stories of team management of pep. Alonso visited the etihad campus in 2018 and has described guardiola as the greatest coach he has ever worked with. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time. Guardiola and mourinho have a lot in common alonso.
Excellent book that wouldve been even better with a little more volume in the narrators voice. Xabi alonso is reportedly under consideration to become the new manchester city no2 under pep guardiola credit. At bayern, where the game is shorter, guardiola has called alonso a funnel. When i finished playing, i could not leave football behind. Guardiola and mourinho enjoyed a heated rivalry between 2010 and 20. We were rivals, big rivals when he was at real madrid, guardiola said upon alonso s retirement. Former liverpool fc midfielder xabi alonso has described pep guardiola s approach in a title race as manchester city battle for the premier league. Graham hunter on pep guardiola and xabi alonso espn fc. Guardiola, gerrard hail bayern duo alonso and lahm. Benitez, jose mourinho, carlo ancelotti and pep guardiola.
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. Xabi alonso under consideration to become pep guardiolas. Xabi alonso bayerns spanish midfielder throws beer in the face of guardiola as his hannoverbayernxabi alonsorobert lewandowskipep guardiolamanchester citymunchenfifa. Xabi alonso ready to forget pep guardiola friendship and. Guardiola spent the majority of his playing days with barca and was an integral part of. I want to win everything there is to win with bayern.
Pep guardiola joined by xabi alonso at manchester city. Xabi alonso makes a blistering start to life at bayern munich as the. Moreover, in 2017, pep guardiola described alonso as one of the best midfielders he. Xabi alonso admitted that he left real madrid for bayern munich in 2014 to gain experience while playing under guardiola. Xabi alonso joined bayern munich this summer after a poor world cup for spain in brazil. Apparently, alonso was so curious about pep guardiola s coaching methods, he had to work under guardiola before hanging up his boots. 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. Xabi alonso being considered to replace mikel arteta as. Im still team jake as far as the book and movies go. Xabi alonso details what pep guardiola is really like. He gives a brief view into the pep s and mourinhos style of play. Former liverpool, real madrid and bayern munich superstar midfielder xabi alonso, visits pep at the city football academy. Xabi alonso is still revered at anfield but could soon help trace the fall of. Xabi alonso has finally revealed his reason to swap real madrid for bayern munich in 2014.
When xabi alonso arrived at bayern munich, some were sceptical. Xabi alonso is one of the privileged few footballers by managing play under both mourinho and guardiola. 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. Xabi alonso has revealed he left real madrid for bayern munich because he was curious to find out pep guardiola s coaching secrets. Bayern munich midfielder xabi alonso has suggested pep guardiola and jose mourinho are more alike than some may believe. Borrell was brought to kirkby by rafa benitez alongside pep segura. Liverpool legend xabi alonso under consideration to. Xabi alonso, one of the finest midfielders of his generation, announced his retirement in march. 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. 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.