Pep Guardiola reveals that he was terrified of former Barcelona coach Johan Cruyff – but he’s a top boss because of him
PEP GUARDIOLA has revealed he was terrified of Dutch legend Johan Cruyff.
The Manchester City boss admitted he would not be a coach had it not been for mentor Cruyff, who wrote an autobiography before dying of lung cancer aged 68 in March.
Pep was speaking at the launch of ‘Johan Cruyff: My Turn’EPAThe Manchester City boss says he owes so much to the DutchmanEPA
Guardiola, in London yesterday for the launch of My Turn, said: “In training he was better than all of us.
“Every single training session was a masterclass. I was scared of him. Really scared. It was tough. Really tough. He was so demanding.
“I am sitting here as City trainer, coaching Bayern, Barcelona – all because I met him.
“Had I not met him this would not have been possible.”
Barcelona made Johan Cruyff the most expensive player in the world in 1973EMPICS Sports Photo Agency
As Guardiola emerged at Barcelona, Cruyff persuaded the Catalans not to ditch him.
Pep added: “I thought I knew about football but then I met him.
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“I started to deal with him and I realised a new world appeared in front of me.
“When you are a kid, you start to learn. I was a lucky guy.”
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