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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
1. The Chameleon
2. Why City?
- The Influence of Txiki And Soriano
3. How Germany Changed Pep
- Re-Prioritising
- Preparation and a Passion for Detail
- Ideological Eclecticism
- Doubt and Decision Making
- Innovation
- Barriers to Innovation
4. What Makes Him The Best?
- No More Dogma
- Swiss Army Knives
- Adapting and Learning
- Kimmich as Centre Half – Luck, Intuition and Guts
- Tactics
- Pep’s Rules
- Taking the Initiative (by Kaspárov)
- Positional Play, ‘Dispositional’ Play
- Complementary Players
- Speed and ‘Pausa’
- Pinning the Opposition and then Opening them Up
5. Pep’s Influence on German Football
- What Pep Gave to the Bundesliga
- Tuchel, Pep’s Possible Heir
- His Impact on the National Team
- His Players’ Progress
6. Strategic Planning
- The Playing Model
- Game Plans
- Team Culture
- Sky Blue Spirit
- His Allies, the Players
7. Facing Adversity
- Medical Matters
- Pep’s Personality
8. Nurturing Talent
- Cultivating Talent Through Good Habits
- The Importance of Recall
- Language as a Weapon of Confusion
- Football as a Metalanguage
- Sharing Knowledge
9. If I Must Lose, I want to Choose How
- A Sacchi Team
- A Major Headache
- Keeping Them Fresh
- The Last Defeat
- Looking for a Gap
- Before the Battle
- Down and Out
- Nobody Always Wins, Not Even Pelé . . .
10. Artistic Soul, Rational Mind
- Ideas Thieves
- An Objective, Driven Romantic
11. A Ferocious Competitor
- After Everest
- Run Like Bastards
- Never Relax, Ledecky
- Dress for Ceremony, Prepare for Battle
12. Bingeing on Victory
- On the Same Wavelength
- Those Who Wish to Understand Him Will Understand Him
13. The Biggest Challenge Yet
- How Will Guardiola’s City Play?
- Playing With Patience . . . And Wingers
- What Awaits Him in the Premier League
14. It Takes Time
- Football in Constant Flux
- Tempus Fugit
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Illustrations
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