JOSEP '''PEP'' GUARDİOLA İ SALA ''HE'S A GENİUS '' / ENGLISH VERSION / ÇEVİRİ: YALÇIN EKİNCİ- SÜLEYMAN SUMAN

PEP GUARDİOLA : HE'S A GENİUS

He came to Manchester City in the summer of 2016 and he has gone through a step every year. He did not say ''the end justifies the means ''. He never compromised his style of play, the structure of the teams he created, and the teaching of what he learned. He never compromised his style of play, the structure of the teams he created, and the teaching of what he learned. He has always exercised what he has in mind, and his teams have been appreciated by all the people in the world. But he didn't do it to be appreciated, he did a job, and he was appreciated. How did he do that? What did he use to do? What are the training methods? How much did he get in the game?

A team analysis of all Premier League matches in the 2018-19 season. Guardiola's training methods and training schedule, learned from the Catalan author Miguel Angel Violan of the book Pep Guardiola: The Philosophy That Changed the Game.

TRAINING SCHEDULE - TRAINING PROGRAM

Let's take an overview of workouts. Violan first described the pre-season training program as follows:
Before the season with light - front stage work opens the season. Starting from the first day of the week, unless there is a pre-match, physical-conditioning training is being loaded on the team. The weekly training program is as follows ⇩

Monday	Tuesday

1️⃣1️- Physical (Entire Team)	1️⃣-Physical (Entire Team)
2️⃣- Except Goalkeeper (Entire Team)	2️⃣-Except Goalkeeper (Entire Team)

• Extra Training - Recreation	• Extra Training – Recreation

Wednesday	Thursday

1️⃣- ↔️Regeneration (Entire Team)	1️⃣-Physical (Entire Team)
2️⃣- (Entire Team)	2️⃣-Except for Goalkeeper ( Entire Team)

Eİ -Extra Traning – Team Fusion	Extra Training - Recreation

Eİ ▶️Extra Training - Recreation

Friday	Cumartesi

1️⃣- Physical (All Team)	1️⃣-Training Match (Entire Team
2️⃣- Excluding Goalkeeper (Entire Team	2️⃣-↔️Regeneration (Entire Team)

Extra Traning - Recreation	Extra Traning - Recreation

Eİ ▶️Ekstra İdman

Sunday

1️⃣- Recreation

2️⃣- Recreation

Eİ - 3️⃣ -Recreation

So far we have seen Guardiola's pre-season light-front stage training program. The next training program will take place under the name of light-end stage work, which will take place as of mid-July in the friendly matches.

Monday

Tuesday

1️⃣ - Comprehensive (Entire Team)

1️⃣- Recreation

2️⃣- Recreation

2️⃣ - Match Day

🥅

Eİ- 3️⃣ -Competitor Analysis
(All Team-Meeting)

3️⃣- Recreation

Eİ- ▶️Extra Training

Wednesday

Thursday

1️⃣-↔️Regeneration (Entire Team

1️⃣ - Possession (Entire Team)

2️⃣ - Recreation

2️⃣- Tactical (Entire Team)

3️⃣- Extra Traning – Recreation

3️⃣- Match Tactics (Entire Team)

Friday

Saturday

1️⃣- Comprehensive (Entire Team)

1️⃣- Recreation

2️⃣- Recreation

2️⃣- Match 🥅

3️⃣- Competitor Analysis(Entire team)

3️⃣- Recreation

Sunday

1️⃣- ↔️Regeneration

2️⃣- Recration

3️⃣- Recration

Next heavy-front stage training program

Monday	Tuesday

1️⃣- Comprehensive (Entire Team)	1️⃣- Recreation
2️⃣- Recreation	2️⃣- Match 🥅
3️⃣- - Competitor Analysis (All Team-Meeting)	3️⃣- Recreation

Wednesday

Thursday

1️⃣- ↔️Regeneration (Entire Team)

1️⃣- 🏋🏻‍♀️Strength (Entire Team)

2️⃣- Recreation

2️⃣- 🏋🏻‍♂️Strength ( Entire Team)

3️⃣- Comprehensive (Entire Team )

3️⃣- 🏋🏻‍♀️Agility and Face (Entire Team )

Friday

Saturday

1️⃣- Comprehensive (Entire Team)

1️⃣- Recreation

2️⃣- Recreation

2️⃣- Match 🥅

3️⃣- - Competitor Analysis
(Entire team)

3️⃣- Recreation

Sunday

1️⃣- ↔️Regeneration

2️⃣- Recration

3️⃣- Recration

When the season starts, this coincides with the beginning of August. Moving to the training system with the ball. From Violan's eyes,

Monday	Tuesday

1️⃣- 1️- Ball Control (As a team) ) ⚽️	1️⃣- Recreation
2️⃣- Recreation	2️⃣- Match 🥅
3️⃣- Competitor Analysis) (All Team Meeting)🔍	3️⃣- Recreation

Wednesday	Thursday

1️⃣- ↔️Regeneration (Players of the match)	1️⃣- Ball domination ( Defense-midfield- in groups as attackers)
2️⃣- Recreation	2️⃣- Pass Distribution-Timing (Defense-midfield- in groups as attackers)
3️⃣-Recreation	3️⃣- Recreation

Friday	Saturday

1️⃣-Attack training ( Entire Team )	1️⃣- Recreation
2️⃣- Recreation	2️⃣- Match🥅
3️⃣- Competitor Analysis ( Entire team)	3️⃣- Recreation

Sunday

1️⃣- ↔️Regeneration( Entire team)

2️⃣-Recration

3️⃣-Recration

He explains his training style throughout the season as follows; He also states that there is a weekly training program of 2 games.

Monday	Tuesday

1️⃣- Pass Distrubition-Timing (Defense-midfield- in groups as attackers)	1️⃣- Recreation
2️⃣- Recreation	2️⃣- Match 🥅
3️⃣- Competitor Analysis (All Team Meeting)	3️⃣-Recreation

Wednesday	Thursday

1️⃣-Regeneration (Entire Team)	1️⃣- Physical Training (Entire Team)
2️⃣- Recreation	2️⃣- -Transitions (Group Work) Defense-Attack & Attack- Defense / Press Training
3️⃣- Recreation	3️⃣- Recreation

Friday	Saturday

1️⃣- Fast, short set attack training	1️⃣- Recreation
2️⃣-Recreation	2️⃣- Match🥅
3️⃣-Competitor Analysis (Team meeting)	3️⃣- Recreation

Sunday

1️⃣- Regeneration( (Entire Team)

2️⃣- Recreation

3️⃣-Recreation

Violan says this is the training program Guardiola used throughout the season.

THE TEAM OF MANCHESTER CİTY SQUAD DEEPTH

• Goalkeeper: Ederson & Claudio Bravo
• Right-Back: Kyle Walker & Danilo

• Central Defender: Vincent Kompany & Nicolas Otamendi & Aymeric Laporte & John Stones

• Left-Back: Oleksandr Zinchenko & Benjamin Mendy

• Defensive Midfield: Fernandinho & Fabian Delph

• Midfielder: Ilkay Gundogan & Kevin De Bruyne & David Silva & Phil Foden

• Right Wing: Raheem Sterling & Riyad Mahrez

• Left Wing: Leroy Sane & Bernardo Silva

• Center: Sergio Agüero & Gabriel Jesus

2018-19 MANCHESTER CITY TEAM ANALYSIS

Manchester City played 3 different main plan sequences throughout the season. These are;

•1-4-3-3 (1 goalkeeper, 2 backs, 2 stoppers, 1 defensive midfielder, 2 center midfielders, 2 winger players, 1 striker)

• 1-4-4-2 Narrow area (1 goalkeeper, 2 backs, 2 stoppers, 1 defensive midfielder, 2 center midfielders, 1 offensive midfielder, 2 strikers)

• 1-5-2-1-2 (1 goalkeeper, 3 stoppers, 2 wing backs, 2 center midfielders, 1 offensive midfielder, 2 strikers)

•TEAM SET/LINE UP STATISTICS

• 1-4-3-3 line-up this season in 38 league matches 31.

• 1-4-4-2 Used in 3 of 38 league matches in the narrow area formation.

• 1-5-2-1-2 was used in 4 games.

• Team organization 1x4x3x3.

• The match starts balanced with this lineup. He reads the tactical plan better according to the course of the game and draws a team planning according to it.

• They play the attack in a very narrow space with the ball. He wants to demolish the game in the center of the field and build a game in a narrower space. They make a short pass from the back of the defense.

•When I averaged 38 games, This line up had a short pass from the defense, while the 7th pass was somehow met with the playmakers in the midfield.

•They are trying to open the defense from the center because they are trying to attack very narrow area and try to do a game in the center.

•Both winger players as a winger strikers. The players on the left and right winger prefer to shoot when their teammates find pass or angle when they take in the ball. Usually when two wingers meet with the ball, they take action after dribbling 4 & 5 times.

•Pass length is while creating the game from defense mostly length of 3-5 meters in foot and slowly, in the center of midfield length of 2-3 meters, at the offense length of 1-3 meters. Player spent 2-3 seconds who take the pass after the first check with the ball.

•He prefers a very patient game setup. Considering that the player's time spent with the pass meter and the ball is 2-3 seconds, a fast but patient tempo is preferred.

•In the third zone, creativity and freedom are allowed, especially for 2 center midfielders, 2 wing strikers and 1 striker. However, within the rules

The rules are what I just wrote. Pass time, ball play time and pass length. They patiently enter the opponent's penalty area until they find a free space by attacking the center in a very narrow space.

When the ball is lost; Applying counter-shock press. Going back to the area where the ball was lost as a pressure-stage-support to get back to the area where the ball was lost. They usually do double press when the ball is lost.

P.S:

Pass game times in won balls; as a team makes the transition of defense to attack between 3-6 seconds if the opponent is released from possible press. Likewise in the transition from attack to defense; this time is shorter between 2-5 seconds so that reach the region where creativity is free. (Calculated by averaging 38 league matches)

While the ball was in the goalkeeper; throws the first ball to one of the stoppers with foot or hand.

Set on the defense so; to set/meet while the ball was at opponent. First of all, the length of the team should be mentioned. The distance between the farthest defender and the farthest striker is 29.1 meters. Defense line set up ahead so there is only 4-5 meters between the midfield line and the defense. The press line to the opponent starts from the goalkeeper. Meeting the opponent that staying at the same distance as the defenders. A front press line of choice. Press is too high when the ball is lost. Use “double pres” when the oppenent come into press line.

Team formation 1x5x2x1x2
He used this set in 3 games this season. Liverpool (Away), Arsenal (Away) and Liecester (Away). Of course not use this roster. I just created this image to describe player roles and position changes.
Two wing backs use to high tempo role and bi-directional too. 3 stoppers with right and left stoper are opening to add depth and width to team while on the offensive. One of stopers who is playing ball and the other takes an asymmetric position. The middle stoper is on pure defense role. In this formation there is no defensive midfielder player so that the stoper uses as a player who makes the first move to meet the opponent when transition from offense to defense. In the center midfield both midfielder players are on role of deep playmaker.
Let me explain the central midfield with the description of the shaded area. There is a lot of pass traffic between two central midfielder, stoper and back.I can say it is incedible level. The offensive midfielder is in role of the offensive playmaker. Last passes on offense or if he catch the position throw shout. But first of all he tries to final passes and this is first plan and we see these in the statistics. In this formation Bernardo Silva plays in this role and who passes 28 times to both winger back run paths. 14 of them were accurate/well directed. It is useful to repeat. I'm just talking about try to pass to two winger backs from offensive midfielder. This formation use right striker who gives depth to offense and wants to disrupt to narrow area defense and wants to move the oppenent to wide area and thus this is Aguero. On the other hand, there is a role that tries to do the goal job in the opportunities it seeks.

ANALYSIS OF SOME MATCHES

6 / 5 / 2019

37'WEEK

VİNCENT KOMPANY 70'

It was Manchester City's most important game in becoming a champion. The home team was 1x4x3x3 formation. Pep chose this center midfield players first time because of injuries and his choice. It was apearing a more offensive midfield before the match. David Silva, Ilkay and Foden as the player profiles Guardiola demanded offensive, technical capacity and high-mobility players. Leicester City was defensive and tried to find goals by using the possible space gaps very quickly. We watched why Brendon Rodgers maybe the most innovative coach in this game. Everyone expected at match that the ball is on the control of opponent and more defensive game but Rodgers tried to play like Manchester City against Manchester City. Leicester was not afraid to start the game from the goalkeeper. Knowing that Manchester City would put pressure on the opponent's defense line, they played Schmeichel and tried to use the free area behind the ball. A clever match plan from Rodgers. Maddison played an exquisite football in the first half because Manchester City tried to win ball too much and give so much free area to Leicester and they did not know how to play if the ball control was at oppenent. Rodgers did not hesitate to give specific marking to all players in the midfield when the ball was in Manhester City. 4x5x1 is main formation when ball control is at oppenent. Always in Manchester City, both players came deep and tried to get down to a wide and wing but two central midfielder came to marking at there from Leicester City. This tactical plan collapsed to City midfield in the first half. Ilkay and Foden met with very few balls and they only give short passes and near passes too. One of the reasons why Agüero didn't get the ball is Choudhury's one-to-one marking. The back-midfielder and wing connection failed and this is City’s main event.

The start of second half it created intensity in zone 3. with the pressure to win mentally. This was especially due to the fact that Agüero played more mobile like fake 9 and the central midfielders were positioned around Agüero. Let me tell visually as follows;

This tactic caused Liecester to remove one-to-one markings. Ilkay now began to join in a lot of attack. 56 minutes into the game, Foden came out for Sane. Together with this change the team's formation turned very clearly to 4-1-5. Liecester's all-per-game plan broke down and strength fell when the goal came from without tactical plan and play style as player of Vincent. But before goal, Leicester catched the one midfield and turn to 2 offensive playmaker that press to offense. Especially they caught a goal position with Iheanacho.

After the goal, Guardiola returned to 4-4-2 and returned to 2 deep playmaker for control to game on center. Maybe this match wasn't Guardiola’s work of art, but he was supposed to win in the match, solved it again with micro tactics.

24 / 4 / 2019

31'WEEK

BERNARDO SİLVA 54'
LEROY SANE 66'

Manchester United appeared on the lineup 1x5x3x2. Solskjaer made a few changes from the team who had suffered a shameful Everton defeat 3 days before this match. Put the back up five footballers who played in Everton match. These are Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial, Nemanja Matic, Phil Jones, Diego Dalot. Solskjaer, who plans to play a press game of Manchester City, start to match with Rashford as a striker that he wanted to take advantage of his speed and finish. This plan was positive against City for the start. I will explain later what results it gives. Manchester City is the usual 1x4x3x3 formation. David Silva was the most effective player when City control the game. While the ball control on City, he actually turned to de facto 1x4x2x3x1 and played David Silva in the number ten role for creativity. Two wingers and striker take position in wide area while Pep make a plan through to David Silva run to the free area.

As it appears here, Fred comes to the defense to fulfill his defensive playmaker duty. Bernardo Silva is going to press to the specific marking Fred. Ilkay and Fernandinho go to the sides to close the area. When the ball control is on City, tried to set up the game from wide area to ensure creativity.

City, the ball itself to ensure creativity constantly tried to set up a wide range of games. They tried to meet the ball with Sterling and Bernardo for more creativity.

Sterling took the ballat the wide area in the following image, Zinchenko take the position in the center. Zinchenko is de-marking even more than 5 seconds after this image. "I think" Pep wants to do it on schedule of the plan. Because of whole match and then continued this position tried to penetration. In fact, for the sake of clarity, let me support this with an image.

As a summary, both the plan and the player difference between the two teams determined the result.

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