Pep Guardiola: Another Way of Winning: The Biography (53 page)

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11. The ill-health of Eric Abidal was the hardest episode of his managerial career

12. He pushed Gerard Piqué well beyond what anybody else had achieved with the centre back

13. Pep and Messi, a special bond with a very special player

14. Celebrations with players became commonplace. He included everybody in his hugs

15. Celebrating victory in the Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United at Wembley, 2011

16. His second Champions League, Wembley, 2011

17. Sir Alex and Pep, a mutual respect

18. The demands of the job start taking their toll

19. In his last season, Pep tried to coach Cesc into becoming the future axis of the team. Cesc didn’t understand everything that was asked of
him

20. Pep says goodbye to the club and the President. A difficult moment (Getty)

21. Before…

22. … and after. The strain of the job as manager of FC Barcelona shows after four years (Press Association)

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