In the 11th round of the Premier League, Manchester City defeated Liverpool by 3 goals at home. What was originally considered to be a close contest turned into a one-sided massacre. This campaign not only completely changed the Premier League championship this season, but also lit up a thousand milestones in Guardiola's coaching career. The "first coach in the world" is transforming into the "first coach in history."

[Brilliant record, honors abound]

1,000 games, 716 wins, and 40 championships, these are the achievements Guardiola has achieved in the past 17 years of his coaching career. With a resume of never being fired, a winning rate of over 70% and a championship efficiency of 25 games, the Catalan is worthy of the reputation of a gold medal coach.

There have been many honorable harvesters in the history of modern football, but they all pale in comparison to Guardiola. When Guardiola first joined the teaching world, the plot of "Gua Mu looks at each other" was talked about by everyone. As the madman's career has turned into a downward trend, the debate about "the world's first religion" has long since ceased.

Guardiola's number of championships has far surpassed Mourinho, who entered the teaching arena earlier.

In the list of coach wins, Guardiola has successively surpassed seniors such as Hitzfield, Lucescu and Lobanovsky, and is approaching Ferguson (49). Based on the frequency of championships in recent years, it is only a matter of time before Guardiola surpasses Manchester United's legendary coach. Of course, if you take into account his contribution to the development of modern football, Guardiola may have surpassed his predecessors.

[Beyond predecessors, leading the trend]

During his coaching career at Barcelona, ​​Guardiola made Gaudí's city the center of world football. His highly regarded Tiki-Taka perfectly interpreted ball control and pressing play, reshaping the look of modern football. After moving to Bayern Munich, Guardiola changed the Germans' understanding of football and became "the best coach in the 50-year history of the Bundesliga." During his time at the helm of Manchester City, Guardiola achieved a miracle of six championships in seven years, subverting the power order and tactical style of "earth football", accelerating the comprehensive internationalization process of the Premier League, and injecting a catalyst for the vigorous development of the "First League".

When Ancelotti has moved to the national team stage, Klopp has become the manipulator behind the club, and Mourinho can only linger in the "minor league", Guardiola is still fighting the storm in the world's first league. Suffering from the curse of "An's second year" and "Mu's third year", it is difficult for Ancelotti and Mourinho to coach a team for a long time, which has a certain impact on their reputation.

Klopp has had a long-term confrontation with Guardiola. The two teams (Dortmund & Liverpool) suffered three devastating starts and were able to turn the corner in the end, but the German has fewer championships. Guardiola's coaching career is generally smooth, but there are also many moments of frustration and excitement. In the 2020/21 season, Manchester City started from the bottom half and won the championship ahead of schedule with 21 consecutive victories; after experiencing a big decline in the middle of last season, the Blue Moon Legion has returned to the Premier League championship group.

The debate about "Shiyijiao" gradually died down, and Guardiola entered the competition for "Shiyijiao". As the coach with the most championships in history, Ferguson has long stood at the forefront of the ever-changing era of the Premier League, creating the myth of the Red Empire era. His experience of teaching management as a visiting professor at Harvard University is even more legendary. However, his disciples have failed to inherit the glory of their mentor. In the past 30 years, nearly 40 Ferguson disciples have joined the teaching profession. Among them, only Blanco has reached the top of the five major leagues. Today, there are only a handful of coaches who are still active on the front line.

In the Premier League championship drama of the past ten years, the only constant protagonist has been Guardiola.

Limited by the limitations of the times and geography, the personal influence of Lucescu, Jock Stein and Lobarowski is limited; the football philosophies of Ancelotti, Hitzfeld, Trapattoni and Mourinho are "impermanent" and difficult for followers to imitate; perhaps only Chapman, Sacchi and Michels' achievements in the field of tactical innovation can be compared with Guardiola, but there is a gap in magnitude between their championships and younger generations. Considering that Guardiola is still running wildly on the road to creating records, the topic of "Shi Yijiao" is no longer suspenseful.

【Establishing a sect, spreading talents all over the world】

While Guardiola is efficiently collecting trophies, the Spanish national team has also continued to stay at the top in the past 20 years. The number of believers in Pep's philosophy has increased exponentially. The assistants who accompanied him in the past have coached independently, and many players who followed him in the game have also established their own businesses after retirement.

In the 2028/19 season, Henry became the coach of Monaco in Ligue 1, which started the process of Pep Guardiola's apprentice playing and the best teaching. Xabi Alonso, Maresca and Kompany have already scored important trophies, Arteta is on the road to making history, Xavi and Gabriel Milito have coaching experience in wealthy clubs, Henry, Sylvinho, Mascherano and Marquez have experienced the feeling of the World Series, and Cesc Fabregas has even become the operator of Como's "tourist football" industry. In the past ten years, more than 10 Guardiola disciples have taken up the coaching position. This scale is second to none among coaches in the new era.

There are many disciples, and perhaps only Sacchi and Van Gaal can rival Guardiola in their achievements in "establishing a sect".

Back then, Guardiola achieved success quickly after becoming a coach, achieving six championships at the age of 38. Ever since he took the initiative to meet with Lillo, Guardiola has attached great importance to building a network of people in the football circle.. Benefiting from the reputation of their mentor, Guardiola's disciples almost all started their coaching careers in well-known teams and came to the center of the stage without going through too many twists and turns. Arteta was able to get an invitation from a wealthy club for the first time as an independent coach. Kompany and Maresca were able to jump from newly promoted teams to top teams, all with the aura of Guardiola behind them.

Guardiola showed his coaching talent during his playing days, and has his own unique insights into how to rely on technology and football intelligence to control the overall situation and avoid shortcomings in physical fitness. From the perspective of coaching style and personal temperament, Fabregas, Xavi, Xavi Alonso, Arteta and others all have the shadow of Guardiola. Fernandinho and Rodri have also received guidance from Guardiola many times. It will not be surprising that they picked up the coach after retiring.

[Summary]

Those who have a good beginning will be successful, and those who can overcome the end will overwhelm the few. Guardiola's definition of success is a double harvest of athletic performance and style construction. This move will make him criticized for being too stubborn, but this persistence is the driving force for his extraordinary achievements.

Guardiola's style means that he can only coach giants and lead the development of football from a God's perspective. Of course, this mad scientist always brings an astonishing number of championships wherever he goes, making the club willing to spend a lot of money to build a team for him. He has not only created the persona of a gold medal coach for himself, but also promoted the development of the sport in the process of teaching and preaching. From Guardiola, people can always feel the pulse of history. This is a blessing for fans and a blessing for football.