Robert Lewandowski has given his opinion on how he perceived Pep Guardiola to be as a manager, with the duo working together at Bayern Munich.
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Robert Lewandowski feels Pep Guardiola has come a long way since he first took up a coaching role with Barcelona in 2008 and has shared the experience of working with him at Bayern Munich, revealing that the current Manchester City boss had some difficulties adapting to the Bavarians' squad early doors.
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Guardiola's illustrious career as manager has already earned him recognition as one of the greatest managers of all time as he was at the helm of the most successful era at Barcelona between 2008 and 2012, while he has been doing something similar at Manchester City since joining them in 2016.
However, Guardiola has often come across as a highly demanding manager who wants his players to buy into his tactical ideas. When that doesn't happen, the Spaniard can occasionally let out his emotions, as revealed in the teaser of Man City's upcoming documentary,
Lewandowski arrived at Bayern Munich in 2014 and worked with Guardiola for two seasons, winning two Bundesliga titles. The 36-year-old Polish striker compared how Guardiola functions now as compared to when they worked at Bayern almost a decade ago.
WHAT ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI SAID
Lewandowski appeared in an episode on Rio Ferdinand's YouTube channel, where he spoke about Guardiola's evolution on a human level during his time in Bavaria: “As a human he was difficult for the players, because at the time, he was so brilliant with the football tactics, that he thought, if they follow me, they will win. In later times, I have seen that he has changed. I think he realised that if he is more human and more open, then it can help him more than tactics sometimes.”
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Guardiola is into the final year of his contract at Manchester City, but is now set to extend his stay at the Etihad Stadium by signing a new one-year contract with an option for another year.
