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Simon Kuper is the author of “Barça - The inside story of the worlds greatest football club” and is one of the most respected authors in the football world. Recently I was honoured to sit down and speak with him about his new publication. We discussed the triumvirate of Cruyff, Guardiola and Messi, La Masía, the current day among many other topics of discussion. Listen to hear more about;
- What is so unique about Barça?
- The change Simon has personally witnessed at the Camp Nou over the years.
- What drives decision making within the club?
- How revelatory were Cruyff's methods at the time?
- The differences between Guardiola & Cruyff?
- How not everybody took to Guardiola's philosophy!
-Barça plans for life after Messi.
Timestamps;
00:00 - 07:19 - Inside the club
07:20 - 13:52 - Cruyff
13:53 - 20:05 - Guardiola
20:06 - 29:46 - Messi
29:47 - 32:15 - Advice
Simon' Twitter; https://twitter.com/KuperSimon?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Simon's book; https://www.waterstones.com/book/barca/simon-kuper/9781780724744
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Simon Kuper is the author of “Barça - The inside story of the worlds greatest football club” and is one of the most respected authors in the football world. Recently I was honoured to sit down and speak with him about his new publication. We discussed the triumvirate of Cruyff, Guardiola and Messi, La Masía, the current day among many other topics of discussion. Listen to hear more about;
- What is so unique about Barça?
- The change Simon has personally witnessed at the Camp Nou over the years.
- What drives decision making within the club?
- How revelatory were Cruyff's methods at the time?
- The differences between Guardiola & Cruyff?
- How not everybody took to Guardiola's philosophy!
-Barça plans for life after Messi.
Timestamps;
00:00 - 07:19 - Inside the club
07:20 - 13:52 - Cruyff
13:53 - 20:05 - Guardiola
20:06 - 29:46 - Messi
29:47 - 32:15 - Advice
Simon' Twitter; https://twitter.com/KuperSimon?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Simon's book; https://www.waterstones.com/book/barca/simon-kuper/9781780724744

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