{"id":1113080,"date":"2019-10-30T15:31:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T15:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1113080"},"modified":"2019-10-30T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T15:32:10","slug":"pep-guardiola-barcelona-protege-xavi-follow-footsteps","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/pep-guardiola-barcelona-protege-xavi-follow-footsteps\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola backs his ex-Barcelona protege Xavi to follow in his footsteps &#8220;sooner or later&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester City manager\u00a0Pep Guardiola believes former Barcelona protege Xavi will manage the Catalan club &#8220;sooner or later&#8221;.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guardiola initially made a name for himself in the managerial sphere when he guided Barca to seven major honours during a four-year stint between 2008 and 2012.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will Xavi manager Barca one day? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Xavi progressed through the Barca academy and enjoyed a glittering 17-year career at the Nou Camp.<\/li>\n<li>He was an integral part of the golden era between 2008 and 2012 when Guardiola was in charge.<\/li>\n<li>The Spaniard&#8217;s playing style was the true embodiment of Barca&#8217;s\u00a0tiki-taka philosophy.<\/li>\n<li>Xavi has since taken to management, currently coaching Qatari outfit\u00a0Al Sadd.<\/li>\n<li>Guardiola has now backed his ex-student to one day take charge of Barca.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7405357\/embed\/v4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The current City boss assembled one of the greatest sides world football has ever seen during his reign at the Nou Camp.<\/p>\n<p>Among the star-studded names in his squad was La Masia graduate Xavi, who cemented his place as a Barca legend having made over 700 appearances for the club across an illustrious 17-year spell.<\/p>\n<p>Xavi called time on his Barca career in 2015, moving to Qatari outfit\u00a0Al Sadd. He enjoyed four years playing at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, and has since taken up a managerial role with the club.<\/p>\n<p>His venture into the dugout has caught the eye of Guardiola, who believes his former student will inevitably go on to manage Barca one day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sooner or later it will happen,&#8221; he said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccma.cat\/esport3\/guardiola-quan-vaig-veure-messi-vaig-saber-que-ho-guanyariem-tot\/noticia\/2958994\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catalunya Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is still very young, but it will happen. He understands football and has a lot of passion and dedication. He is brave and says things very clearly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Know Your Squad: \u2018Xhaka?!\u2019 Arsenal fans quizzed w\/Sophie Rose\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bsij4XsIbDk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Guardiola discusses Barca tenure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 48-year-old also took time to reflect on his stint as Barca coach, explaining the joys of watching his squad develop and grow into a side of great cohesion and respect for the badge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had a great time,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Between matches there wasn&#8217;t much time to enjoy, but during the process of building the team I saw that the changes worked, and everything was flowing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I saw the behaviour amongst the players; the chemistry that grew and their respect for the shirt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was interesting to know how they distributed wages, and everything was going well.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City manager\u00a0Pep Guardiola believes former Barcelona protege Xavi will manage the Catalan club &#8220;sooner or later&#8221;.\u00a0 Guardiola initially made a name for himself in the managerial sphere when he guided Barca to seven major honours during a four-year stint between 2008 and 2012. 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