How GOOD was Pep Guardiola as a Player, Really?

There's probably only a small handful of elite football players that have gone on to become elite coaches after retiring from the game.

And this makes complete sense. After all, teaching in itself is quite is quite a difficult task. Simply being good at the thing you're trying to teach isn't anyways enough to make you good at imparting your knowledge onto others.

Having said all of this, one person, in particular, who managed to master both aspects of the game is none other than Johan Cruyff. And while he was absolutely phenomenal at what he did and his contribution to football as a whole cannot be understated, he’s not the subject of this video.

Instead, today, we will be focusing on the playing career of probably his most successful student, Pep Guardiola.

In his short managerial career, he's conquered almost all of Europe. However, it’s his playing career that's piqued my interest lately.

So, with all of that being said, how good was Pep Guardiola, really?

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