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Pep Guardiola 'got lucky' with star-studded Barcelona says former team-mate

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08.07.2020 - 13:26

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Barcelona legend Hristo Stoichkov claims Pep Guardiola just got lucky when he was made manager of the Catalan giants. Stoichkov, a former Bulgarian international and Ballon d’Or winner, was a team-mate of Guardiola when Johan Cruyff led Barca to their first European Cup triumph in 1992.

He reckons the current Manchester City boss inherited a team from Frank Rijkaard that was destined for greatness with or without him, when he was appointed in the summer of 2008. “ Barcelona was already cooked,” is Stoichkov’s take on a side that would be inspired by Lionel Messi to win 14 trophies in four seasons under Guardiola.

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