The autobiography of Johan Cruyff will be available in the shops from this Wednesday, and in her will remain revealed some chapters and anecdotes before unknown on the life of the Dutch legend of the FC Barcelona.
In one of these chapters appears the name of Pep Guardiola, that received a valuable council of part of Johan Cruyff when, after the course of Frank Rijkaard, the president Joan Laporte and the technical secretary Txiki Begiristain proposed him carry the reins of the first team of the Barça, when it still was training to the Barça B.
Guardiola And Cruyff have had always a big relation, and shortly after that to the of Santpedor offered him the charge, the Dutch did not doubt in giving him a council that has helped him to reach the success in all the benches that has occupied since.
"I answered him that it had to be able to say him to the president: "Go you of the changing room, here command I". Only if had this strength would be worthy to turn into the trainer", was what said him Cruyff to Guardiola, in some words that the Catalan technician has internalised to do strong in his changing rooms, keeping the discipline of his players through diverse norms of behaviour.
In the memories of Johan Cruyff, besides, desvela that, of have not been by the Dutch, probably Pep Guardiola would be now all a stranger for the majority of the people. "If it had not been I, the Barça would have sold to Guardiola to a club of Second Division".