Roberto Martinez

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680 appearances 8 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2016 last heard 7 Jul

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Sky Sports Premier League Podcast · The Best of Goals on Sunday – Roberto Martinez · 27 Oct 2019 podcast

Well, I don't know, because I haven't worked with Pep or Johan.

One thing is the philosophy.

I think Johan Cruyff brought that philosophy in football.

I think he's the single person that affected football more than anyone else.

I think there is a lot of people, iconic people in football, as you will have yours and Alex yours, that you get inspired by.

Johan affected everyone in football, the ones that wanted to follow him and the ones that had to defend his style.

But that numerical advantage, looking always for numbers on the pitch, being on the ball, being able to defend with the ball.

Obviously, Pep Guardiola is from that school.

But Pep Guardiola's got a really strong personality.

He's a Catalan...

boy that he became a hero with Barcelona.

Then he's become an incredible coach, adapting to the German culture, then doing it into the British game.

This is a philosophy of Johan Cruyff, but very much is the experience and the know-how of Pep Guardiola.

So I don't think you can compare them.

Oh, it's even enjoying training.

When you see Kevin De Bruyne with Romero Lukaku, Eden Hazard, Axel Witsel, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet, the talent is incredible.

But that's where the key is.

how can we become a team for a common goal and that's what has been the the real joy it's not the talent itself is how these players they wanted to almost put all their own possibilities for the good of the team and that was beautiful in the world cup and then for the next two years to be able to get belgium number one in the world is because these players they were committed to international football

is a huge commitment for players and probably sometimes now we don't give them the credit that it takes.

You have to be focused on what you're doing in the club, then you need to go away and for a small period you almost change the chip and it's very demanding, very demanding, especially for the... I've seen a big difference when you've got players in the Italian league or French or Spanish league, they've got a break in the winter and I'm looking forward to see what difference this season will break because the Premier League

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