‘I thought I was a king of football’: Henry recalls anecdotes with Pep Guardiola on his arrival at Barcelona

Manchester City is celebrating. Not only did they reach the Champions League final after overwhelmingly beating Real Madrid in the Champions League, but Arsenal’s latest loss also earned them the Premiership title.

One of the key figures in all of this was coach Pep Guardiola who, after the first feat, received a series of compliments . The Hispanic, considered one of the best in the world, is set to face his fourth Champions League final, managing to win two with Barcelona and losing one against Chelsea.

Among those who applauded the coach’s work was former Barcelona player Thierry Henry, who dedicated a few words to him in his role as a commentator for the American television channel CBS.

“What he does is improve players. I thought I was a king of football, but I arrived at Barça and Pep deprogrammed me and reprogrammed me to a certain way of understanding the game “, Underlined the former team of France.

He also had words for coach Sergio Agüero, who reflected in his words the DT’s way of working. “No, no, it’s a habit. When we practiced and practiced getting the ball out, if we lost the ball Pep would stop play and say again, again, again . I’m not going to the locker room until it’s okay. In the end, we had to talk to the substitutes to make it work”.

For his part, Rubén Dias, who is part of the current Citizens team, said that Guardiola “is the centerpiece of the team. He’s the boss of everything and we play the game through his eyes . He has won everything and wants to continue winning. This hunger starts again every season, it’s his best quality,” said the Portuguese.

And this thirst for titles can continue. Having triumphed in the Premier League, he must now start thinking about Inter in the Champions League final. And not only that, because the definition of the FA Cup title appears along the way, where they will have to face Manchester United.