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From an article a coach sent me
"The Barca youth coaches told Cruyff that Guardiola was “one of the best."
But over the next year, the Dutchman said he looked for Guardiola in the reserves and didn’t see him:
“So then I looked at the first youth team, and he didn't play in that team. And eventually I found him in the third youth team.
“So I said to the coaches, ‘You said he was the best one!’ And they said, ‘Yeah, but physically …’ I said, ‘Put him there (in the reserves). He will grow. Don't worry, everybody grows.’ And they said, ‘Yeah, but we will lose.’ I said, ‘If we lose, we lose. We need to create players.’ And he did very well.”
With Guardiola as playmaker, Barcelona won six La Liga titles and the European Cup."
"The Barca youth coaches told Cruyff that Guardiola was “one of the best."
But over the next year, the Dutchman said he looked for Guardiola in the reserves and didn’t see him:
“So then I looked at the first youth team, and he didn't play in that team. And eventually I found him in the third youth team.
“So I said to the coaches, ‘You said he was the best one!’ And they said, ‘Yeah, but physically …’ I said, ‘Put him there (in the reserves). He will grow. Don't worry, everybody grows.’ And they said, ‘Yeah, but we will lose.’ I said, ‘If we lose, we lose. We need to create players.’ And he did very well.”
With Guardiola as playmaker, Barcelona won six La Liga titles and the European Cup."
