Pep Guardiola – Tim Palmer Football

Is Melbourne City heeding the lessons of Guardiola and Postecoglou?

Published January 19, 2018January 3, 2018 by Tim Palmer

Manchester City have dominated the Premier League this season, but their influence extends globally, all the way to Melbourne.

Pep Guardiola’s positional play and zone rules that have helped Manchester City dominate the Premier League

Published September 25, 2018December 19, 2017 by Tim Palmer

Pep Guardiola’s complex positional play framework is key to their incredible transformation into one of the Premier League’s all-time greatest teams

Manchester City’s rotating back three builds on Pep Guardiola’s love of build up

Published November 2, 2016September 13, 2016 by Tim Palmer

The Catalan already has City clicking into gear. How has he done it?

Coaching build up play in football

Published November 2, 2016April 11, 2016 by Tim Palmer

Pep Guardiola , the new soccer coach of Bayern Munich takes his seat on the bench at Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena, in Munich June 24, 2013. Guardiola, 42, agreed to a three-year deal with Bayern at the start of the year. He stepped down as Barcelona coach at the end of last term after leading Spain's La Liga club, where he began his career as a player, to 14 trophies in four years, including two Champions League crowns and three Spanish league titles in a row. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Using Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona side as a case study, an introduction to the subtle mechanics of build up play in the context of a Game Model emphasising effective possession

Pep Guardiola tinkers with Bayern Munich’s build up methods

Published October 31, 2016October 29, 2015 by Tim Palmer

Bayern Munich are not defined by a specific system but by their style of play, making them a flexible, dynamic unit