Stoichkov 'shoots' Guardiola: "Barça would had won with or without Pep"

Pep Guardiola is a key figure of the FC Barcelona, since after his stage like player, led a revolution like technician. The Catalan did charge of the first team in 2008 and kept in the Camp Nou during four successful seasons, in which it raised a total of 14 trophies. In spite of his bet by the quarry and a football of touch based in the philosophy of Johan Cruyff, there is some that do not consider him so notable.

This is the case of Hristo Stoichkov, that has 'shot' against the one of Santpedor in an interview. The Bulgarian, that shared changing room with the canterano during his career like Barcelona, has explained to the 'Mirror' that the process of revival of the club began before his arrival, and that he took out benefited of his consolidation: "The Barça already was cooked and the work of Pep was easy, knew well the infrastructure of the Masia".

"Frank Rijkaard built the staff that Pep inherited and already found a very structured team. Messi and other youngsters already had debuted with Rijkaard and the same spectacular things would have achieved with or without Pep", has signalled, and has explained that today preparador of the Manchester City has a lot that appreciate to his precedesor, that seated the bases of a project champion in his go through the City Condal.

The one of Plovdiv no only has praised to the Dutch, but it also has delivered merits between the footballers. Under his point of view, was not so complicated to take out performance to a changing room in which "they were Thierry Henry, Deco, Ronaldinho, Márquez, Puyol or Valdés". In his speech, this yes, applauds to the Barcelonan for moving the suitable pieces in the eleven, in which also it dared to incorporate to several youngsters of the house.

"There was some that Pep had to remove, but Iniesta and Pedro went in, gave him more time to Messi and the team already was complete", has reflexionado, in some statements that have opened a debate. In some sectors of the barcelonismo, Guardiola has a place in the history by his influence in the best generation of the history of the club, whereas others support to Stoichkov and admit that the circumstances promoted him.

Stoichkov elogia To Mourinho

Stoichkov Also has had good words for José Mourinho, to the one who knew in the Barça and to the one who has recalcado that considers much more that a translator. The ex player insists in that the Portuguese was an excellent analyst: "Mourinho was a very charming boy. It looked it everything in the trainings and in the warmings when there was work with balloon. Always with a paper and a pen, always aiming things".