L’homme en noir

Ballon D’or Hater. Fan du Barça non extrémiste. J’aime Messi comme un membre de ma famille, Benzema est juste derrière.

[L’homme en noir @b_order223]

Les supporters parisiens ont tellement du sang sur les mains

[JC @ToniBossRM]

PERO ESTO QUÉ ES

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

In 2012, Chelsea finished sixth in England and fired their manager in March. They still won the Champions League, the biggest prize in club football. The team that finished first in England that year, Manchester City, did not even make it out of the group stage.

Guardiola is pointing at exactly that gap. A league title takes 38 games against everyone else, home and away, over nine months. You cannot win it by accident. The Champions League trophy comes down to a handful of knockout games in spring. Football is a low-scoring sport, so one goal can decide who advances. Over a single match, the score barely tells you which team was better. Your best player limps off in April, a referee waves away a clear penalty, a shootout goes against you, and nine months of work disappears. Chelsea won that 2012 final on penalties, in Bayern Munich's own stadium, while sitting sixth in their own country.

His own career says the same thing. Across Spain, Germany, and England, Guardiola has won the league title twelve times. He has won the Champions League three times, and twelve years passed between his second and his third. For most of that stretch he had the best team in Europe and still went home early, beaten by the same thing he is describing.

Barcelona under Hansi Flick is the latest example. They have won the Spanish league two years running and won every major trophy in Spain the season before. Then Inter knocked them out of Europe, 7-6 across two games. The next year they lost to an Atletico Madrid side sitting twenty-two points beneath them in the league. Over a full season, Barcelona were clearly the better team. Over two nights, they lost.

A league title means you were the best team in the country for nine months. A Champions League run means you got through a few nights in spring without anything going wrong. Guardiola is asking people not to confuse the two.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 OFFICIAL: Lamine Yamal wins La Liga Player of the Year for season 2025/26. ⭐️

16 goals, 12 assists. 28 G/A in 28 games.

[L’homme en noir @b_order223]

404Billy x Osirus Jack il faut applaudir merci messieurs

[17•🇨🇮🇦🇷 @sergetrevorr]

J’espère je suis pas fou et que tous le monde a vu le changement de comportement de l’arbitre en seconde période mdrrrrr il sifflait rien pour Arsenal et tous pour le PSG

[Danis @DanisMCFC]

Bernardo asks Pep who he was talking to here 😭😭😭😭😭

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 OFFICIAL: Spain squad for World Cup has been released by Luis de la Fuente 🇪🇸

[Shadrinios @shadrinios]

Je viens de me réveiller et j'ai rêvé d'une télé réalité avec plein d'obèse et le premier qui descend sous la barre des 70kg gagne 100000€ sauf qu'ils sont toujours sous pression genre ils se réveillent et y'a des donuts a côté du lit ou alors ça propose des ateliers sushis etc

[Soufiane @soufiane_grc]

L'aile de Masterpoulet

[Adika @Adikastakes]

I repeat, Football Twitter is the greatest section of the internet 😭

[Ankur @AnkurMessi_]

Nothing will ever come close to this

[Messias @Messias30_]

Debe ser el único gol de Messi en el que festejó sabiendo que era superior a todos.

El creador del aura.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

⭐️🇸🇦 OFFICIAL: João Félix wins Saudi Pro League Player of the Season Award for 2025/26.

20 goals, 13 assists for the Portuguese who joined from Chelsea last summer.

[State of Palestine @Palestine_UN]

Thank You🇵🇸🫡

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨📲 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Maria Guardiola (Pep’s daughter) shares the following message on Instagram:

“Football is a game that is played with the brain. You must be in the right place, at the right moment. Neither too early, nor too late.”

— Johan Cruyff

“If we lose, we will still be the best team in the world. But if we win, we will be eternal.”

— Pep Guardiola

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Pep Guardiola is much more than just an unbelievable manager.

He spoke up for the people of Palestine, Sudan and Congo while others looked away.

Pep used his platform to defend our shared humanity. That will never be forgotten. Thank you, Pep.

[kickoff @Trollkickoff]

🚨 Lionel Messi on why Pep Guardiola is special:

“People often speak about Pep Guardiola’s tactics, his trophies, and the football his teams play. But for me, what truly makes him special is the person he is behind all of that.”

“Pep understands players on a human level. He knows when to demand more from you, when to support you, and when to give you confidence in difficult moments.”

“I remember one training session where he stopped play for several minutes just to correct a small positional detail with me.”

“At first, it seemed insignificant. But Pep explained how one movement could change the entire structure of the game, create space, and decide important matches.”

“That was the moment I realized how deeply he understands football. His attention to detail is on another level.”

“When Pep arrived at Barcelona, he completely changed the way I saw the game.”

“Before working with him, I played mainly through instinct and talent. With Pep, I began to understand positioning, timing, space, and the tactical side of football much more deeply.”

“He improved me as a player, but he also changed the way I think about football.”

“More importantly, he gave me trust. He made me feel important, gave me freedom on the pitch, and constantly pushed me to improve.”

“What Pep created at Barcelona was more than a successful team it was a football culture that influenced an entire generation of players.”

“And honestly, some managers help you win trophies. Pep Guardiola changes your understanding of football for the rest of your life.”

[Manchester City @ManCity]

🏆 League Cup (2018)
🏆 Premier League (2018)
🏆 Community Shield (2018)
🏆 League Cup (2019)
🏆 Premier League (2019)
🏆 FA Cup (2019)
🏆 Community Shield (2019)
🏆 League Cup (2020)
🏆 League Cup (2021)
🏆 Premier League (2021)
🏆 Premier League (2022)
🏆 Premier League (2023)
🏆 FA Cup (2023)
🏆 Champions League (2023)
🏆 Super Cup (2023)
🏆 Club World Cup (2023)
🏆 Premier League (2024)
🏆 Community Shield (2024)
🏆 League Cup (2026)
🏆 FA Cup (2026)

Ten years. 20 trophies. One Pep Guardiola 🩵

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 OFFICIAL: Manchester City will build a STATUE of Pep Guardiola. 🔵✨

It will feature on the approach to “The Pep Guardiola Stand” at the Etihad Stadium. 🏟️

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Hansi Flick for Pep Guardiola. 🎩

“Pep is the best coach in the world, and he's proven that over the past ten years, year after year.”

“Even when things weren't going well, he always knew how to handle the situation and manage it. He's delivered exceptional work”

When we talk about philosophy, and the way he conveys his ideas…his teams always play at the highest level, and he always finds solutions to be better than the competitors.”

“And when you look at the number of titles he's won, it's exceptional. And I greatly appreciate that I know him personally, because he really is an amazing person.”

I wish him now to rest a little, and to take his time before returning, and I hope he does return, because he's still young enough to do that.”