- Pep Guardiola was seen speaking to Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla
- The Spanish coach and Mazzulla have shared views on each sports activities earlier than
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Pep Guardiola is revered world wide for his skills as a soccer coach.
In his pursuit of greatness, the Manchester Metropolis boss has gone past the realm of soccer to discover what motivates a few of the world’s best athletes and why the very best sports activities franchises have succeeded.
The Spaniard has beforehand spoken about how he has regarded on the worlds of each tennis and basketball to grasp easy methods to enhance his groups.
'Unbelievable athlete, [Roger] Federer, [Novak] Djokovic, [Rafa] Nadal,' Guardiola mentioned. 'The largest dynasty within the NBA. It's not straightforward to have a crew just like the Chicago Bulls within the NBA [Michael] Jordan. I'm not evaluating him to him, don't get me unsuitable. There are a number of golf equipment within the NBA that win two or three in a row.'
And, whereas he could also be parting methods with Manchester Metropolis subsequent season, it seems he isn't slowing down in his pursuit of information, having been noticed chatting with Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla at TD Backyard on Wednesday.
Pep Guardiola was noticed having a energetic dialog with Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla
Guardiola (proper) seen assembly Mazzulla (left) at TD Backyard forward of the Boston Celtics' opening recreation of the NBA Finals
Mazzulla, 35, is the youngest head coach to achieve the NBA Finals since Invoice Russell; his crew will now tackle the Dallas Mavericks.
On the eve of that match, basketball coach Guardiola was current on the court docket at TD Backyard, having an intense dialog with the American participant.
The previous Barcelona and Bayern Munich supervisor, who received six Premier League titles and three Champions Leagues throughout his taking part in profession, appeared as an animated determine gesturing in direction of the coach.
We've seen the Spaniard perform related duties together with his gamers through the 2023-24 season, most notably giving Jack Grealish an impassioned teaching speak after Metropolis's 0-0 draw with Arsenal.
Whereas a number of members of his squad are set to journey to Germany for this summer time's European Championship, Guardiola has flown to the US to satisfy Mazzulla, having beforehand welcomed the basketball coach to the Etihad Campus in February.
Mazzulla (pictured) is the youngest coach to play within the NBA Finals since Invoice Russell
Morey Harshgordon wrote on Twitter that Mazzulla has beforehand talked about 'finding out different sports activities and making use of it to basketball'
The Boston Celtics coach (proper) met Pep Guardiola (left) at Metropolis's coaching base in February
He and Guardiola exchanged membership shirts, after which Mazzulla expressed his admiration for the Metropolis boss
He was additionally seen interacting with the Metropolis crew to grasp the functioning of the crew higher.
That day, Guardiola was noticed chatting to Mazzulla at Metropolis's coaching floor, with the Premier League soccer supervisor showing to impart some perception to the basketball coach.
Every week later, Mazzulla, a giant soccer fan, advised Athletic Guardiola was 'the very best coach at any stage of the sport'.
Talking on this, he mentioned that he needs to undertake the identical philosophy in his crew that Guardiola adopts at Man Metropolis, 'For me that is the sport of basketball and that is the counter-attack in soccer.'
'So I research Man Metropolis quite a bit. I research Pep quite a bit. I feel he's the very best coach at any stage, in any sport. That's had an enormous affect on me.'
This week, they have been additionally noticed exchanging their respective groups' shirts, with Guardiola holding Celtic's inexperienced jersey.
