Take the Ball, Pass the Ball (2018) on Netflix
NR20181h 49mDocumentarySport
Players, coaches and journalists describe the four seasons Pep Guardiola managed Barcelona. They recall the rivalry with José Mourinho's Real Madrid and the team's tactics.
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Interviews with Barcelona's players, coaches, staff and journalists, together with match footage, tell the story of the four seasons Pep Guardiola spent managing the club from 2008 to 2012, a period in which it won fourteen trophies. The accounts cover the 2010-11 Champions League triumph, the rivalry with Real Madrid and its coach José Mourinho, and the tactics behind the team's play. Éric Abidal describes his return to football after treatment for cancer. Johan Cruyff's influence on the club and its style of play is examined, along with the development of Lionel Messi. The years under Frank Rijkaard and Guardiola's appointment as manager are also covered.
