01.09.2010 18:06

Guardiola joins European coaches

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On Wednesday and Thursday, Josep Guardiola is attending the UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum in Nyon, where he will be debating current issues with the likes of Mourinho, Ferguson and Ancelotti.

The UEFA has held this annual event in Nyon since 1999, where they welcome the managers of some of the biggest clubs in Europe to share their ideas about the present and future of continental football. Barça manager Josep Guardiola is there to make the most out of this useful occasion, and has left ‘Tito’ Vilanova in charge of the players at the Ciutat Esportiva.

Well known faces

Guardiola is meeting several renowned colleagues in Nyon, including some of his biggest Champions League rivals in José Mourinho (Real Madrid), Alex Ferguson (Manchester United), Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea), Claude Puel (Olympique Lyonnais), Roy Hodgson (Liverpool), Didier Deschamps (Olympique Marseille), Claudio Ranieri (AS Roma), Felix Magath (Schalke 04), Massimiliano Allegri (AC Milan), Thomas Schaaf (Werder Bremen), Martin Jol (Ajax) and Jorge Jesus (Benfica).