John Stones discusses Pep Guardiola’s influence on football: ‘I knew nothing’

John Stones discusses Pep Guardiola’s influence on football: 'I knew nothing'PA

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00:00When Pep Guardiola was coaching Barcelona, Spain was world champion and European champion.

00:07When he was coaching Bayern, Germany was world champion.

00:10Even now, since he took over City, England has finally made some notable results.

00:17Is it fair to say that his influence is so big?

00:21Are there certain ideas that you are taking from City and giving to the national team?

00:28Yes, I try to.

00:31I think one of the biggest things for me was, I'm sure you've heard me say before,

00:37about me knowing football before I played under Pep.

00:41Quickly realising I knew nothing, with just how he sees the game,

00:47how he wants us to play football and how simply he gets that across to players.

00:54It's had a big effect on not only me, but the lads that have played under him here in the England team.

00:59We bring ideas and solutions to certain things sometimes

01:04and try our best to better the team because we've been so successful.

01:11I believe he's the greatest manager of all time for me.

01:20To use some of his ideas, his tactics, us as players,

01:23knowing them so well to get them across to the team or the manager

01:28and put them into play has been good over the years.