Xavi explains how Pep Guardiola has influenced his coaching style

Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty ImagesXavi has been talking about how his coaching style is similar to Pep Guardiola’s and how his former boss has influenced his managerial career.

The Barcelona legend is in his first coaching job as manager of Qatari side Al Sadd and has already made it clear he wants to take charge of his former club at some point in the future.

Xavi also discussed how he wants his teams to play:

“My concept is very similar. Guardiola also wants to be dominant, he wants to have the ball, strong possession, lots of attacking movements... It’s ultimately about being proactive within the game.

“It’s about skilfully attacking the opponent in a certain way. In this sense it is not my…