Did you know that the All India Football Federation interviewed Manchester City’s recently-appointed assistant coach Juanma Lillo to be their technical director back in 2011? The Spaniard is perhaps one of world football’s most influential characters but his managerial failures have restricted him to becoming just a peripheral figure of the sport. Episode 4 of the Talking Barefoot Podcast delves into the life of the man who created Pep Guardiola, holds the honour of being La Liga’s youngest coach ever and introduced the world to the game-breaking 4-2-3-1 formation. 

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