Tag: Bobby Robson

I'm not usually enthused by the prospect of publicly building up young players. Apart from all the immediately apparent media catalysed pitfalls, there's also something uncooked about it. Like pulling bread out of an oven before its properly baked simply because you like the smell. But then came Jadon Sancho. Sancho's rise bears all the hallmarks of the right direction of travel. For himself,…

Man City's football manager, Pep Guardiola, shares the amazing “secret” during new documentary tribute to the late former England boss. Pep Guardiola has revealed that he wanted to play for Newcastle — but was politely turned down by his former Barcelona boss Bobby Robson. Guardiola played under Robson at Barcelona in the late 1990 s. The Manchester City coach never played for an English club…