Son Jordi hails Pep Guardiola for taking father Johan Cruyff's philosophy forward

The Manchester City manager is widely considered as the man to reform Dutch legend's philosophy on the field.

FC Barcelona on Monday have revealed a statue of club legend Johan Cruyff outside of Camp Nou. Club President Josep Bartomeu was at the event along with the Dutch midfielder's son Jordi Cruyff. Talking about the greatness of Johan and his philosophy, Jordi praised Pep Guardiola who is widely considered as a disciple of the Dutch legend's tactics on the field.

Pep Guardiola was at Barcelona when Johan managed the team. Pep, at may occasions, has conveyed that it is Johan who taught him how to play effective total football and it is his philosophy that he implements in his teams.

Talking about Guardiola, Jordi said, "When you are capable of putting your stamp on three different clubs in three different top-level football countries, then you have it. Pep has it."

Today was a very special day for us. We once again saw the great affection that people have towards my dad. It makes our whole family proud to see him next to a place where he was so happy. Thanks to everyone who made it possible! #CruyffLegacy pic.twitter.com/nxOZcEWx0f

— Jordi Cruyff (@JordiCruyff) August 26, 2019

"He has the drive, the passion, the ideas. He's probably a crazy workaholic. Football never stands still, so you always need to find the next step and you need to be creative to find new things all the time."

"In his case, it's always trying to find a way to be one step ahead. To create something takes a lot of hours of training," he told BBC.

???? Jordi Cruyff: "This statue brings pleasure and pride to the whole family. We would like to thank everyone who made it possible. And it is in a very special place for him, where he spent a lot of time as a player and manager” pic.twitter.com/UmL7qgGEdz

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 26, 2019

Jordi and Pep played together under Johan for two years between 1994 and 1996.