Pep Guardiola’s decision to walk away from the Italy job is not a missed opportunity for the Azzurri but a calculated surrender of international relevance by a man who has chosen to protect his club-level empire above all else. For a decade at Manchester City, Guardiola built his legacy on total control — from the pressing triggers to the inverted full-backs to the very biometric loads of his squad
The End of an Era: Why Pep Guardiola’s Rejection of Italy Signals a Shift in Tactical Hegemony
