If it was up to Pep Guardiola there would only be one position on a football pitch.
“In all my career I play with a lot of midfield players," he has said almost comedically in the past. "I don’t know why but I have the feeling that you can play better with this, but at the same time we need everyone."
It is now beyond a running joke that the Spanish manager, the conquerer of all over the past 15 years in coaching, pioneer of tactical inovation and greatness, has a liking for midfielders. For him it provides total control and that is just what is needed to reduce the pure Barclays uncertainty.
