Simon Kuper is the author of “Barça - The inside story of the worlds greatest football club” and is one of the most respected authors in the football world. Recently I was honoured to sit down and speak with him about his new publication. We discussed the triumvirate of Cruyff, Guardiola and Messi, La Masía, the current day among many other topics of discussion. Listen to hear more about;

- What is so unique about Barça?

- The change Simon has personally witnessed at the Camp Nou over the years.

- What drives decision making within the club?

- How revelatory were Cruyff's methods at the time?

- The differences between Guardiola & Cruyff?

- How not everybody took to Guardiola's philosophy!

-Barça plans for life after Messi.

Timestamps;

00:00 - 07:19 - Inside the club

07:20 - 13:52 - Cruyff

13:53 - 20:05 - Guardiola

20:06 - 29:46 - Messi

29:47 - 32:15 - Advice

Simon' Twitter; https://twitter.com/KuperSimon?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Simon's book; https://www.waterstones.com/book/barca/simon-kuper/9781780724744

THE LOWDOWN EPISODE #44 - INSIDE BARÇA w/ SIMON KUPER