On the Manchester City campus, the coach “stole” the secrets of the trade from the iconic football coach of the last 20 years. And a practically unplayable team was born that won 11 games in a row…
Joe Mazzulla chose an unusual destination for his All Star Break. No sun in the Caribbean or Hawaii, no weekends studying in Indianapolis to see his jewels Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. No, the Celtics coach preferred Manchester, England, for a break not for holidays but for study at the court of what he considers “the best coach in the history of all sports”, Pep Guardiola. On the wonderful campus of Manchester City, Mazzulla went to class on how to build a dynasty, he tried to steal the secrets of the trade from the symbolic coach of football of the last 20 years, from one of the best of all time who won five of the last six Premier League, the most difficult championship in the world, last year he completed the treble (league, cup and Champions League) for the second time in his career and in 2023 he won five trophies. Mazzulla’s mission was a complete success: since he returned from the All Star Game, the Celtics have been practically unplayable. At least until the game against Cleveland, where they forgot they were and threw away a 22-point lead, losing by one and stopping the longest winning streak of this NBA season at 11.