▁it ▁forced ▁oppon ents ▁back ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁strik ers ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁off side , ▁thus ▁creating ▁large ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁pitch ▁for ▁the ▁goal keeper ▁to ▁chip ▁the ▁ball ▁over ▁the ▁opposition ' s ▁ag gress ive ▁high ▁press , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁this ▁would ▁often ▁result ▁in ▁City ▁creating ▁a ▁scoring ▁opportunity . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁▁ ▁Guard i ola ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Dol ors ▁and ▁Valent í . ▁He ▁has ▁two ▁older ▁sister s ▁and ▁a ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Pere , ▁a ▁football ▁agent . ▁He ▁is ▁non - rel ig ious . ▁Guard i ola ▁met ▁his ▁wife ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 8 . ▁They ▁married ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁They ▁have ▁three ▁children ▁named ▁Maria , ▁M à ri us ▁and ▁Valent ina . ▁Following ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Barcelona ' s ▁manager , ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York , ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁until ▁he ▁decided ▁on ▁his ▁future . ▁To ▁prepare ▁for ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich , ▁Guard i ola ▁pract ised ▁German ▁for ▁four ▁to ▁five ▁hours ▁per ▁day . ▁Guard i ola ▁supports ▁the ▁political ▁independence ▁of ▁Catal onia . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁pro - in dep end ence ▁coal ition ▁Jun ts ▁pel ▁S í ▁in ▁that ▁year