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Take the Ball, Pass the Ball

(SPEAKING SPANISH) It always reminded me of the tacticsof a basketball team, when they...

(SPEAKING SPANISH) It always reminded me of the tactics
of a basketball team, when they have the ball
and start signaling to each other that they're going to try a certain play

Full Transcript

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(SPEAKING SPANISH)
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It always reminded me of the tactics of a basketball team,
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when they have the ball and start signaling to each other
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that they're going to try a certain play.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:13
Uploaded
Jun 24, 2025
Genres
documentary, sport
Production
Zoomsport International,Universal Pictures,Versus Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Take the Ball, Pass the Ball is the definitive story of the greatest football team ever assembled. For four explosive years Pep Guardiola's Barça produced the greatest football in history, seducing fans around the world.
I was never allowed to kick the ball long, - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:07
I was never allowed to kick the ball long,
So I had to really concentrate all the time, - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:11
So I had to really concentrate all the time,
It was great because I'd been used to a more direct style of football - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:11
It was great because I'd been used to a more direct sty...
(LAUGHS) - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:07
(LAUGHS)
I'd think, don't clear it, pass it, and Guardiola would say exactly that. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:06
I'd think, don't clear it, pass it, and Guardiola ...
But my football philosophy isn't the same as Abidal's or Henry's - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:10
But my football philosophy isn't the same as Abidal...
They thought they were playing well, and at other clubs they would have been. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:07
They thought they were playing well, and at other clubs they...
Whoa, hang on! That's new. Let me assess it. Let me see it. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:04
Whoa, hang on! That's new. Let me assess it. Let me see...
Because that team had a lot of guys that are all kings in their country. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:05
Because that team had a lot of guys that are all kings in th...
To tell a guy that used to do maybe stuff or whatever, - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:14
To tell a guy that used to do maybe stuff or whatever,
I remember Abidal and a few others coming to me and saying, - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:10
I remember Abidal and a few others coming to me and saying,
If you treat me with respect, I'll do the same in return, - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:07
If you treat me with respect, I'll do the same in retur...
So I said to Pep, "You can't speak to me like that." - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:11
So I said to Pep, "You can't speak to me like that...
Look at the Abidal that arrived, - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:06
Look at the Abidal that arrived,
Crosses, putting the ball down and passing it out. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:04
Crosses, putting the ball down and passing it out.
He wouldn't have been that composed in the last third. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:05
He wouldn't have been that composed in the last third.
(SPEAKING SPANISH) - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:06
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Sometimes he can be a bit controlling, checking every last detail. - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:07
Sometimes he can be a bit controlling, checking every last d...
Some guys accept and respect that, - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:10
Some guys accept and respect that,
And for me it was like love and hate at the same time - Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 00:10
And for me it was like love and hate at the same time