On August 19, The New York Times wrote an article discussing the help that Premier League managers Pep Guardiola and Maurizio Sarri, as well as players like Salah, Arnold and Olmo, have gained from chess.
In the first round of the Premier League, Manchester City beat Chelsea 2-0. The New York Times talks about the common ground between Manchester City coach Guardiola and Chelsea coach Maresca, that both like chess: “Both managers have absorbed a lot of beneficial things from chess.”
In 2012, after leaving Barcelona, Guardiola went on vacation to New York, where he met with Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov. He also studied another grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen. A saying by Carlsen made Guardiola think: “Carlsen said something I like, it doesn’t matter if you have to make some sacrifices at the beginning of the game, because it can ensure that you are stronger in the late game. I also think about how to use it on the football field.”
A large part of Maresca’s thesis for his coaching qualification was about chess. Maresca said: “Playing chess can train a coach’s thinking, understand and predict the opponent’s next move. The chessboard is like a football field, it can also be divided into the middle and two flanks, both of which have something in common.”
In addition, players including Salah, Olmo, Pulisic and Arnold have also benefited a lot from chess in terms of football.
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