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Guardiola is renowned for his tactical innovations in football, often reinventing established formations to enhance team performance. Historical context is essential to understand this. Prior to 1925, the WM (a 3-2-5 formation) was a common strategy, necessitated by the offside rule of the time. The alteration to the offside rule motivated the tactical genius Herbert Chapman to adapt this formation, which allowed greater flexibility in how teams positioned their players.