The death of Tiki Taka Football Guardiola's legacy falling

After the huge success it enjoyed with Spain and Barcelona at the previous turn of the decade, Tiki Taka is no longer in fashion in football.

The players who put it into practice are now saying goodbye to their playing days and a new style of play is winning matches and trophies.

Pep Guardiola, the coach who perfected Tiki Taka football, is seeing his legacy diminish at his previous clubs and the countries he's worked in.

Even Barcelona have shifted their style, with Ernesto Valverde adopting a more cautious approach.

Both Barcelona and Bayern Munich have undergone radical changes to the way they play since Guardiola left.

For example, Barcelona had an average possession of 73 percent in Guardiola's final season in charge compared to just 57 percent possession now.

Percentage of possession in the Champions League Barcelona: 73 percent in Guardiola's last season to 57 percent this season Bayern: 71 percent in Guardiola's last season to 57 percent last season Inter: 53 percent in 11/12 to 40 percent this season Liverpool: 61 percent in 09/10 to 51 percent last season Manchester United: 62 percent in 2011 to 44 percent last season PSG: 63 percent in 15/16 to 54 percent this season Real Madrid: 62 percent last season to 56 percent this season Valencia: 62 percent in 10/11 to 46 percent this season Atlético: 54 percent in 09/10 al 50 percent this season

As for Bayern, they've gone from 71 percent in Guardiola's last season in charge to just 57 percent last campaign.

As for Europe's other big clubs, only Real Madrid recorded their highest average possession in the 2018/19 campaign at 62 percent compared to 60 percent when they won the trophy in 2018.

Preachers out of a job

Those coaches that prefer to play Tiki Taka are now struggling to get top jobs.

Marcelo Bielsa is currently at Leeds in the English Championship while Jorge Sampaoli is out of a job at the moment.

On the other hand, coaches offering something new, the likes of Jurgen Klopp and Zinedine Zidane, are finding themselves in the top jobs and winning trophies.