Who invented tiki-taka in Barcelona?

Johan Cruyff
The roots of what would develop into tiki-taka began to be implemented by Johan Cruyff during his tenure as manager of Barcelona from 1988 to 1996. The style of play continued to develop under fellow Dutch managers Louis van Gaal and Frank Rijkaard and has been adopted by other La Liga teams.

What happened to tiki-taka?

Tiki-taka has been replaced by gegenpressing and it is Jurgen Klopp, not Guardiola, who now rules the roost. The likes of Klopp and Guardiola have the opportunity to buy their own team in terms of how they want to play.

What tiki taka means?

tiki-taka. noun [ U ] /ˌtɪk.iˈtæk.ə/ us. /ˌtɪk.iˈtæk.ə/ a style of playing football in which a team makes a lot of short passes and keeps possession of the ball.