Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has come out to admit that he did not know who Stefan Ortega was before the club signed him. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reaction.
According to him, he can only appreciate Xabi Mancisidor for scouting and recommending Ortega years ago, because he personally had no idea who Stefan was before he joined the club.
Pep added that Ederson also deserves praise for how he has saved Manchester City in crucial moments.
His words, “No. It was my keeper department. People talk about the incredible save because that’s what it is. Eddy [Ederson] has done it many times before. Know why we won the Champions League? Ederson, make incredible saves at 1-0. And against Benzema. He was the key to win. Cannot define this period without Eddy. It was a strange period for Eddy, four times injured, never seen that. Today we have two top keepers.
It was Xabi Mancisidor that bought Ortega It happened in the past, he introduced me to two or three keepers, I said okay, let’s go. I’m not an expert on keepers, that’s why I have trainers for that. He did really well.”
WOW.
Pep Guardiola Sala is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Premier League club Manchester City. Guardiola is the only manager to win the continental treble twice, the youngest to win the UEFA Champions League, and he also holds the records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga, and the Premier League. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time
Guardiola has played for and advocated on behalf of the Catalonia football team. Between 1995 and 2005, he played seven friendly games for Catalonia.
Under Guardiola’s predecessor Frank Rijkaard, Barcelona were known for a 4–3–3 with plenty of flair with Ronaldinho being the centre point of the attack. Under Guardiola, however, the team became more disciplined with a greater focus on possession and a disciplined and aggressive pressing style.
Guardiola was born to Dolors and Valentí. He has two older sisters and a younger brother, Pere, a football agent. He is an atheist. Guardiola met his wife Cristina Serra when he was 18. They married on 29 May 2014.
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