Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has come out to say that he is prepared to change his philosophy to ensure the club qualifies for the Champions League. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, football managers are only good when they win games, therefore, he is more than ready to tweak his style of play as long as it guarantees good results.
Pep added that even if it means changing his principles or sitting back to defend, he is prepared to play anyhow to get the maximum points.
His words, “The manager is good if you win – if you don’t then his decisions are wrong. Any plan when you win, that’s really, really, really good. We are judged for our results, not for the way we want to approach the game. If we have to play in a certain way to take a point then I will do it. If that means changing the principles, to sit back and wait for the transition, and play another way to take the point, then I will do it. I promise you I will do it.”
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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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