Every time he FC Barcelona going through a crisis, the name of Pep Guardiola enters to scene. He is the most awarded coach in the history of the club, he won 14 titles in four years leading the team between 2008 and 2012, and he did so under the guidelines and philosophy of the legendary Johan Cruyff. But apparently it can no longer be repeated. Or that’s what the current DT of Manchester City hinted.
After the victory of the Citizens against Sheffield United (1-0) at Bramall Lane on Date 7 of the Premier League, they asked the Catalan coach if he would coach the Barça for the second time. And his response was blunt, insisting that his “wish” is to succeed in England.
“I’ve said it many times. My time as a coach in Barcelona is over. I believe that in life there is an occasion to do things “, he claimed Guardiola.
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Is that things are not going well at Catalonia at the institutional level. After a hectic summer where Lionel Messi almost left the club, the season started with turbulence in the offices and finally Josep Maria Bartomeu he gave in to pressure to resign as club president this week.
Several of the candidates to take that vacant position have insisted on regaining the ADN Barça and do it under the leadership of various club legends. Y Victor Font, who is one of the strongest-sounding candidates to take office, said he would like to have Guardiola and former players like Xavi Hernandez Y Carles Puyol.
But when asked about this, Pep decided not to give rise to any speculation about its future: “There are incredible people who can be in charge, now, for example, Ronald Koeman is an excellent coach. It’s over.”
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Logically that Guardiola will always be an emblem of Barça, a club that he has been a fan of since childhood, where he was captain as a footballer, and where he made history as a coach. He still goes from time to time to watch the games at Camp Nou and he wishes the institution the best for the next elections, where the future of the club will be defined.
“I will return to my town to see a game of my club. I am incredibly happy here (in Manchester), I still have the desire to do well and that is the most important thing. Now there will be elections in Barcelona. Hopefully they can choose the right iron to keep this incredible club at the highest level ”, emphasized Pep.
This is his fifth season in the Manchester City, the club in which he has spent the most time since he began his career on the bench. He is currently in his final year of contract and will look to give the English cast their first title of Champions League, a tournament that he could not win again since he did it with the Barça in 2011.
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