Updated November 20, 2020, 3:04 p.m.
- Pep Guardiola’s time at Bayern is now more than four years ago.
- But only now it is apparently known why the Spaniard did not extend his contract in Munich.
Pep Guardiola has been with us for more than four years Manchester City on the sidelines. And at least two and a half more years are to be added – just this week he extended his contract to summer 2023.
“He’s fine, is surrounded by people he trusts“, now a confidante of the Spaniard has the contract extension to the “BBC” declared. “He controls the sporting decisions and is happy that out of that Nothing penetrates the cabin – what at FC Bayern and FC Barcelona has happened.”
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The Cabin air conditioner is said to have been one of the reasons why the 49-year-old coach left Munich in 2016 after his three-year contract expired, like Guillem Balagué – Spanish journalist who wrote the biography of Guardiola, among other things – continued. But Guardiola also disliked the constant declarations of his work to the club’s bosses.
“After every game, he had to explain to the bosses how the team played and why he did what he did. In the last few months of his contract it was clear that he would not renew, “says Balagué.
He had in his Guardiola biography before taking office of the then 42-year-old in Munich the renowned Sports journalist Raphael Honigstein quoted. In view of the working conditions on Säbener Strasse, Honigstein pointed to the origin of the nickname “FC Hollywood“towards the internal and external theaters related to FC Bayern Munich Goes back in the mid-90s: “The biggest names have the biggest egos.“
Guardiola’s ex-trainer Louis van Gaal fell out with the Bayern bosses
At this “Framework conditions of the club“, oracle Balagué, are already before Guardiola Otto Rehhagel, Felix Magath and Guardiola’s former Barcelona coach Louis van Gaal failed. “They were all fired after clashes with the club’s management,” said Balagué.
In contrast to the aforementioned, Guardiola went himself. In his days as Bayern coach, the “big names and egos” were Franz Beckenbauer (Honorary President), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Chairman of the Board), Uli Hoeneß (Manager) and Matthias Sammer (Director of Sports). Honey stone: “They all look after you around the clock Newsletter on everything that’s going on in the club.“
After three years the Guardiola became too much. With the English, he doesn’t have to answer questions every week – and the relationship with the club bosses is better. More Championship title fetched Guardiola with the “Skyblues” but not compared to his time in Munich (2013 to 2016).
Sources used:
- bbc.com: Pep Guardiola: Manchester City boss was ‘not close at all’ to leaving, says Guillem Balague
- Guillem Balagué: Pep Guardiola – Die Biografie (2013)
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