Pep Guardiola spoke in the preview of the match between Manchester City and Southampton on the request that he made that the public attend the Etihad and that has generated enormous controversy. “I said after the game that I was disappointed that the stadium was not full? An interpretation is an intervention. I am not going to apologize for what I said. It is not the first time I say it in my career, I said it in Barcelona and at Bayern When we play a tough game like Leipzig and we play three games later, I know how difficult it is to ask again. What I said was that we need the support, no matter how many people come, but I invite you to come and enjoy the game because we need support “, stressed the coach.
I never sit here and wonder why people don’t come
“I am totally grateful for the support we had against Leipzig, away from home.. I always say that if the fans want to come, we will be incredibly grateful because I know how difficult the game will be and I know that we need our people. I never sit here and ask why people don’t come. If you don’t come, don’t. I will not apologize to him [Kevin Parker]. We need everyone together to do our best. I know that our fans will be there tomorrow to support us and I hope that Mr. Parker can be there to see us, “continued Guardiola.
“We are who we are. We are proud of who we are. I know our history, I learned that we were in the lower divisions and the fans traveled to see them. I don’t want to be like United, Liverpool, Bayern, Barcelona or Madrid. We are who we are. People put words in my mouth. I have no problem with fans and if I did, I would stay out of it. It was an incredibly tough game against Leipzig, I saw how difficult it was for my team in the locker room and I know Southampton will be tough so I asked people to come help us. But these guys don’t understand my comments, but I’m here to defend what I said. When I make mistakes, I apologize, but I don’t apologize for what I said. I know who we are. I like the fans we have, “he concluded.
I asked people to come help us, but these guys don’t understand my comments. I am here to defend what I said. When I make mistakes, I apologize, but I don’t apologize for what I said. I know who we are. I like the fans we have “
The coach had to confront his statements after the Champions League clash against RB Leipzig, in which 38,000 fans occupied an Etihad with a capacity for 55,000. “I would like more people to come to the next game on Saturday. We will need the people next Saturday “, said the technician, to whom Kevin Parker, general secretary of Manchester City’s official fan club, replied.
“I’m not sure what that has to do with him. He doesn’t understand the difficulties some people may have getting to a game at the Etihad on a Wednesday night at 8pm. He has to think about children, maybe not. can afford it, there are still some problems due to Covid-19 … I don’t see why he says it, “he said: “He is the best coach in the world, but in the same way I tell you that maybe he should stick to training. Cover what was a good night. Now people talk more about Pep’s comments than about a fantastic game. Questioning the support, which is indeed what he is doing, is disappointing and unjustified. “
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