Pep Guardiola and an unexpected revelation: he said he saw Julián Álvarez discouraged before the World Cup

Pep Guardiola does not miss an opportunity to highlight Julian Alvarez. This Sunday, after the 4-0 win against Chelsea in which the Argentine contributed a penalty, the coach of the Manchester City He made an unexpected revelation about a feeling of “demotivation” he had before the start of the World Cup.

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“I missed this happiness. Before the World Cup I was a little sad. Not sad: discouraged, because I wasn’t playing too much”, Guardiola commented on what he perceived regarding the man born in Calchín.

However, the DT appreciated the boost of spirit that his good performances and the consecration in the World Cup gave the Argentine: “What happened in the World Cup has helped us a lot.”

“Julián is a phenomenon, with the personality to score. He has played very, very well. We are in all competitions, we need all the players. If they have the humility to accept the minutes to help the team, they are more than welcome to be part of this fantastic club and this fantastic team”, Pep concluded, making it clear that the large number of matches that City has ahead of them will will force players to rotate.

Julián Álvarez was one of the great revelations of the Argentine National Team in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He gained ownership from the last game of the group stage, relegating Lautaro Martínez to the substitute bench and contributed four goals in the campaign that culminated in the title for the Albicelste team.

Julián Álvarez spoke in English after Manchester City’s win and his fans raved on the networks

Julián Álvarez showed his progress in speaking English (Photo: Reuters)

Julian Alvarez He was one of the figures in the win of the Manchester City for 4-0 before him Chelsea for the 32nd round of the FA Cup. The Argentine striker scored one of his team’s goals from a penalty and, when making statements, he surprised with his good command of the English language.

It was the first time that the Spider gave a lengthy message entirely in English. Until now, he had only heard him say a few loose phrases in public, such as when he expressed “Manchester is blue (Manchester is blue)” the day of his presentation at the club.

In a video that City shared on their social networks, Álvarez says in almost perfect English and without blocking: “Hello, guys! I’m Julian Alvarez. I am very happy for the victory and for having scored a goal. I want to thank you for your support and see you in the next game”.

The fans did not take long to notice the advances that the striker is making when it comes to learning a new language and they recognized him with various messages. “Whatever you say, we love you”, “The spider that speaks English”, “He is becoming very good with English and fast too”, were some of the comments.