Pep Guardiola (53) and João Cancelo (29) do not have the best relationship.
In January 2023, the full-back fled from Manchester City for the FC Bayern, last summer he was loaned to FC Barcelona. Two stops to escape from being a reservist in Manchester.
Even though the Portuguese was one of the Skyblues’ regular players for a long time, he lacked the necessary appreciation under Guardiola, as he now revealed.
Cancelo attacks Guardiola: “Lies were told”
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Cancelo told Portuguese sports newspaper A Bola: “Manchester City were ungrateful towards me. I always did my best.”
Specifically, Cancelo, who played 21 competitive games for FC Bayern, was referring to Guardiola’s behavior last season. Not only did the coach move the trained central defender Nathan Aké (29) to the left-back position, where Cancelo previously played. All that remained for the Portuguese was the bench.
Guardiola also said of Aké: “He was a pillar. You need a defender who can win one-on-one situations. We were missing that in the past.” This public criticism obviously hit a nerve with Cancelo.
The ex-Munich resident said: “Lies were told. I was never a bad teammate. That’s just the coach’s opinion.”
And further: “People will remember Guardiola’s statements because his word has much more power than mine. I prefer to keep things to myself.” It is not the first time that Cancelo has spoken publicly about disagreements with Guardiola.
After the internal dispute a little over a year ago, Cancelo was allowed to leave Manchester City – and moved to Munich. While the Portuguese celebrated the last-minute championship with FC Bayern, City won it Champions League.
This season Cancelo is on loan at FC Barcelona. He is no longer scheduled to be in Manchester.
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Source: DYN MEDIA 24.03.2024
2024-03-24 20:36:38
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