“When I say positive things about Real Madrid, nobody believes me”

Pep Guardiolacoach of Manchester City, each press conference is taken as a particular match. Work through the word your own strategy. After the intense 3-3 in the first leg against Real Madrid, he diverted attention by talking about the Bernabéu grass. He knows how to attract and divert focus, plus each game has its circumstances. But last season’s 4-0, as Bernardo Silva, who appeared alongside his coach, acknowledged, fueled the Ancelotti team’s thirst for revenge.

Is this Real Madrid better or worse?

The Portuguese player and his tutor had a debate about the differences between the Real Madridthat fell last season at the Etihad and the one that will try to win this season. “I don’t think they are a better team. Last year they had a great squad, with Benzema or Modric. I know that when I say things about Real Madrid people don’t believe me. When I was a footballer or now as a coach, people look at my comments. “I can’t control it,” defended the Spaniard.

The comparison with what happened the previous year was present throughout Guardiola’s exchange with journalists. “If we played against Real Madrid yesterday, it would be different from tomorrow. No two games are the same, they learned, we learned… We are going to try to do what we have to do. It is what it is, it is difficult. This is the dream and what we want to achieve“he explained, fleeing from comparisons and singling out each duel.

Logically, everything that has to do with Guardiola and the Madrid team is interpreted from one of the dualities of Spanish football. Although for Santpedor the past is only a fragment to resort to to correct errors like those committed by City in the first leg of the Bernabéu.

“Real Madrid-Barcelona are games with a lot of pressure and tension. We must leave the past. Now everything is more difficult. If we lose, we will lose to Madrid, they deserve it. It’s special to me, but this doesn’t count. The important thing is to know what we have to do to win tomorrow. Change some things and try to perform better,” said a coach who does not want to lose “energy.”

A new treble on City’s horizon

It is not in Guardiola’s mind to think that a Champions League fills the stomach of the Manchester City, He even rules out that the winning mentality that finally winning the big tournament is enough to knock down Real Madrid, the team that has written the most incredible stories of the competition.

“We need that pressure of not wanting to lose. We have to get the energy out, we need the presence of the fans. There will be minutes where we suffer, we need the fans. I know they will be there. EWe are prepared to play in the best way“, Guardiola insisted with another possible treble for City on the horizon. Although for now, very far away, according to the perspective he applies.

“We are very far from those dreams, we have one or two games in the FA Cup, a couple of points ahead in the Premier… But what are two points ahead? It’s not over. Nothing changes for me, there are six games left and we have to go game by game. Last year I started thinking about the treble after winning the FA Cup final. We are here to continue extending the possibility of staying there,” he assured.

Because a defeat against Real Madrid can cause a chain reaction that is not wanted in any way. “You need that pressure. If you think you’ve already done it, we won’t have that extra. Hunger to compete in these games. We have to bring the right energy and we need our people. Sometimes you have to suffer because it is impossible to dominate for 90 minutes. “We are prepared to perform at the highest level.”

Bernardo Silva: “Real Madrid needs little to kill you”

Manchester City faces the challenge of repeating its Champions League triumph, a dynamic of dominance that in recent years only Real Madrid, the absolute dominator of the competition, has been able to achieve. “I’m not surprised that we can repeat it, because This group has proven over the years that we are capable of reaching the finals. This moment is where difficult things begin, that is why two teams have won the treble in English football,” said Bernardo Silva, Real Madrid’s executioner last season.

“We have the utmost respect for Real Madrid in this competition. They are a team that plays in a very different way to us. Sometimes you have the feeling that you dominate the game, but they catch you two or three times and mark you. You think you have the game under control, but they always get their way. Individually, they are the best team in the world. We have the value of playing at home against a club that we have a lot of respect for“, analyzed Bernardo Silva, who was forced by the journalists’ questions to focus on Walker.

The full-back is the big news in Guardiola’s squad. A fundamental player to limit the effect of the counterattacks with which Real Madrid did so much damage to Manchester City in the first leg. Above all thanks to the tactical novelty of putting Vinicius inside.

“He does a phenomenal job, he is a very important player. We were not lucky enough to have him in Madrid. We do not know what his condition is, but Guardiola will decide. Walker is our captain and he is a player who in recent years has acted against Mbappé, Vinicius and Neymar. “He knows how to defend them like no one else,” said Bernardo Silva, who closed his appearance by talking about the “wounded pride” of Real Madrid, against which there is only control and head.

2024-04-16 12:48:20
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