Pep Guardiola praised Manchester City’s attitude to defy a disrupted pre-season and get the Premier League title defense off to a winning start.
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Man City reign will be judged by Champions League: Guardiola
Pep Guardiola admits his Manchester City tenure will be defined by success in the Champions League no matter how many times his team wins the Premier League. On Tuesday, City faces Bundesliga high-flier RB Leipzig in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 matchup looking to advance to the quarterfinals for a […]
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What They're Saying: Dome Torrent
“Maybe this is why we scored seven goals in today’s game. Five or seven goals, no I’m kidding. But, actually I’m very happy because when Pep told me he wanted to visit me inNew York, it’s always a pleasure. Because for me he’s the best coach ever, but it’s not about that, he’s also a […]
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What They're Saying: Pep Guardiola
“The first time men’s. The women have won it.” — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, correcting a questioner who asked him on the eve of the FA Cup final to comment on theprospect of winning the first domestic treble in English soccer history. Manchester City has already won the Premier League and League Cup and faces […]
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What They're Saying: Pep Guardiola
“To win the title we had to win 14 games in a row. This was the toughest title in all my career, by far.” — Pep Guardiola after Manchester City retained its Premier League titlewith a 4-1 win at Brighton on Sunday to finish one point ahead of Liverpool, which won its last nine games. […]
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What They're Saying: Pep Guardiola
“We are going to take a beer together and decide what is best, especially for the club. He is an incredible human being and he helps me a lot. I always said I could not use him a lot, but this club iswhat it is because of people like Vincent. When he is fit, he […]
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Pep Guardiola supports VAR even after Manchester City's 'cruel' exit
From beginning to end, Wednesday’sManchester City-Tottenham game in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals was one of the craziest games ever played in Europe. It began with four goals in the opening 11minutes, a fifth after 21 minutes, and it wasn’t decided until deep into stoppage time when Manchester City scored what […]
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What They're Saying: Pep Guardiola
“The reason to pass the ball is to move the opponent. To just pass the ball makes no sense.” — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, on his team’s 44-pass sequence lasting one minute and 55 seconds that ended in IlkayGundogan scoring the insurance goal in City’s 3-1 win over Manchester United. (BBC Sport)
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What They're Saying: Thierry Henry
“With Pep, you can talk about the game. He will not even go to sleep and will still talk about the game. You will fall asleep and he’s still talking.” — Thierry Henry, whohas taken his first head coaching job at Monaco, on Pep Guardiola. Henry says Guardiola taught him how to play the game […]
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What They're Saying: Pep Guardiola
“If I broke the rules, I accept the fine. I am a human being. There are four guys in prison. There are other guys, who are outside of Catalonia; when they come back, they are going to be jailed,imprisoned for rebellion and sedition. It’s not about politicians, it’s about democracy; it’s about helping the people […]