Pep Guardiola has compared Kyle Walker to Champions League winners Philipp Lahm and Eric Abidal.The Manchester City defender has made his name as an attacking full-back but was successfully deployed as a right-sided centre-back in a three-man defence in England’s recent friendlies against Holland and Italy.The switch of role came as a surprise to some…
Raheem Sterling: Pep Guardiola’s tough love brings out the best in me It was at Selhurst Park on New Year’s Eve that Raheem Sterling feared he had blown his big chance under Pep Guardiola – but bouncing back is something the forward has needed to become good at for club and country. Manchester City had…
Sterling revelling in Guardiola’s attention to detail It is only a small detail but it says everything about the specificity of Pep Guardiola’s coaching and the little observations and improvements he wants to make in his players’ games. Guardiola had noticed that when Raheem Sterling received the ball, he would kill it with the outside…
Pep Guardiola branded a ‘dog’ and a ‘coward’ by super-agent Mino Raiola Jack Austin 26 March 2018 Mino Raiola, the super-agent who looks after the likes of Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku, has launched an astonishing attack on Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. The Spaniard was branded “a coward, a dog” by Raiola,…
Bayern Munich doctor makes scathing attack on Guardiola James Ducker 17 March 2018 Pep Guardiola has been subjected to a scathing attack from the Bayern Munich doctor with whom he had a highly-publicised fall-out during his spell in charge of the German club. Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt has described Guardiola as a “person with low self-esteem, who…
Klopp vs Guardiola: Champions League quarter-final draw throws up blockbuster Liverpool vs Man City clash 17 March 2018 Premier League leaders Manchester City have been drawn against English rivals Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. City secured their place in the last eight by beating Basel, having won the away leg 4-0, but…
Kevin De Bruyne happy to play second fiddle to David Silva The Belgian midfielder just wants Manchester City to win the Premier League title. By Andy Hampson, Press Association Sport 15 March 2018 Kevin De Bruyne is happy to play second fiddle to David Silva if it means Manchester City wrap up the Premier League…
City boss Guardiola given £20,000 fine for wearing yellow ribbon City boss says he will observe the rules. By Andy Hampson, Press Association Sport 9 March 2018 Pep Guardiola has been fined £20,000 for wearing a yellow ribbon on the touchline, the Football Association has announced. The Manchester City manager has also been warned as…
