Is Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola having a mental
breakdown already? Is life in the premier league already
affecting him?
In a very bizarre interview, the former Barcelona/ Bayern
Munich coach who is so used to success at his previous
clubs, said: 'When I finish my career as a coach I will
disappear. You won't find me again in your life.'
In a recent interview he revealed he will soon retire from the
game of football (see here )
Speaking bizarrely to NBC, Guardiola said :
'When I finish my career as a coach I will disappear.
You won't find me again in your life. If you're looking
for me, you will find me on the golf course. I will be
there. There will be no wind, no rain.'
Asked about his move to Man City in the summer on a 3-year
contract, Guardiola added:
'I decided to prove myself. And for my family, to move
on from our comfort zone. So it's good for everybody.
'We get the American culture, where people do not
stay for a long time in one place. They move a lot and
I believe in that. After Barcelona I moved to Munich
and then decided to have a new target.
That is why I
chose Manchester — to prove myself and have a new
challenge.
'Yes, I'd prefer it was less windy but that I cannot
change! Wind is good for the character? I'm old
enough not to need that.'
Guardiola also claimed it will take 10 years for City to be in
the same class as neighbours Manchester United. He said:
We don't have the history with this shirt of Barcelona,
Juventus, Bayern Munich or Manchester United, not
their titles. It's about being in Europe over the next
decade, to be in the Champions League.
That's more
important to this club than winning one title, believe
me. We have to convince people at this amazing club
that they are good. They are good. And the fans as
well. They have to believe they are good, the club is
good, the players are good.'
'Everybody has doubts,' he said. 'The doubts help you
a lot as well to get better. I think of myself, speak with
my staff and the people I trust, to convince myself
whether my doubts are just crazy moments. When I
was young I was able to watch six games of each
opponent,' he said.
'Now I am old. We lost too much hair trying to watch
six games! When I'm talking about the passion of
football, on the pitch it remains the same.
I don't
know if I'm exceptional. I think I am good because
I've spent seven years plus at good teams. I won titles
at amazing clubs with long histories.
'You can't imagine how good those players were. It
wasn't that I won because of Pep — only Pep. There
were many other reasons. I was just part of that.'
