Former Manchester City player Danilo has openes up on his relationship with Pep Guardiola during their time together and believes the Spaniard thinks about football all the time.
The defender, who spent two title-winning years at the Etihad under the coach before making the move to Juventus, has been reflecting upon his career to date.
He has enjoyed success under other coaches like Zinedine Zidane and Allegri – but has now spoken about his struggles with Guardiola.
“I’ve been lucky, they are different, but they are all winners,” the Brazilian told the newspaper la Repubblica. “I have tried to learn from everyone.
“It was with Guardiola that I changed my way of seeing things, I didn’t play much also because of an injury. It’s true that it’s not easy to have a good relationship with him.
“He is never relaxed, he thinks about football all the time. I think at home, in the evening, he puts his wife on the couch as if she were a player on the pitch!”
Danilo struggled with injury at Manchester City during his two-year spell at the club.
Though he played 23 matches for the club in his first season, he managed less than a dozen top-flight games the following campaign and found himself on the sidelines.
He started their 2018 Carabao Cup final victory, but had to make do with a cameo off the bench the following season while missing out in 2019’s FA Cup Final triumph.
Guardiola will be looking to keep his side’s title defence on track in another major test of his City’s credentials against Liverpool this weekend.
