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May232019 by JBNo Comments

Man City respond to Guardiola exit reports

Premier League

Pep Guardiola remains fully committed to his deal at Manchester City, claims Alberto Galassi, with “nonsensical” reports of an imminent transfer to Juventus being rubbished. A matter of days after seeing City secure an historic domestic treble in England, the former Barcelona coach is being linked with a move to Italy. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Some reports have gone as far as claiming that an agreement is in place and that the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager will be confirmed in a new role very soon. City board member Galassi insists that is not the case, with Guardiola having told the club that he intends to honour an agreement at the Etihad before considering a new challenge. “As a Manchester City a...

May132019 by JBNo Comments

Klopp sends clear warning to Guardiola after City title win

Premier League

Jurgen Klopp has warned Guardiola that Liverpool are still on the ‘first step’ of their journey and will ‘be there again’ next campaign to challenge for the Premier League title. Liverpool’s spirited fight for their first trophy in 29 years ended in failure despite a 2-0 victory over Wolves on the last day as City came from behind to beat Brighton 4-1. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The result meant Pep Guardiola’s team lifted the title for a second time in as many campaign and Liverpool must settle for the best ever runners-up with tally of 97 points. Klopp said he ‘couldn’t be more proud’ of Liverpool’s squad after Sunday’s win over Wolves and sent his congratulations to City. The German said: ‘Congratulations to Manchester City. We tried every...

May122019 by JBNo Comments

City boss Guardiola bans staff from speaking about Liverpool

Premier League

Pep Guardiola has banned his Manchester City staff from checking out on title rivals Liverpool on the final day of the campaign. If Manchester City beat Brighton they will retain their crown, no matter what the Klopp side do against Wolves at home. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And a source told The Sun on Sunday: “Pep has been very clear. He doesn’t want to know how Liverpool are doing. “He just wants everyone to concentrate on their own performance and win the game in front of them. He has been very strict and said, ‘We will not speak of them’. “He respects Liverpool an awful lot but the title is in City’s hands. “If everyone does their job, then the Liverpool result is immaterial. He’s very focused and expects the same from all of his playe...

Apr242019 by JBNo Comments

Guardiola hits back at Solskjaer over claims City will make intentional fouls

Premier League

Pep Guardiola has strongly denied a claim from United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that his Manchester City side are deliberately set out to commit fouls. Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho had previously complained about what he branded "tactical fouls" from Guardiola's City. And Mourinho's successor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer followed suit in his pre-match news conference, claiming "there will be fouls" in the clash at Old Trafford. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Victory in the derby would put City in good position in the title race, moving them back above Liverpool by a point with both teams having three matches to play. And Guardiola shocked at Solskjaer's suggestion City deliberately bringing counter-attacks to an end is one of his tactic...

Apr112019 by JBNo Comments

‘I made Barcelona win, not Messi’, Samuel Eto’o slams Guardiola’s treatment of him

La Liga

Former Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o has accused Pep Guardiola of not understanding the squad despite leading them to their first treble in the 2008-09 campaign. Eto'o had a fall-out with the head coach and found regular playing time limited with Guardiola deciding to field a young Lionel Messi in what turned out to be his last campaign at the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Despite the manager's preference, the ex-Cameroon international ended the season as Barca's top scorer in La Liga with 30 goals and also netted the opener in their 2-0 defeat of Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League final. While recalling his relationship with the present Manchester City manager, Eto'o revealed that he forced the Catalan to plead for forgiveness with...

Mar102019 by JBNo Comments

Klopp fires warning to Guardiola – “Nobody gets rid of us”

Premier League

Jurgen Klopp fired warning to Manchester City "nobody gets rid of us" after Liverpool beat Burnley 4-2 to maintain their Premier League title challenge. Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane both scored twice to secure the win at Anfield. The victory sees Liverpool close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to one point with eight matches of the campaign left to play. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And the Liverpool boss Klopp said: "The message for the day: nobody gets rid of us if we play as we played today. "We had the perfect mixture from fighting the opponent, fighting the circumstances, and playing football. I liked it. "We have to make sure we stay in a really interesting competition at the top of the table." Having failed to scor...

Mar92019 by JBNo Comments

Pep Guardiola ‘reaches verbal agreement’ to join Juventus

Premier League, Seria A, Transfer Info

It seems the title race is the furthest thing from Pep Guardiola’s mind right now after a report from Italy revealed the Manchester City boss has agreed to replace Massimiliano Allegri as Juventus head coach. Italian journalist Luigi Guelpa claims the Spaniard made a ‘verbal agreement’ to Juve on a four-year deal — throwing his commitment to winning another Premier League title with City into question. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “I’ve learned that Pep Guardiola already has reached a verbal agreement with Juventus for the next four years,” Guelpa told Radio CRC. “It’s the same person who told me that Ronaldo was going to Juventus.” With Allegri expected to exit the club after a successful five-year stint, Juve officials are assessing their optio...

Jan32019 by JBNo Comments

Sir Alex Ferguson reveals secret Pep Guardiola meeting over Man Utd job

Premier League

Sir Alex Ferguson revealed he met with current Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in September 2012 to offer him the opportunity to take over at United, a throwback documentary reveals. The 77-year-old was in charge at United for 26 years, winning 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two Champions Leagues. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, when he retired from management at the end of the 2012/13 campaign, clinching a final Premier League title with an ageing squad in his last year. Things went downhill quickly for the club, as David Moyes took over and finished 7th in his first year in charge. But, Sir Alex Ferguson claimed the situation could have been very different at the club. He detailed in Netflix docum...

Dec302018 by JBNo Comments

Pep Guardiola: ‘We cannot compete’ with Liverpool

Premier League

Liverpool are outpacing Manchester City at present, says Pep Guardiola as he concedes Liverpool's form at present makes them untouchable in the Premier League title. The Reds are now nine points clear at the top of the table - and 10 ahead of City ahead of their Sunday game at Southampton - after thrashing Arsenal 5-1 on Saturday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Jurgen Klopp's men are now unbeaten in their first 20 games of the season, and have scored 48 goals and conceded just eight so far this term. Though Guardiola has spent in the region of £539 million on players since arriving at the club, the ex-Barcelona manager says his side are currently unable to compete with Liverpool. “We did well so far,” said Guardiola prior to Liverpool going nine poi...

Sep222018 by JBNo Comments

Sergio Aguero not guaranteed a starting spot, warns Guardiola

Premier League

Sergio Aguero will still not be guaranteed a starting role despite extending his Manchester City deal, according to Pep Guardiola. City announced on Friday that the club's all-time leading goalscorer Aguero agreed to sign another contract that will add a year to his deal, tying him to the club until June 2021. The 30-year-old established himself as one of the Premier League's best strikers following his arrival from Atletico Madrid in 2011, but Guardiola demanded he do more work shortly after taking over two years ago. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Gabriel Jesus after signing from Palmeiras provided Aguero with serious competition, and the Catalan will continue to have no issues about taking the Argentine out of his line-up when he believes it is need...