The premier this more alive than everand not for football. Who was going to say it after the champion has already been decided?. After City’s setback, Guardiola’s future is in the air. The Spanish coach did not want to give many clues in his press conference after the draw against Bournemouth, but they are already beginning the debates about Pep’s new challenge.
He is used to saying: ‘I need two midfielders’, and they buy them
One of those who have spoken in this sense has been Fabio Capelloformer player and former coach and one of the authoritative voices of football. The Italian figure has spoken about the possibility that now, after leaving Manchester, Guardiola can face a national team.
However, it has been quite critical in that sense. Unlike the others, He doesn’t know the environment or the job of a coach, but that wouldn’t be a problem. “That would be something new, but he is a smart person that you can immediately understand how to do it,” he said in an interview with The Gazzetta dello Sport. Yes, it would be the way of working. “We are talking about a great coach, but one who is used to saying: ‘I need two midfielders’, and they buy them,” said the Italian.
He does not see him leading Italy, but he recognizes his level
These statements arise in a context in which Guardiola is beginning to sound for powerful countries. One of them, Italy. The situation there is critical, and reconstruction is urgent. Nevertheless, doubts that Pep is the current coach profilein concrete terms.
The former coach reviews the state of Italian football at the MARCA Sport Weekend
Yet, Capello recognizes that Guardiola is a profile with a lot of football and work in their functions. “A great coach with great quality. always manages to do very well everywhere as a club coach”, he stated to get rid of praise for Guardiola as a coach. However, he sees the effort as a coach completely differently. “The national team is a different job, you don’t work every day, and that is precisely the difficulty: you are not a coach, you are a selector”, he explained in this regard. We will see what happens, but, For now, Pep continues to lead City, despite the fact that his replacement is already taken for granted: Enzo Maresca.