The Manchester City manager has spoken very highly of a young coach.
Pep Guardiola is a man of few words, but the Catalan technician always takes pleasure in distributing the good points when a counterpart takes the light. After Roberto De Zerbi, it was Xabi Alonso who received the praise of the Manchester City manager.
The 2010 world champion managed to lead Bayer Leverkusen to first place in the Bundesliga. A title would be historic for the Ruhr club, nicknamed “Neverkusen” in Germany. “ “If you tell me about the work that Xabi Alonso is doing, frankly… Wow!, exclaimed Pep Guardiola. It is the only team in today’s football that is undefeated in all competitions and is battling with Bayern Munich. »
” It’s impressive “
With his experience, Guardiola did not hesitate to give some advice to Xabi Alonso. “Now they are experiencing the worst part of the seasonhe warned. They are now in a position where they can win the Bundesliga, they can lose it but everyone thinks it’s a done deal. This is the most difficult. It’s not done until it’s done. But it’s not just the way they play… They haven’t lost a single match in the Europa League, German Cup and Bundesliga, and the way they play is impressive. »
“There are defensive midfielders who ask you questions and who are very curious about the game, continued the Catalan. You understand that this guy, if he retired at home, he would be bored, he would have nothing to do and he would say: “OK, I’m going to go back to my job as a footballer”. Normally, midfielders like him, (Javier) Mascherano, (Sergio) Busquets… The midfielders I had, Rodri, (Ilkay) Gündogan, they will be involved in football because they have a global vision », concluded Guardiola. The main stakeholders will appreciate it.
