Pep Guardiolatechnician of City of Manchesterpraised the stability and character of Sevilla, his rival this Wednesday at European Super Cupand said this is a team that “when it plays well, it wins”.
“To be in this match you have to win the Champions League or the Europa League, which is not easy. Maybe for Sevilla it is easier, because they have won the Europa League many times,” Guardiola explained in a press conference.
“They are a team that when they play well, they win. They have character, resilience. I feel that this is a team that can be dangerous against us. It makes me very happy to play this game, because that means we won the Champions League Now it is necessary to take advantage of this opportunity, because you do not know when you will come back to have it”, declared. “I have assumed that since I am a coach I am given the role of favorite, but no favorite starts a game winning 2-0 in the 5th minute. Whoever plays better will win,” he asserted.
The Spanish coach did not want to talk at the press conference ahead of the match in Athens about the favorites for the match and reiterated his complaints about the tight schedule and the remaining players.
“We’ve only played one game, you can’t talk about favourites. Sevilla probably have a good chance, but the players are not resting enough mentally or physically these days. The calendar and the preseason forces you to play important games against difficult opponents without rest and on pitches in poor condition”, added Guardiola, charging against the hardness of the calendar.
Source: La Verdad
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