Pep Guardiolacoach of City of Manchesterhas won three times as a coach of Club World Cup (two with him Barcelona and one of his Bavaria) and now he will look for the fourth, which would be a new record and the first for the ‘citizen’ club. Guardiolaupset after last Saturday’s 2-2 against Crystal palace in the Premier, spoke to the media this Monday, on the eve of the semi-final of the Club World Cup against Urawa Red Diamonds.
Pep, on what it means to play in this Club World Cup:
“It’s a pleasure to be here, it’s also the first time for Manchester City. We take it as a privilege. It is an honor to be here.”
“We know how hard it is to win this competition, you have to do something special in the past to be here. It’s hard to win here and the players know it. That’s why we want to play well tomorrow (Tuesday).
About the semi-final against Urawa Red Diamonds
“First we have to reach the final, a difficult semi-final awaits us. It’s a trophy we don’t have, we want to win it. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It will close a little circle where we won everything we had “We can win. We are obliged to win all games and all competitions, but we are used to this pressure. The players want to play well tomorrow.”
In the form of a City
“We would have preferred a better result but we have to improve how we finish our games and be more aware of what we have to do for a while. Tomorrow, play a good game to reach the final.”
About the clubs of Saudi Arabia
“Saudi Arabia has made heavy investments and attracted players, who decided to come and I am waiting to talk to them to find out how they work.”
Source: La Verdad
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