Freddie Pye25 years old and founder of the site ‘City Xtra’ dedicated to fans of City of Manchesterwith almost two million subscribers, testifies in an extensive interview with ‘L’Equipe’ of the legacy of Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium. “No one here is thinking of a future without him,” he said.
When asked about the crisis the team is going through and encouraged to find someone responsible, Pye replied: “The problem is the squad. Sometimes we hear that City are good in the transfer market, but they have been happy. Guardiola has a certain responsibility because he wants to manage everything and he prefers to have a compact group with profiles that can play in three positions but when you have a season of 60 games, you need between 25 and 30 players. (future sports director), who will have a big job next summer is Pep, you can’t touch him.
And he insisted on the importance of the Catalan coach to the team, despite everything: “No, he can’t leave, no matter what. When he arrived in 2016, he had to change everything. In 2020, the same. And now it’s the third generation we must build The team has reached the end of its cycle and you need stability until next season.
“Are the fans unanimous in this regard? Absolutely, those who go to the stadium and the rest, 99.99% of the fans. In some games there are things he does that are not understood, like Feyenoord day, with 3- 0, he releases three players and all fall (3-3) There is also his insistence on playing with some players in positions where it does not work, like Rico Lewis or Matheus Nunes best in the world, which he always achieves success.
Regarding the legacy that Guardiola left at City, he said: “Nobody would have thought that a boy from Barcelona, is abnormal. But what he really appreciates is the tranquility What we give him This is a very celebrity-friendly city Apart from the winter, which lasts here, everything he gave us for nine years, it’s crazy When he signed we thought win some Premier League and left But no one dreamed of what he did. in the titles, there is a ‘how’ This is the sure legacy If you watch an amateur match on a Sunday, in a school playground or in a park, anywhere in England, they will try to play like Pep. pass from the goalkeeper to the defender.
Source: La Verdad
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