Passionate, Pep doesn’t want his players to always ask for the ball.
It is the seal of Pep Guardiola. from its super Barcelona who won everything with Messi, even the multiple champion Bayern Monaco or the current Manchester City, holder of the Premier League. Just like Cholo Simeone, on the opposite side of styles, he doesn’t negotiate attitude, For the Spaniard, there is something that cannot be missing from his teams: possession. Hold the ball until you find a way to hurt.
Thus, in the preview of Saturday’s final against Liverpool for the Community Shield, An old DT talk to his players was circulating on the networks. The axis of the plea was number five.
He said it during last season.
The images, which went viral this Thursday, were taken from the official documentary made by the Citizens to celebrate last season’s Scudetto and which can be viewed (subscription via) through the club’s website.
In the video, which lasts about a minute, Pep gets excited when he talks about the ball and says he suffers and doesn’t like it at all when his managers don’t want him …
With the watchful eye of his players, including Kevin De Bruyne, Joao Cancelo and Jack Grealish, the coach takes the ball and explains the essence of his winning style: “Some guys don’t want this: to play ball. They don’t want it. We will win at Anfield, because we want this. We’re going to Stamford Bridge, because we want this …“.
Pep always tries to have his team rule in possession (EFE).
“Kanté (NofR: Chelsea central midfielder) will run after this. Eleven against eleven. They are good, you know. They are very good. This is the challenge. This is good: test yourself against them? Are you good.” , I am here. You’re good, “he continues, expansive, without letting go of a ball, which he shows to all the players.
And, packed, it follows: “They run a lot, why do you play with this With this! I hate it when they don’t want the ball, I hate it! We train every day for this. They are allowed to make mistakes. They are allowed to lose the ball. They have permission for anything. When you have permission, you accept it: I want the ball. “
Pep’s emotional speech
Source: Clarin
