“Pep Guardiola won’t win the Champions League again because the African shamans won’t let him,” said Dmitri Seluk, agent for Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure.
The Manchester City manager has had several setbacks to win the Champions League following Barcelona’s departure. They have not won since, despite Guardiola having coached Germany’s biggest club, Bayern Munich, and now England’s richest Manchester City.
Is it because Pep Guardiola made too many tactical mistakes in big European matches? No, since then according to his former player’s agent Yaya Touré, who has another explanation: the African curse.
“The African Curse” against Pep Guardiola
Seluk’s comments in 2018 have come to light in recent weeks, in which he assured that the Catalan manager angered “all of Africa” by leaving Yaya Touré on the bench during the player’s last year at City.
“Guardiola has turned all of Africa against himMany African fans have turned away from Manchester City because of their decision to segregate Toure” Seluk said.
“And I’m sure that many African shamans in the future will not allow Guardiola to win the Champions League. This will be an African curse for Guardiola. Life will show whether I’m right or notSelook said.
There is much controversy regarding the effectiveness of these supposed “curses”. According to Seluk, the shamans, who boast of being able to invoke good or bad spirits, do not seem willing to deny Guardiola success. But Seluk is adamant.
“The fact that Guardiola ended Yaya’s career at Manchester City is not even a mistake but a crime,” the rep added. “But the boomerang will come back, Pep.
“You will continue to see what African shamans are. Always remember that”condemned.
“God sees everything. Like a man who played with Yaya, the legend of the club, who under various pretexts did not give him the opportunity to take the field. He set all of Africa against him.”
Pep Guardiola’s work at Manchester City
With the richest team in the Premier League, Guardiola won eleven titles. The Catalan technical director has long been the most successful of those who have passed from the bench of the ‘citizens’. Second on the list is Briton Joe Mercer.
- 4 Premier Leagues (2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22)
- 4 League Cups –Carabao Cup- (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
- 2 Community Shields (2018, 2019)
- 1FA Cup (2019)
Pep Guardiola to Bayern Munich
In the top team in German football, Guardiola has won 7 titles and has only been surpassed by Ottmar Hitzfeld who has won eleven.
- 3 German Bundesliga (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16)
- 2 German Cups –DFB Pokal- (2013-14, 2015-16)
- 1 European Super Cup (2013)
- 1 Club World Cup (2013)
Pep Guardiola headlines in Barcelona
With 14 titles won, he was the coach of Barcelona from 2008 to 2012 which achieved the most titles in the entire history of the club. Beat Johan Cruyff (11), one of his mentors, and not be beaten by Luis Enrique (9).
- 3 Spanish championships (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11)
- 2 King’s Cup (2008-09, 2011-12)
- 3 Spanish Super Cup (2009, 2010, 2011)
- 2 Champions Leagues (2008-09, 2010-11)
- 2 European Super Cup (2009, 2011)
- 2 Club World Cup (2009, 2011)
Source: Clarin
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