Pep Guardiola has come under immense fire from Fabio Capello

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Pep Guardiola has come under immense fire from Fabio Capello.

  • Spaniard labelled “arrogant” and is accused of doing “tremendous damage” to the game
  • 54-year-old remains the most revered manager in modern football

Former England manager Fabio Capello has launched a stunning attack on Pep Guardiola, labelling the Manchester City manager “arrogant” among other things.

Capello, who managed Guardiola as a แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ player during his stint in charge of Roma in the early 2000s, didn’t mince his words when discussing the world’s most revered modern coach.

Speaking with astonishingly critical of Guardiola despite insisting that he has no personal issues with the City boss.

“No, no, not at all. I value Guardiola very much as a coach. He has done wonderful things,” said Capello when asked if he was anti-Pep. “I have lived through three revolutions in football, one every 20 years or so: [Johan] Cruyff’s Ajax, [Arrigo] Sacchi’s Milan and Guardiola’s Barca. I have no problem saying that.”

Despite these claims, the retired Champions League-winning coach quickly changed his tune, stating: “Do you know what I don’t like about Guardiola? His arrogance.

“The Champions League he won with City was the only one in which he didn’t try anything strange in the decisive games. But every other year, in Manchester and Munich, on the key days he always wanted to be the protagonist.