03/12/2021 17:12
Clarín.com
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Updated 03/12/2021 5:12 PM
Marcelo Bielsa and Josep Guardiola are two of the most important and influential coaches in the world.
Similar and different at the same time, weighted by almost all the coaches in the world and not only in football, but also in sport in general.
With a game ideology proclaimed from the good foot, the societies, the possession, the constant pressure and always with the rival arc between eyebrows.
Last Thursday afternoon, El Loco was full of praise for Pep.
And the Manchester City coach did not want to be left behind and in the press conference prior to the duel against Fulham he returned the praise to the Argentine.
Pep Guardiola and Marcelo Bielsa.
(Paul Ellis / Pool via AP)
"Guardiola has created a style to prevent his style from prospering, it is a very high praise for a coach.
The style to prevent Guardiola's model from prospering has only one objective: to
lose by few goals.
The rivals understand that the best way to to avoid being defeated or to lose by few goals is to start recovering the ball ten meters in front of the own area ", declared Bielsa about the way the teams that face Pep play.
Pep Guardiola.
EFE / EPA / Guillaume Horcajuelo / POOL
Before these words from the Loco, the Catalan highlighted the courage that several coaches have in making their teams play as if they were at Bayern Münich and among them he named the Argentine DT: "Leeds know they are going to lose many games. They are going to draw few.
And, above all, he is going to win enough to stay in the Premier. And people are going to enjoy it. "
Marcelo Bielsa.
Pool via REUTERS / Andy Rain
The accolades between the two have been going on for several years.
The two of them throw flowers whenever they can.
Many say that Bielsa is one of Guardiola's mentors.
However, the same Fool was the one who on several occasions and with humility denied that it was so.
What is certain is that
the Rosario coach invited him to his field in Máximo Paz at noon on October 10, 2006,
after Pep hung up his boots and there they talked about football for almost 11 hours.
The next duel between Leeds United and Manchester City will be on Saturday April 10
at the Etihad Stadium for Date 31 of the Premier League.
Meanwhile, the Whites host Chelsea this Saturday starting at 9.30, and the Citizens will visit Fulham the same day starting at 17.
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