Pep Guardiola's bomb: he announced that he will not renew with City and wants to lead a South American team

08/25/2021 18:16

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Updated 08/25/2021 6:16 PM

Josep Guardiola revolutionized world football.

He is a coach who will leave an indelible mark.

However, his path does not yet have a defined destination and there are still ambitions for the Catalan.

This Wednesday he affirmed that, as the next step in his career, he hopes to coach a soccer team

"in a European Championship, a Copa América or a World Cup", once his time at Manchester City ends in England in 2023.

"A selection, yes. If the possibility is given, a selection is the next step.

I have to take a break after seven years.

I have to stop to see what we have done, learn from other coaches and maybe take that path. I would like to. train in a European Championship, a Copa América or a World Cup, "said the Catalan coach.

The 50-year-old coach said he has not thought of a specific team,

although he praised the Brazilian team

, led by Tite.

Logically, his statements were for Brazilian television.

"What do I think of Tite's Brazil? It is a fantastic team. Some are my players, others are rivals and I know them.

Brazil is always a candidate, a favorite. It always was and always will be.

It is part of the essence, of the culture", said.

Guardiola announced that he will not renew his contract with City, which expires in 2023. (AFP)

Precisely because of this condition and despite the fact that different versions of the press have presented it on some occasions as a possible option of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Guardiola believes that the green and yellow team will not be directed by a foreign coach so soon.

"I think Brazil will always have Brazilian coaches

, they are very good. I think it is very difficult for foreign coaches to lead the main teams in the world," he said.

And Argentina?

If it is not Brazil, the Argentine national team could be a good destination for Guardiola, who at some point sounded (very far away) to replace Jorge Sampaoli due to his closeness to Lionel Messi after the years they shared in Barcelona, ​​the most winning time of the DT and the Rosario footballer.

The difficulties of being DT

Guardiola in the triumph of City.

(DPA)

Regarding his greatest challenges as a coach, Guardiola pointed out the "ego" of the players, the management of the players and the decision to choose who will make up the starting team, which can "demotivate" players who are not in the starting eleven.

"

The problem with our job as a coach is to choose 11 to play and 11 to stay in the stands.

That is very difficult to manage (...) For me it is the most difficult thing in football, more than the techniques, the opponents, physical preparation, playing conditions, "he explained.

For this reason, he said that he tries to maintain a good atmosphere in the team, although he maintains a tough stance. 

"I always tell them: if you are not happy, you have to go. Nobody forces you to be here,

" he said.

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