Fluminense ends mystery and reveals team to debut in the World Cup
Guardiola melts for Diniz and projects City x Fluminense
Soon after becoming champion of the Club World Cupthe coach Pep Guardiola gave a press conference and evaluated the game against Fluminense. Quite impressed with his rival’s way of playing, he even revealed a joke he played with Fernando Diniz. So, the Spaniard asked how his professional partner manages to command Tricolor and also the Brazilian team.
“I asked him how he manages to train a team and a national team at the same time. I don’t know if he (Diniz) has a family or not, but I don’t know how he takes the time (laughs). It was a pleasure to meet you. I can’t even imagine if Fluminense came out ahead… Their ability to form partnerships in a short space of time is impressive. It demanded a lot of us defensively. Our players did very well“, he said.
“We gained good pressure, we won the ball at the beginning and scored early, and they had 12/15 fantastic minutes, we realized how difficult it would be, but the second goal helped us. Maybe they didn’t deserve that goal, but in the second half we were much better“, assessed Guardiola after the match.
The most #ClubWC wins for a manager 🏆
That’s @PepTeam‘s fourth! 👏 pic.twitter.com/j8ONvK35CZ
—Manchester City (@ManCity) December 22, 2023
GUARDIOLA ANALYZES TECHNICAL LEVEL!
Still at the press conference, Guardiola answered a question about the difference in quality between European and Brazilian football. Quite sincerely, he confirmed that there is indeed a disparity, but wanted to highlight the danger that Fluminense caused the Manchester City. According to the coach, a goal from the Rio team could greatly complicate the English plans in the Club World Cup.
“Of course [se existe uma diferença]. Europe is stronger because it has the economic power that South America doesn’t have. And all the good people in South America come to Europe. That’s why we have an advantage, but of course they can win. If Fluminense takes the lead today… it would be a very tough game“, analyzed Guardiola.
Source: Atrevida
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