THE MOST SINCERE GUARDIOLA
Pep Guardiola 'resists' choosing between Barça and Manchester City
Pep Guardiola has been one of the protagonists of the Globe Soccer Awards gala and has been questioned about whether he chooses the best FC Barcelona or Manchester City. He led both teams to a triplet of titles.
This Friday has taken place the gala of the Globe Soccer Awards, that has gathered to an infinity of stars in Dubai for a celebration and premiación of the players, trainers and clubs that more stood out during the 2023. Pep Guardiola, that directed to the Manchester City to win four titles (Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League and World-wide of Clubs), has been one of the big homenajeados.
The trainer of Santpedor came, this week, to be rewarded in 'The Best' and closes the week with a new recognition that celebrates his exert to the control of the English group, that in the last year has turned into the best team of the world. It carried several praises, even by part of Cristiano Ronaldo, that aimed that they had signed a "incredible season" and that "already deserved the Champions League years backwards. I enjoy seeing them play".
Both 'cracks' finished melting in an embrace, leaving backwards the hard rivalry that lived in Spain, with Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, and also in England during the second stage of the Portuguese in the Manchester United, rival maximum of the City of Guardiola. 'CR7' appeared beside the trainer, the one who finish being recognised like the best technician of the 2023. It had to answer several questions, until it arrived to the one of a debate that has posed from does some time.
Pep Guardiola does not open the debate
And it is that, with the achievement of the triplete, the Manchester City of Guardiola has been compared with the Barça that carried the 'sextete' in 2009 and that marvelled to all the world and that has been recognised, by different personalities, like the best Barça of the history. This has caused the debate on which conjoint has been better... Something of what Pep is not had to speak, because it is not able to decide .
To Guardiola asked him: "What prefer? This team of the Manchester City or the Legendary Barcelona... Which of these staff was better?". Without time to doubt it, the trainer aimed that it was impossible: "it would be like choosing between mum and dad", not to leave a debate in the air. It is not a secret for anybody that has recognised in several opportunities that the Barcelona club is his 'house', but also is very happy -and successful- in the Etihad Stadium.