Pep Guardiola’s trigger point showed itself in those post-match interviews. All Premier League Man has to do to rile Manchester City’s manager is tell him: “Look mate, loved your work at Barcelona, but that stuff won’t work here.”
Guardiola’s passive-aggressive answers to BBC, Sky and the written press questions after City’s 2-1 win over Burnley revealed deep resentment at the way he is viewed in English football. Or rather, the way he thinks he is viewed. It also broke Sir Alex Ferguson’s golden rule of never betraying vulnerability to the media. “All the people show me how difficult it is in this league,” Guardiola said, exuding sarcasm. “Thank you for that.”
English condescension, though, is not his most pressing problem. Anyone with Premier League knowledge could have told him the locals would bang on about set-pieces, fixture congestion and physicality. But his obvious fury at being...
Pep Guardiola's passive-aggressive replies are not the only problem: he's losing the battle with Jose Mourinho
Pep Guardiola’s trigger point showed itself in those post-match interviews. All Premier League Man has to do to rile Manchester City’s manager is tell him: “Look mate, loved your work at Barcelona, but that stuff won’t work here.”
Guardiola’s passive-aggressive answers to BBC, Sky and the written press questions after City’s 2-1 win over Burnley revealed deep resentment at the way he is viewed in English football. Or rather, the way he thinks he is viewed. It also broke Sir Alex Ferguson’s golden rule of never betraying vulnerability to the media. “All the people show me how difficult it is in this league,” Guardiola said, exuding sarcasm. “Thank you for that.”
English condescension, though, is not his most pressing problem. Anyone with Premier League knowledge could have told him the locals would bang on about set-pieces, fixture congestion and physicality. But his obvious fury at being...
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