“My full-backs play inside… But I have never seen theirs!”: Guardiola’s praise for Postecoglou’s Tottenham

Last year they won the treble, with the Champions League as the icing on the cake, the ultimate goal, but Pep Guardiola He continues to insist that the Premier League is something else: “It is the most difficult competition to win, every year it gets more complicated“, declared the technician of the Manchester City.

This Sunday they face the Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium. The numerous casualties have diminished the ‘Spurs‘ with three consecutive defeats, but not by chance Ange Postecoglou He won the coach of the month award twice in a row in the English league: “In a very short time, even in the games they haven’t won, they have impressed me a lot with the things they do. How they create chances and how they press. Your team is recognized perfectly“Guardiola said.

And more: “People like Ange Postecoglou make football a better place. I really enjoy watching your teams. I’m not the only one who plays with a forward line. Sometimes my full-backs play inside, but their full-backs are attacking midfielders, I have never seen that before. It’s your idea. I would be very surprised if he changed his style to play against us. Several years ago, in preseason, we played against Yokohama Marinos and I saw things that I said: WOW! How they use the goalkeeper, how the ball is released… We were in preseason and they weren’t, but it surprised me. I have followed him ever sincealso because of how well he did in Glasgow.”

Manchester City has sealed its first position in the Champions League group, but its two draws in a row against Liverpool (1-1) and Chelsea (4-4) have taken away the lead in the league championship and they are one Arsenal point. However, Guardiola has good news: Kovacic it’s back, Stones will enter the call and Nunes He is almost recovered. Guardiola’s message to his fans was clear: “Let them come to the stadium… We are going to have fun!“

Álvaro de Grado is in charge of covering English football information. He was born in Madrid and was a correspondent in Manchester for nine years, where he collaborated with different media, both national

(MARCA, Diario AS, Cadena SER) and international (La Tercera, TUDN, TNT Sports). Currently, along with his work at Relevo, he also comments on Premier League matches on DAZN and covers the Champions League for TNT Sports México. In addition, he is the author of the book “Away Days” by Editorial Panenka, has worked as a football scout for StatsBomb and has been part of the communication team of representation agencies.


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