Curious revelation from Gattuso, current coach of Marseille, where Portuguese Vitinha plays
Gattuso, current coach of Marseille, revealed that he became a fan and admirer of Guardiola when he faced Barcelona as a player.
«When I was around 27 or 28 years old we started playing against Barça against Xavi, Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Messi… There was something that happened inside me. We ran for 95 minutes, I ran a marathon in every match against them and touched the ball three or four times. We didn’t understand what was happening to us. I started to get interested, I studied, I looked…», he revealed, in an interview with L’Équipe.
Gattuso trains Vitinha at Marseille (IMAGO / PanoramiC)
The 45-year-old Italian also told a story related to Guardiola, after the Spaniard’s move from Barcelona to Bayern.
“I was at the door of Bayern’s training center for almost three days, waiting to see Guardiola’s car arrive. I hadn’t asked anyone for anything, because I don’t like asking for favors. He recognized me when he passed us, but we had already been there the previous two days. Me and Gigi [seu adjunto] we were freezing to death,” he said.
Gattuso (IMAGO / PanoramiC)
Gattuso has other coaches as a reference, such as Ancelotti, Marcelo Lippi, Walter Smith and Alberto Zaccheroni.
«In training I scream for an hour and a quarter like a jackhammer, but when it’s over I don’t want anyone on my coaching team wandering around the locker room or massage room. I don’t care if they say ‘what an idiot coach’, because I said that many times when I was a player”, he said, also talking about the criticism he received.
«We are not going to change the world. We live in a world of evil because of those I call ‘keyboard lions’, who pour out their hate behind a screen and can destroy you in 10 minutes. You have to have the strength to believe in what you do,” he concluded.
2024-01-06 10:32:00
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