Guardiola Talks about De Bruyne’s Screaming Incident and Haaland’s Record-breaking Performance

Written by: Nourhan Taman

Friday, May 19, 2023 04:48 PM

Guardiola said, in the pre-match press conference, De Bruyne and I yell at each other all the time. It’s emotional before anything, and we want to let out the energy inside of us“.

He added with a laugh, “You saw what happened on the field, but you don’t see how many times he yelled at me during training.”

And the Belgian Kevin De Bruyne, a star in the middle of the team, entered Manchester CityIn an argument with his coach, Pep Guardiola, during the events of the second half against Real Madrid, in the match that brought them together on Wednesday, which ended with the “Citizens” winning 4-0 and qualifying for the Champions League final.

And according to what was published by French radio “Radio Monte Carlo”, Man City coach Pep Guardiola shouted at his Belgian player Kevin De Bruyne during one of the balls in the second half, telling him to “pass the ball”, so De Bruyne replied to him: “Shut up.. shut up.”

And Pep continued, “Nathan Ake trained with us yesterday, and he is in good health. As for De Bruyne, he started moving, but he did not train with the team. We have another training today and we will see his position.”

And about Erling Haaland, who broke Mohamed Salah’s record as the most goals-scoring player in the history of the English Premier League, Guardiola said, “It is good for Haaland and the team to break the record for the most scoring in one season. Perhaps someone will come and break it one day, but I think Haaland will score more goals.” Premier League until the end of this season.

Guardiola spoke about the pressure of the matches, saying, “I am very mentally exhausted, and we have 5 weeks left for sure. We fight to extend the period for 7 weeks. We have been playing with this schedule of matches for 6 or 7 years. We are used to it. This is the best way to live.”

And he continued, “If the player is tired, then another player will take his place, but we do not suffer from fatigue. When you have positive thoughts, you do not feel tired. There are 6 matches left and we have to recover and continue.”

Guardiola confirmed that he did not look at the outcome of the Arsenal-Chelsea match.

He concluded his remarks, saying, “West Ham is one of the best teams that take free kicks. They scored 3 goals against Crystal Palace. It is a team that has weapons. I have no doubt about that. Anything can happen in the match.”