CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Manchester City-Atletico: Guardiola wary of “offensive” Simeone
Pep Guardiola says the debate regarding the contrasting styles of his Manchester City side and Diego Simeone’s Atlético “is stupid”.
“I’m not going to talk one second about this stupid debate,” Guardiola said at Monday’s pre-match news conference.
“Everyone tries to win the game. If they win they are right, if we win we are right. It’s for the players, the difference will be there. Honestly, not one second.
“After watching Atletico there is a misconception, wrong, about the way Simeone plays. It’s more offensive than people believe.
“He doesn’t want to take a risk in the build up but they have quality in the final third. They know exactly how to play. In the moments of the game, these situations are really good.”
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