“Samir Nasri Talks Candidly About Pep Guardiola’s Coaching Style at Manchester City”

Samir Nasri was once one of the top performers at Manchester City – until Pep Guardiola came. The Frenchman now chats out of the box about his former coach.

From 2011 to 2016 Samir Nasri played for Manchester City and during this time won two championship titles and one FA Cup with the Skyblues as an undisputed regular player. With the arrival of star coach Pep Guardiola in the summer of 2016, Nasri’s time with the Cityzens came to an end.

Nasri, who also played for the Gunners, speaks to the French sports daily as part of the Premier League clash between City and Arsenal (4-1). “The Team” candid about Guardiola and offers an insight into the Catalan’s way of running a top team.

«Guardiola is arrogant, but in a good way. He knows that he is the best coach in the world, and he makes that clear to you,” says Nasri, who also describes his ex-coach as a “nice and honest person”. The Frenchman was forced to leave City just weeks after Guardiola’s arrival, first loaned to Sevilla and then sold a year later.

“I had to train alone”

Clearly, Guardiola was less than thrilled with the attacking midfielder’s fitness level. “On the second day of training, Pep called me and yelled at me about my weight,” said Nasri, who came back from the summer holidays overweight.

The then 29-year-old did not want to put up with the loud choice of words and returned it. “Speak quieter, don’t yell at me, I’m not a child anymore,” he is said to have told his coach. Nasri explained to Guardiola that he had had a difficult season with a serious injury and had problems in his private life too.

Guardiola is said to have apologized. However, there was no future for Nasri in the City star ensemble: “If you weighed 2.5 kilograms too much with Guardiola, you were not allowed to train with the group, so I trained alone. That was the problem, »said Nasri, who ended his career in 2021. “He told me that I was a waste of a player.”

Sex tips for soccer stars

Before Nasri left, Guardiola is said to have given the group sex tips. “When we had a day off, Pep would tell us that anyone who wanted to have sex should do it before midnight. After all, we all need a good amount of sleep,” recalls the now 35-year-old. “He said he advised Lionel Messi and he hasn’t had a muscle injury since.”