MIKEL ARTETA DID IT IN HIS PLACE
Guardiola Does not attend to the press conference of Champions League
Published:18/09/2018 - 13:20h
Updated:18/09/2018 - 16:25h
Pep Guardiola drags a sanction of a party in Champions League, by what took the decision that it was Mikel Arteta, his second, the one who gave the press conference of this Tuesday, since the Wednesday will be he in the bench
The trainer of the Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, did not attend this Tuesday to give the previous press conference to the première of the group 'citizen' in the UEFA Champions League 2018-19, but it yielded the leadership to his second trainer, Mikel Arteta.
The technician of Santpedor drags a sanction of a party by the expulsion that suffered in the turn of the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2017-18 against the Liverpool, when Mateu Lahoz decided to throw him of the meeting owing to his reiterated protests. As it will not be able to be present this Wednesday in the bench, believed timely to yield his presence to Arteta also in the previous press conference to the meeting.
The decision of Guardiola of not appearing in front of the media knew during the previous instants to the appearance, and already in her Mikel Arteta resolved all the doubts of the present journalists. In the first place, it stood out clearly to the Real Madrid like the rival to beat in the Champions League, when chaining three consecutive titles.
"Before Cristiano, the Real Madrid also won a lot of Champions"
"The big candidate to the Champions League has to be the Real Madrid. Have something special with this competition, know to manage the better important moments that the others teams. The rest has to centre in arriving to his level", explained Arteta. In spite of not having to Cristiano Ronaldo, thought that the Real Madrid keeps on being the same of fearsome. "Before Christian the Real Madrid also won a lot of Champions. It will be difficult for all".
Arteta Knows that there are a lot of fans that also consider favourite to the Manchester City, but thinks that more than a pressure this has to be a motivation that help to the 'citizens' to play the commitments with more confidence and determination. "That they consider us favourites means that we are doing the things well. It has to be a motivation, no at all of pressure".
Mikel Arteta trusts fully in the Manchester City
"Have a very young team and think that are better prepared that never for the Champions. Tomorrow everything goes back to begin, know last it that it is to play against any team in this competition. I do not think that the investment of money that have done was the reason by which the people considers us candidates. I think that it is by the solidity that have showed in our performances in the league", answered the Basque technician.
The Manchester City will have a complicated ballot in his première against the Olympique of Lyon, although it also has of sufficient staff as to take out the party advance without problems and attain the first victory this campaign in the League of Champions.
