The most 'surly' Pep against the Madrid press: 'Master class' of short sentences

Pep Guardiola does not be used to to have verbal clashes with the journalists. Neither it is used to to criticise openly the work of the means, but in the eliminatory of semifinals of the Champions League in front of the Real Madrid the ex technician of the FC Barcelona has changed radically his form to answer to the interrogantes of the Madrilenian press. So much in the previous as in the post split in front of the 'merengues', the míster of Sampedor answered of dry form, appealing to monosyllabic or short sentences.

When attending to the journalist Ricardo Sierra of 'Movistar+' in the mixed zone, Pep answered on the interrogante the party had been as a fight of boxing: "like this it has been". Afterwards, when being consulted on fail them of the team in defensive matter, limited to answer "will try to play a good party in the turn". On how face the turn, the míster alone expressed that "now the important is Leeds, that play us the Premier".

Another of his little usual answers had to see with his forceful attitude during the party, knowing the potential of the Madrid. "They play. The occasions sometimes hit and others fail ", said Guardiola. Besides, Saw it asked him on the feelings to face the party of turn, but the Catalan followed without 'give ball' to the journalist. "I do not know what can happen this week". Finally, on going satisfied with the party sustained: "yes, a lot".

Already in the press conference, the technician of the 'citizens' kept his attitude, by which was questioned on if something in particular bothered him to be like this of 'arisco'. There, Pep went even more sharp: "You ask me, I answer. It is what have done in these 13 years of trainer", affirmed. To his time, the one of Sampedor apologised to the referee by his constant complaints, ay that "the emotions were strong".

Pep will keep his distant deal with the press of Madrid

Except surprise, Guardiola will not change his posture with the press of the Spanish capital for the party of turn the next week in Chamartín. The one of Sampedor considers that his statements after the party of gone of quarter-finals in front of the Athletic (1-0) were taken out of context by the communicators, since desató a controversy because the trainer, supposedly, had described as 'prehistoric' the diagram of two lines of five used by Diego Simeone in the Etihad Stadium.

"Intuíamos That would play 5-3-2, afterwards has adjusted and have put 5-5. In the prehistory, today and in 100.000 years is very difficult to attack a 5-5, is that there are not spaces. They are some teachers defending all together", said after the party. Finally, the City finished advancing thanks to the 0-0 in the turn in Wanda Metropolitan, in a party in where the 'citizens' also finished defending with a lot of players inside his area. Thus, the controversy between Pep and the Madrilenian press will follow alive, at least, during a week more.