'Palo' by Pep Guardiola to the Spanish press

To Pep Guardiola wants him or hates him , there is not half inks in this regard and, apparently, a big sector of the Spanish press already has chosen implicitly an edict. The technician, recently awarded like the Best Trainer of the UEFA by his attainments in the Champions League with the Manchester City, also is conscious of this, by what always treats to avoid the clashes with the Spanish means. However, when it confronts to them, although it try to create a cordial environment, always occurs something that finishes generating controversial. In fact, the one of Santpedor has gone back to pronounce regarding the means of his country in an interview with the half British 'BBC Sport', and as it is usual, has not been for elogiarla.

In the conversation, to the current technical director of the 'citizens' has questioned him on if sometimes the questions of the English press irritate him, to what he has answered: "By no means... You have not been in Barcelona", doing reference to the hard and conflictive that has been the Spanish journalism with him from his stage in the City Condal.

Guardiola And his crusade against the Spanish press

It is not the first time that Pep Guardiola criticises to the Spanish press, to which has described as "cruel and wicked" in an interview issued by the program 'Universe Valdano' in 'Movistar+'. Also it has stood out the difference between the form in that it assumes a defeat in England and in Spain, affirming that in the Iberian nation some sector of the media look for to hurt of intentional way and generally attain it.

The 'affection' of the the Spanish journalism, especially the one of the capital, to the exentrenador of the FC Barcelona seems to be mutual. Supposedly, to the sampedorense no have forgiven him two things: in the first place, his hegemonic stage in the Barça, where opacó completely to the Real Madrid in one of the more dominant and successful periods in the history of the Catalan club; and second, his constant defence of the independentism of Catalonia and of the Catalan identity in general.

The Spanish means seem to not to appreciate him a lot neither

When Pep Guardiola won recently the UEFA Champions League, were very few the Spanish means that linked it with this attainment. The majority decided to mention the success in spaces very small and putting in first flat to Rodri, author of the goal of the 'Sky Blues', avoiding any reference to the native of Santpedor, arreciando like this this popular belief associated to that the exentrenador of the Bayern Munich is a species of 'public enemy' for some sector of the media.

A relatively recent example of as it has tempted to the míster 'citizen' to fall in provocations, dates of the semifinals of the League of Champions in the campaign 2021/2022. In that crossing that confronted to the Real Madrid and to the cast mancuniano, in the previous press conference to the duel, did him the unusual question associated to if it would do him the 'corridor of honour' to the square merengue for having won LaLiga. No only it did him the interrogante, but it insisted in the idea, something totally illogical if it considers that they were competing in different tournaments and that is not a common practice.

In the previous press conference to the Athletic-City also took him out statements of context...

Another episode occurred in this same edition of the tournament of clubs more prestigious of Europe, before the clash against the whites, when the Manchester City played against the Athletic of Madrid. As it knows , the team of Diego 'the Cholo' Simeone is used to to be strong in defence. In front of the difficulty to mark goals, Pep Guardiola affirmed: "From the prehistory has been very difficult to attack to a very enclosed defence". These statements were manipulated by the Spanish press, that insinuated that the extécnico of the Barça was calling to the 'colchoneros' a prehistoric "group", generating stir between the fans and the club colchonero. Afterwards, in the duel of turn in front of the 'rojiblancos', the sampedorense decided to answer of sharp way to the questions that made him the Spanish means, which neither was very received and began him to tildar of unkind.

As well as those, are innumerable the chapters of this prolonged 'serial' between the technician of Santpedor and a specific sector of the Spanish journalism, and by what can perceive , seems that they do not go to cease. The success of Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City follows more valid that never, and this small group of the press of his country will follow looking for reasons to criticise it, like this there is every time less sportive arguments to do it.