Pep, on the styles: "I will not fall into stupid debates, we all want to win"

Although the Manchester City has a formidable staff and one of the best trainers of the world, the League of Champions continues doing elusive for the 'sky blues', that the past year remained very near to do with his first orejona, but finished falling in front of Chelsea in the third final in the history of the Champions contested between two English teams.

The one of Santpedor, contrary to the common of the opinions on the style of game of the Athletic, has recognised that it is a team that generates danger: "The Athletic does not shut . They come you to look for, if you sink them and salts well put backwards, his forwards joint with the half and expect to the transitions to run, but do not shut . If they can they go you to tighten from time inmemoriales. If you do well the process, sink them. But to them and to all. The same you see them more and I am mistaken, but are my feelings".

"I did not invent the football. What do already did it the prehistoric"

Likewise, it has desestimado load against the philosophy of his homologous in the Madrilenian team, Diego Pablo Simeone: "brilliant Football against defensive football? I do not go to speak neither a second of these stupid debates. All look for a form to win. If he achieves it, his will be the correct, and if I attain it I, will have hit. I do not know what is this to play ugly. I do not judge to the opponents. There is a wrong conception of how plays the Athletic. They are more offensive of what the people thinks. They do not take a lot of risks to the hour to take out the ball, but when they arrive to our field will show the quality that have his players".

Guardiola elogia To the Athletic

For the míster, the rojiblancos will not be an easy rival: "it Is a joy be here each season. Arrive in April and May to struggle by the titles means that we have done it very well. The Athletic is the champion of the league that more champions has this competition in the last years. It loves me his consistency. They are a team that has won twice in the last years to the dominadores of the Spanish league, Barcelona and Real Madrid. They have struggled for that. it Is a team that has the skill to deny you what are".

Also it has remembered varied of his clashes with the Atleti when it directed to the Barça: Now we are of venues, in an eliminatory play in the two fields. Never I have been in Wanda but imagine the environment that there will be. I think that they play depending on the moments, tighten, repliegan.. We have to be ready, in the Camp Nou losing did us hand manually in the exit of the balloon. Have a lot of ways, is a very rich team tácticamente. Now we have to think what do to touch them a bit the noses".

Of equal way, has not wanted to be part of the comparisons with other trainers, as those who today are to the control of the Barcelona or the Athletic: "Ask him to Xavi, am not here to speak of the opinion of Xavi or of Simeone. All the opponents are difficult to these heights of the competition. Each team has a particular form to play, it is necessary to adapt and adjust pieces".

Only it considers a good trainer

Pep has desmarcado of those who see him like a species of 'guru of the football': "it would like Me give you the reason, but I did not invent the football. What do already did it the prehistoric. Never I have done a goal neither have stopped a penalti. Ojalá Was so important. But I am a very good trainer. What did in the Barça, Bayern... They did it Cruyff and Rexach in the Barça".

It warns that the role of a trainer is used to to be limited and that the leadership is of the footballers: "I have not invented at all, am a visionario when I win and when I lose says 'What believes this uncle!' Have some ideas by my players, but ojalá could give a pass as it gave one thousand years ago. The game belongs to the players. Here we are to throw a hand".