by Zoe » Fri May 20, 2016 12:04 pm
Thomas Müller "I find it crude and inconsiderate that people blame Pep for not winning the Champions League"
Müller "It seems those who do that haven’t been paying attention for the whole 3 years and not seen how we've developed and played football"
Emre Can "At Bayern, I had a pre-season with him Guardiola. I am very thankful to him" [Telegraph]
Emre Can "I asked Pep: ‘What do you think next season for me? Do you think I will get a lot of game-time?"
Emre Can "Pep was very honest with me and said ‘I can’t promise you will have 20-30 games. You are young, you have to prove yourself’"
Jerome Boateng "We all were a bit disappointed when it was clear that Guardiola leave us" [Kicker]
Jerome Boateng "I don't know the reasons for Guardiola's decision. We never talked about it"
Jerome Boateng "Maybe the English league tempted Pep because it's allegedly harder to win"
Jerome Boateng "...but, with all due respect for Leicester's performance, they would not have finished top of the Bundesliga."
erome Boateng "At Manchester City, where I played in the 2010-2011 season, a totally different world than at Bayern awaits Pep."
Jerome Boateng "City is a club with a lot of money but not as well organised as Bayern and not with the structure we have here in all areas"
Jerome Boateng "From a footballing and tactical point of view, a lot will stay from Pep, not only for me but for all of the team" [Kicker]
Jerome Boateng "We have learnt a lot from Pep in the past three years. I have become a better player in that period of time."
Jerome Boateng "As a person, Guardiola is more reserved, more withdrawn, but you can talk football with him all day and all night."
Jerome Boateng "Pep is always busy with tactics and the next opponent."
Jerome Boateng "Pep's contract situation was a major issue this season — in the public, not in the team" [Kicker]
Jerome Boateng "It was an indicator for me that Pep would leave when the decision was pushed back again and again, and it happened."
Jerome Boateng "It maybe was a bit unfortunate that the coach did not inform the team personally before he left for the Christmas holidays"
Thierry Henry "Pep wants to dominate everything" [Sky]
Thierry Henry "Pep wants to dominate possession, he wants to dominate games"
Thierry Henry "Pep wants to know what's happening in the dressing room, he wants to know what you're eating, where you are going"
Henry "Pep wants to control everything. That's how I know the guy and that's what he will try to do at Man City."
Thierry Henry "Unfortunately Pep didn't have the opportunity to win the Champions League at Bayern"
Thierry Henry "We are talking about a guy who when he doesn't win the Champions League it seems like it's failure."
Aguero (Man City): "Leo told me Guardiola is impressive and other players with whom I have spoken have said the same."