A few days ago, Guardiola's remarks about Ukraine received widespread praise, and the outside world commented on his three views and dared to speak out for justice. Earlier, at the pre-match press conference against Sporting Portugal in the Champions League quarter-final, Guardiola once again made a fan-sucking remark when asked about the rejection of Walker's suspension appeal.
When asked by a reporter what he thought of the dismissal of Walker's appeal against his three-game ban, Guardiola had no intention of defending his players, but said bluntly: "He deserves it." The reporter wanted to ask, and then was interrupted by Guardiola: "Kyle Walker should be banned for 3 games, if there is a player who does such a stupid thing, then he deserves 3 games of suspension." I'm sorry, but I gave him a harsh criticism of his behavior this time, and I am still angry with him. ”
Look, this pattern, this boldness, these three views! In our impression, when a reporter asks a question about his player's foul on the court, the manager's answer is usually: "I didn't see it clearly, I need to go back and watch the replay." Or " Or " I don't feel comfortable saying too much about the referee 's decision " and so on . It is rare for a person like Guardiola to directly criticize his players as "deserved".
Let's look back and forth at Walker's red card first. It was the sixth round of the Champions League group stage on 8 December last year, when City played away to RB Leipzig in the 82nd minute of the game, and City fell behind 1-2. Trailing, anxious, and depressed throughout the game, Walker knocked Down Andre Silva directly from behind in a side-side defense. Seat A then stood up and questioned Walker, but was pushed away by the latter.
At that time, the Players in Leipzig angrily surrounded the referee to ask for advice, the manager roared with emotion on the sidelines, the Manchester City players tried to explain to the referee Charle Sandro, and Guardiola sat calmly in the coach's seat, as if all this had nothing to do with him. As you can tell from his speech now, he decided at the time that Walker would definitely get a red card and deserved it. As a result, he didn't have any indication, and when Walker came off, he didn't have any interaction with the other side. After the game, Guardiola chose to criticize Walker harshly in the locker room.
Subsequently, the reporter asked him what he said to Walker. Guardiola said: "He understands very well what the situation is like and there is no need to discuss these details. He's an important player for us, look at how he did against Manchester United. In the game against Leipzig, when we got the qualification, he did that move and he was punished as he deserved. The club appealed, but I disagreed. The club may win 2 suspensions, but he deserves 3 suspensions. ”
From the manager's point of view, Walker is a good player and an important member of the team. But he was stupid for this foul. Because Even if Manchester City loses, they will still qualify as the top of the group stage, and such a foul is completely unnecessary. From the opponent's point of view, Walker's foul this time was reckless and rude. He understood very well how much walker could do to A-seat with this foul. If the kick is directly on the ankle, it is likely to be a broken leg.
Guardiola's remarks were impartial and showed his three views. Many fans have worn him the hat of a "hypocrite" before, but in recent times, Guardiola is a real grandfather!