Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has criticized the controversy surrounding the inconsistency of Manchester City and Atletico Madrid's team led by Diego Simeone, and responded to accusations of over-thinking during important Champions League matches.
The English Premier League champions meet the Spanish champions at Al Ittihad Stadium tomorrow, Tuesday, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
While Atlético has become famous for its defensive organization, Manchester City is one of the best teams playing modern, fun football in the world.
However, before facing Simeone for the fourth time in their coaching career, Guardiola defended the Argentine coach's playing style, and said in a press conference today, Monday, "I will not talk for a second about this stupid argument. Anyone trying to win the match. If they win, what they do is right, if we win." What we did is right, the difference will be there."
"After watching Atletico there is a misconception about the way Simeone plays. He attacks more than people think. He doesn't want to take risks while building the attack, but they have quality in the last third. They know exactly how to play. In the moments of the game, these situations are good." Extremely".
Manchester City won eight major domestic trophies in the five seasons in which Guardiola coached the team, but so far the team has not won the Champions League under his leadership, and usually loses due to relying on an unusual tactics or a surprising starting lineup.
The Spanish coach was criticized for overthinking the team's choices, and joked that he would take a different approach in the Atletico match, adding, "In the Champions League I always overthink new plans, and tomorrow you will see a new one. I think a lot and that's why I have great results." Very much in the Champions League.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach added, "It's boring to always play the same way. If people think that I will play Atletico and Liverpool the same way, I don't like it. The times are different, the players are different and their personalities are different. That's why I overthink and come up with naive plans. Tonight I will wait for inspiration and come up with great plans tomorrow, we will play with 12 players."