4 minutes agoGuardiola: This Liverpool is the hardest team I've ever encountered.
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola insists that the Liverpool of Jurgen Klep in 2019 and 2020 are the strongest opponents he has ever faced as coach. Klopp is the only manager who has beaten the Catalonas more times than he lost, with Red coach winning nine of the 19 meetings [...]
Klopp is the only manager who has beaten the Catalonas more times than he's lost, with Red coach winning nine of their 19 meetings and Guardilla only eight, while he has not won any of their five clashes in Anfield.
After a fierce competition in the 2018-19 season when City defeated their rivals in the Premier League by just one point, Liverpool won easily this year to secure their first title in 30 years.
The most difficult opponent I've ever faced in my career is this Liverpool from last year and this year's”, Guardillo has originally said about DAZN.
If you let yourself be dominated, they lock you in the area and you cannot escape. When you rule them, they run into space like nobody else. They're too fast going back. They're very strong in strategy. Their players have great mental strength. Clopp is the rival that has made me think of how to beat it more”.
Guardilla had a fierce rivalry with former Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho during his time with Barcelona, but he appreciates the current Premier League champions as the best team he's ever faced.
I've always said that Real Madrid is a very strong team in my career, they helped me to become a better coach with severe matches and racing with Jose Mourinho, Manuel Pellegrin, and all the trainers they had”.
If you ask me who was my most difficult rival to face, it was Liverpool. In my early years in England, Liverpool was slightly weaker than he was now, and Real Madrid was stronger. Now, this Liverpool is the hardest I've ever encountered in my” training career, City coach concluded.
