GUARDIOLA: BOREDOM INSPIRES MY TACTICAL EVOLUTION
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said boredom has helped inspire him to develop new tactical ideas as he bids to win a fifth straight Premier League crown.
Guardiola, 53, began his ninth season at City last Sunday with a comfortable 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. He said his evolution comes from restlessness, but also from rivals reacting to his ideas.
Asked why he has employed various systems throughout his time at City and at Barcelona and Bayern Munich prior, Guardiola told ESPN Brasil: “It’s because otherwise I get bored. Always doing the same thing for eight years would be very boring. That’s the first thing.
“And secondly, when you do something and it goes well, they [opponents] watch you and create an antidote. If you go too inside, they close in. If we open up the field too much, they’ll open it up more.
READ ALSO :
‘CHELSEA STILL NEED TIME TO LEARN DESPITE FIRST WIN’ – MARESCA
“Anything we do and they respond to us, we have to respond again. The third reason is the players we have. What specific qualities they have and when they adapt best to the way you want to play.”
The Catalan coach added that he never thought he would stay with the reigning champions for this long amid reports that he is considering leaving at the end of his contract, which expires after this season.
“Not in my wildest dreams,” Guardiola said when asked about the length of his tenure. “If we hadn’t won, we wouldn’t be here, it would have changed.”
City’s Premier League campaign continues against Ipswich Town on Saturday.
More Stories
LATEST NEWS: SAUDI CROWN PRINCE COMMENDS TINUBU OVER ECONOMIC REFORMS
The crown prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, has commended President Bola Tinubu over his economic...
TARABA GOVT APPROVES N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has approved N70,000 new minimum wage for workers in Taraba State. The implementation is...
UPDATE: JUSTIN WELBY RESIGNS AS ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY OVER ABUSE SCANDAL
The Archbishop of Canterbury and senior figure of the Church of England, Justin Welby, has resigned over what he described...
PANIC IN EBONYI COMMUNITY OVER ALLEGED THREATS TO KILL 100 RESIDENTS
There is palpable tension in Eguho community in Ishielu Local Government of Ebonyi state following alleged threats by hoodlums to...
PROTESTERS CLASH WITH LASTMA, POLICE OVER DEATH OF MOTORIST IN LAGOS
Pandemonium broke out yesterday, at Super area of Abule-Egba, Lagos, as some youths protesting the death of a motorist, attacked...
JUST IN: ABIA GOVT ANNOUNCES FREE, COMPULSORY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN
Abia State Government has announced free and compulsory education for all children in the state irrespective of their state of...