On his second visit this season to the Santiago Bernabéu, Pep Guardiola They asked him at a press conference if he had any advice for the white coach, as he already did when he told Xabi Alonso to “piss with his own way.” The one from Santpedor has been blunt in avoiding the recommendation.
“We have never met. Advice should be given to the people you know. I do have a relationship with Xabi Alonso because we met in Munich, but I have no relationship with Álvaro (Arbeloa),” he said.
“It’s the first time I’ve played against Álvaro. We know each other well. There are some adjustments we have to make, but no, there will be no surprises,” he said.
Like every time he visits the Real Madrid coliseum, Guardiola has seemed happy and has even joked about Mbappe’s trip to Paris while clarifying that in all teams there are players who travel to their countries when they are injured: “Is my opinion important? Really? According to the information, apparently he was not alone. These things also happen in our club.”
“They have casualties, Madrid is always Madrid. There are only nuances. For many theories, it depends on the players,” he added when analyzing the current Real Madrid.
On the other hand, he responded to the Real Madrid coach, who assured in his morning press conference that he expected “some surprise” from Pep. Furthermore, he assured that “Madrid is always Madrid” and that he only finds “nuances” between Xabi’s and Arbeloa’s since football “depends on the players.”
A tie between Manchester City and Real Madrid in which Pep was confident that his team is in a better moment than last season, when it fell in the preliminary phase to the round of 16 of the Champions League. “Until next Tuesday we won’t know about the result of the tie. It was uneven last year. In terms of spirit, injuries and the game, we were doing poorly. I’m not going to be the one who belittles this club.”he declared.
“I can’t hold on to how Madrid is. I’ve seen them, but I’m not in their reality. I want to hold on to who we are, I have no other choice. It’s been many times already, but they treat us well here,” he added.
