Present at a press conference on Monday, Pep Guardiola was asked about Jürgen Klopp's criticisms against the Club World Cup. If he understood the positioning of the current director of Red Bull football, the Citizens coach, however, shared his pride in participating in the new format of the tournament, and his desire to go to the end of the competition. “Many teams complain but if they were here, they would be happy”notably indicated the Spanish. However, Guardiola too has been worried about the future consequences of such a competition organized in the middle of summer.
“Perhaps in November, December or January, it will be a disaster, that the team will be exhausted because of the World Cup. I don't know, this is the first time it happens ”continued the ex-Bayern coach before returning to his fight to lighten the calendars. “We fought a lot in England, but also during UEFA meetings, especially when we discussed the Calendar of the Premier League and the way of adding quality, giving more rest to coaches and players. His comments did not surprise me much ”.
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