Pep Guardiola makes comparability between Messi and Rodri amid Manchester Metropolis damage disaster - Foot & Soccer*.*
Pep Guardiola makes comparability between Messi and Rodri amid Manchester Metropolis damage disaster

Pep Guardiola makes comparability between Messi and Rodri amid Manchester Metropolis damage disaster

Manchester Metropolis’s 4-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur within the Premier League has intensified Pep Guardiola’s hardest spell in his managerial profession. The membership is grappling with an damage disaster that features the absence of Ballon d’Or winner Rodri, a essential setback for the staff. Reflecting on Rodri’s significance, Guardiola drew a daring comparability between the Spanish midfielder and Lionel Messi throughout his time at Barcelona.

Rodri sustained an ACL tear through the Premier League match towards Arsenal, a second that has disrupted Metropolis’s steadiness on the pitch. Guardiola has struggled to discover a alternative, both in personnel or system, resulting in poor outcomes. Addressing Rodri’s absence, the Metropolis boss likened it to Messi’s irreplaceable affect at Barcelona.

Individuals discuss with out Rodri and naturally we miss him, he’s one of the best participant on this planet. Think about at Barcelona when Messi was one of the best participant. With out him, that season (2008-09), would I’ve received the treble? I don’t win the treble. Win six trophies with out Messi? I don’t win six,” mentioned Guardiola earlier than the Spurs’ recreation.

Guardiola referred to the historic 2009 season when he guided Barcelona to an unprecedented “Sextuple, profitable La Liga, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Tremendous Cup, and FIFA Membership World Cup. It was a feat that cemented Barcelona as the primary one to realize such factor, and Guardiola as the primary coach to win 6 trophies in a calendar 12 months.

The Metropolis boss emphasised that Rodri’s position in Manchester Metropolis is as pivotal as Messi’s was at Barcelona. He additionally highlighted the compounding challenges of different key accidents. “Rodri is out, but in addition 4 central defenders. You understand how necessary Ruben (Dias) is? And John (Stones) when he’s match? Inform me. And Nathan (Ake) and the opposite ones?,” Guardiola mentioned, underlining the size of the damage disaster.

Spurs match Guardiola’s worst defeat at dwelling

Guardiola is broadly thought to be considered one of soccer’s best tacticians, famend for his modern methods and trophy-laden tenures at each membership he’s managed. But, vital defeats in Guardiola’s profession are uncommon, making Tottenham’s emphatic win all of the extra hanging.

The 4-0 loss to Spurs on the Etihad Stadium matched a historic milestone of defeat in Guardiola’s profession. Ange Postecoglou’s facet turned simply the second staff to beat Guardiola with a four-goal margin away from dwelling, with the primary one being Carlo Ancelotti’s Actual Madrid within the 2013-14 Champions League semifinals.

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