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 harm disaster that features the absence of Ballon d’Or winner Rodri, a vital setback for the workforce. 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 throughout the Premier League match in opposition to Arsenal, a second that has disrupted Metropolis’s steadiness on the pitch. Guardiola has struggled to discover a substitute, 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 the perfect participant on the planet. Think about at Barcelona when Messi was the perfect 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,” stated Guardiola earlier than the Spurs’ sport.
Guardiola referred to the historic 2009 season when he guided Barcelona to an unprecedented “Sextuple“, successful 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 yr.
The Metropolis boss emphasised that Rodri’s function 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 additionally 4 central defenders. You understand how essential Ruben (Dias) is? And John (Stones) when he’s match? Inform me. And Nathan (Ake) and the opposite ones?,” Guardiola stated, underlining the dimensions of the harm disaster.
Spurs match Guardiola’s worst defeat at house
Guardiola is broadly considered considered one of soccer’s biggest tacticians, famend for his revolutionary methods and trophy-laden tenures at each membership he’s managed. But, important 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 aspect turned simply the second workforce to beat Guardiola with a four-goal margin away from house, with the primary one being Carlo Ancelotti’s Actual Madrid within the 2013-14 Champions League semifinals.
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