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Leicester Will Win League, Guardiola Will Struggle At City - Sir Alex Ferguson by Nobody: 5:38pm On Mar 31, 2016 |
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Pep Guardiola
will struggle to replicate the success he
had at Barcelona when he takes charge
of Manchester City.
The current Bayern Munich head coach,
who won 14 major honours in four
seasons at the Camp Nou, is set to
replace Manuel Pellegrini at the Etihad
Stadium at the end of the season.
The former Manchester United manager
admits Guardiola's appointment is a
coup for his former cross-city rivals, with
the Spaniard's tenacious work ethic,
coaching ability and trademark style of
play revered across Europe.
However, speaking exclusively to Sky
Sports, Ferguson fears the demands of
Premier League football may stifle
Guardiola's influence.
"Without question Pep has got a fantastic
work ethic about him, he demands that
from all of his training sessions," he said.
"Anyone who thinks they're not going to
work hard at City won't last long. He has
got great coaching ability, there is no
doubt about that.
"Man City have made a real coup in
getting him but Pep won't find it easy,
English football is not easy.
"Every foreign coach that has come to
England will tell you that. Arsene Wenger
was talking about that a few months
after coming and even Jose Mourinho
was.
"Pep will be a success but I don't think
he'll ever replicate what he did at
Barcelona because that was a high
standard - they were the best."
This season's Premier League campaign
has seen the established clubs'
dominance challenged like never before,
with Leicester City and Tottenham's
surprise emergence as genuine title
contenders.
Ferguson expects a reaction from the so
called 'big clubs' next season, just as he
managed to do in response to successful
campaigns from Blackburn, Arsenal,
Chelsea and City during his tenure at Old
Trafford.
And it is for that reason Ferguson feels
Guardiola is not guaranteed immediate
success at Eastlands.
Pep won’t find it easy, English
football is not easy. There is no
guarantee Man City can win the
league. That’s the beauty of the
Premier League.
Sir Alex Ferguson
"You have to ask what the big clubs are
going to do," he added.
"If you take my time at United, when
Chelsea and Jose came on the scene, in
the first two years they had quick starts,
so I had to accept that challenge.
"That's what you have to do when you're
a big club. Arsenal, Liverpool and the
other clubs have to accept the challenge
when they are not good enough.
"They'll have their own ambitions and
will be desperate to win the league next
season as much as City, so Pep there is
not a guarantee they can win the league.
"That's the beauty of our league. Arsenal,
City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham will
want to do something and now, of
course, Leicester City are there. Who's to
say they can't win it next season?"
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Re: Leicester Will Win League, Guardiola Will Struggle At City - Sir Alex Ferguson by Stanleywaxy(m): 5:52pm On Mar 31, 2016 |
One of the lectures of the game have spoken ! |
Re: Leicester Will Win League, Guardiola Will Struggle At City - Sir Alex Ferguson by Gebbson007(m): 5:57am On Apr 01, 2016 |
1 of d lecturer lol.lecturer way pep finish
no doubt d man his Gud . |
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