PEP GUARDIOLA has been accused of failing in Europe again as he always wants to do something “special”.
Guardiola, who has not won the Champions League since 2011 with Barcelona, guided Manchester City to the quarter-finals this year.
Pep Guardiola has been accused of failing in Europe again as he always wants to do something ‘special’
But they were shocked by Lyon, who went on to be knocked out by eventual winners Bayern Munich.
Bayern legend Lothar Matthaus was not surprised by City’s shortcoming having labelled Guardiola and his tactics “egocentric”.
Matthaus told Bild: “With Pep Guardiola I have the feeling that he always wants to do something special in big games,.
“Barcelona had a DNA, a system he pulled through. Pep was successful there.
“With Bayern and City, he tried it over and over again with changes and failed again and again.
“He always wanted to show that he could do even better. I would like to tell him: Pep, you are a giant trainer – but please keep your system!
“I would describe it as egocentric. That’s a harsh word, but it is due to what he did.
“At Bayern, Robert Lewandowski even had to play left-wing once. That did not work out at all.”
Bayern legend Lothar Matthaus was not surprised by City’s shortcoming
Guardiola won three consecutive Bundesliga titles with Bayern, before moving to City.
Despite two Premier League winners medals and £700million spent at the Etihad, Champions League success has so far eluded the Spaniard.
He reverted from a 4-3-3 formation that beat Real Madrid to a three-man defence with wing backs against Lyon.
But it backfired as they were beaten 3-1 with two late Moussa Dembele goals sealing City’s fait.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
