Pep Guardiola: Manchester City boss’ failure to communicate with players revealed by former Bayern Munich star
Spaniard famously gives some footballers the cold shoulder and has been criticised for keeping his distance
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THE reason behind Pep Guardiola’s lack of communication with his players has finally been revealed.
The Manchester City boss has been accused numerous times of failing to talk to sidelined stars at former clubs Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic famously blasted Guardiola for being a ‘coward’ after the pair fell out at the Nou Camp.
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While Franck Ribery claims he was practically ignored by the Spaniard while he was injured at Bayern.
Yaya Toure is the latest ace to be frozen out by Guardiola, but one former player reckons he knows why the tactician can be so cold.
Medhi Benatia spent two years at the Allianz Arena under Guardiola, and believes bad experiences with players at Barcelona shaped the manager’s outlook on relationships with those around him.
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Benatia, now playing at Juventus under Max Allegri, told print edition: “They [Guardiola and Allegri] want you to play, be aggressive, to have the ball.
“Temperamentally they are different. Allegri is closer to the players, Guardiola does not communicate.
“He explained why to me once: he was disappointed by his relationship with some players at Barcelona, so he told me, ‘I just do my job – the coach’s’.”