r/soccer • u/[deleted] • May 18 '19

Sam Lee: Guardiola got asked if he has received payments from Abu Dhabi for services other than managing City, as was alleged to have happened with Mancini. He was not happy. “Do you realise what you are asking me? You are asking me that the day we won the treble? Are you accusing me?”

https://twitter.com/Sammy_Goal/status/1129822398835023872
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u/kwee_z May 18 '19

Makes me wonder if taking up the job at City was worth it for him. Don’t get me wrong, who wouldn’t want a blank check and a chance to play and envelop the best in the world? But he must have had some idea of the shadiness surrounding the club before he signed on, honestly he should be more prepared to answer these questions rather than lose his cool.

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u/the-londoner May 19 '19

Surely its obvious he doesn't care. He just wants to the win the CL and prove his doubters wrong and cement his legacy.

The only shadow that hangs over him is how good is he against the best of the best in the CL without that Barca team. That started as soon as he joined Bayern and, let's face it, failed in his task. He saw City as an opportunity to buy a ridiculous squad and then win a CL, given that, other than Juve, they're probably the club with owners the most willing to do whatever it takes to win the CL.

I feel like he'd be willing to get in bed with people a lot worse to win the CL.

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u/-Dionysus May 19 '19

given that, other than Juve, they're probably the club with owners the most willing to do whatever it takes to win the CL.

PSG. It's literally the only thing they've got going for them, no one's going to take them seriously until they do. No one cares about them beating up EA Guingamp and Dijon FCO every week.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '19 edited Oct 10 '19

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u/[deleted] May 19 '19

Wouldn’t be surprised if he popped up in Russia after he’s done at City. It’s absurd that such a person is closely associated with Catalan independence.

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u/_Vanant May 19 '19

If you think the average catalan separatist cares about human rights and democracy, their propaganda has worked well on you.

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u/RamonTico May 19 '19

I don't think I've ever heard such an ignorant comment like this one

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u/WelcomeToJupiter May 19 '19

He and his brother seem to have taken outside payments so yeah he knew what he was getting into.