‘They were just lucky yesterday, some of my best player’s where out cause of injury’ – Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola takes shot at Real Madrid’s manager Ancelotti after Real Madrid Vs Manchester City champions league draw yesterday
After their match against Real Madrid on Tuesday night, Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, continued to maintain his tense relationship with the media.
Guardiola believes that Real Madrid President Florentino Perez might have given more attention to other upgrades, despite the fact that there was discussion of covering the roof at the Santiago Bernabeu in order to reduce the amount of noise.
At the beginning of the match, Guardiola was questioned about whether or not his players would make an effort to provoke Vinicius Junior into receiving a yellow card, which ultimately resulted in his suspension for the second leg. According to Guardiola, this notion did not sit well with him.
Guardiola was questioned once again about the roof after the game, but he moved the attention to the condition of the surface instead of his previous concerns. However, he recognized the amazing stadium and said that he would like to be outside under clear sky.
Nevertheless, he encouraged people to make changes to the condition of the pitch, highlighting how important it is to have a decent playing surface.
In a statement that matched Guardiola’s comments, Rodri Hernandez said that the bad condition of the field had a little impact on Manchester City. However, he emphasized that this was not an excuse for the team’s performance.
There were other reports that stated that the Real Madrid team had similar feelings of dissatisfaction with the condition of the surface. The Bernabeu has been experiencing this problem for a long time, and the restoration work that is taking place around the stadium has made it much worse.
During the time when Guardiola was at Barcelona, it became common practice to think that Real Madrid intentionally kept the grass longer and gave less water in order to slow down the movement of the ball.
Guardiola and Xavi Hernandez were both irritated by this strategy, and it was clear that Guardiola believed that the pitch standards didn’t meet his expectations once again on Tuesday.
