“I’m glad I never had him as coach” – Patrice Evra slams Manchester City boss Guardiola for coaching like he is ‘playing on the Playstation’
Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has said that he is not a fan of Pep Guardiola's coaching style at Manchester City.
The 40-year-old was speaking on Amazon Prime Video when he stated his respect for the Manchester City manager but said he gives his players way too many instructions, liking playing on a PlayStation. He said (as per Goal):
"I have a lot of respect for Guardiola but I'm glad I never had him as a coach, because he takes away your responsibilities, I was talking to Clarence [Seedorf], you have the impression that he is playing on the Playstation."
"He tells you everything you need to do. I remember that [Thierry] Henry, for example, when he was at Barcelona, Guardiola told him to stay wide, but Henry came inside to do one-two with [Lionel] Messi, he scored and after the first half Guardiola put him on the bench, he took him out, just because he didn't respect his directives.”
The former France international also stated his belief that the Catalan manager does not appear to have a plan B for when things go wrong.
"So yes a great coach, but you have to be careful when you give so much information.”
“We also saw him on the bench before the [Real Madrid] game, it seems like there are 20 people in his head, his brain is already burning, it's incredible."
Evra continued:
"There is no plan-B. When they are in trouble, what do they do? They look at the bench, they don't take their responsibilities. A coach like Ferguson was not good at tactically, but he said: 'I am the boss, but on the pitch you are'."
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