Friday, November 29

Guardiola's father: “I would not like my son to lead the National Team”

Padre de Guardiola: “No me gustaría que mi hijo dirigiera la Selección”

The coach is having a great time with Manchester City and his father is proud.

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Joan Camargo

Valentí Guardiola, father of the coach Pep Guardiola , spoke about his son’s good run after he qualified for the final of the Champions League with Manchester City .

direct the Spanish National Team , I think not. I am nobody to say what it has to be, because it will be about to be fulfilled 50 years and knows what is good for him and what is not good for him to do, “said Valentí in an interview with Radio Villa Trinidad.

EXCLUSIVE🔴Valentí Guardiola, in @ SuperDeporRadio

🗣️ “I don’t want Pep to direct the Spanish National Team. Now, to go back to Barcelona as a coach or as a person who gives advice that did not rule it out, but not the Spanish National Team “💣

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Regarding the supposed return of the coach to Barcelona, ​​he stated that “ to return to B arcelona as a coach or as a person who gives advice that did not rule it out , but the Spanish National Team doubt it “.

Guardiola’s father also dared to fantasize about the idea of ​​Pep beating Madrid. “To win this Champions League it would be a very great satisfaction and you know that I would like the final to have been with Real Madrid. So that both of them could play and that the final was with Madrid. Let’s see if he could beat Real Madrid. I would hope that Manchester would beat him. ”

“I never touched a ball in my life. I used to 10 hours a day to learn to be a bricklayer. As soon as I got home I would go to sleep, but since we wanted to see my son happy we had to give him a ball, his only toy “.

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In relation to the possible meeting between Guardiola and Messi indicated, “I just want my son to continue what he is doing as he is now and that he is doing very well. It will be up to him if he can meet Messi again. I am nobody to say what to do or what I would like to see happen.