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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jamie Jackson

Pep Guardiola fires back at Capello’s jibe about making football boring

Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola said Manchester City deserved ‘to be on the sofa, with a glass of wine’, not playing in the Champions League this past week. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters

Pep Guardiola has responded sarcastically to Fabio Capello’s claim that he is arrogant, has “ruined Italian football” and has made the sport boring. The former England coach offered his view of Guardiola to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo this week. On Friday Manchester City’s manager was asked whether he listened to someone of the Italian’s stature in the game.

“I listen to everything that people say about me. Everything. So be careful. I am controlling you,” he said as a joke. “It’s not the first time that Mr Fabio Capello said that. I’m not good enough to win Italian football. Italian football is much, much more important than the way you do it. A big hug from Fabio. A big hug.”

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