The Spaniard meets his former club

For Arjen Robben, this can be compared with a hand kissed. A short chat with members of the functional team is presented here. Once when Bayern had just finished their training session at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Pep Guardiola with his team Manchester City took the field. Shift turnover. Two days later at 19 o’clock local time, Bayern saw the ex-coach on the field again.

The former Bayern coach forbade questions asked in German, in advance, referring yet to his position in his former club (2013 – 2016). "I still have many friends in Munich, and it was a great experience, not only for me but also for my family."

It is an honour for me to have once been Bayern coach. "I remember the day when they phoned me, I just thought: Wow." He still owns an apartment in Munich. "The club's dream is to win the Champions League. We were close to it, especially against Atletico Madrid last year. But when I look back on, everything is always positive," said Guardiola.

Praise for Kovac

Guardiola canned honourable words for Bayern coach Niko Kovac, whom he had invited for a conversation during the training camp in Qatar in 2016. "I am sure Bayern will have a good season; he knows the club, he knows the mentality, they will be happy with him and will succeed."

The coach did not want to comment much on his player Leroy Sane’s omission from the German World Cup squad: "I never judge my colleagues. I do not know what happened. When Leroy is in good shape, his performance is accordingly great. There is a new opportunity in two years – the European Championship, in four years – the next World Cup. Sports life never stops."

“So what should a tendency for the football played in the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga or Serie A be?”  (Pep Guardiola about possible conclusions regarding the World Cup)

And the World Cup? "I think that it is a mistake to speak about any tendencies derived from the World Cup. This is a tournament that takes place every four years and lasts for a month. So what should a tendency for the football played in the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga or Serie A be?" Leaving the press conference, he greeted Bayern colleagues one more time, and then he went back to his team. Guardiola has always felt most comfortable there.

Source: kicker