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Pep Guardiola locked himself in his office after the 1-1 draw with Everton in August 2017, and said he did not want to see anybody. Txiki Begiristain described that day as ‘dreadful’. Pep's wife, children or even close friend Ronald Koeman were able to see him.
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak was there and told Pep Guardiola: “You’re our man. There’s no one else. Don’t worry.”
Khaldoon Al Mubarak on the 1-1 draw with Everton in August 2017: “That evening was a tense and difficult moment but it would spawn thousands of wonderful ones. When you set out to do something so difficult and ambitious, the joy and stress go hand in hand.”
Pep Guardiola has revealed he had finished a round of golf and was stuck in traffic when his son Marius told him that West Brom had won at Old Trafford - handing City the Premier League title. Pep's first phone call was to the chairman who had supported him.
Pep Guardiola: “I thanked Khaldoon, even when things looked bad. I know Khaldoon very well and he knows I’d step aside if things weren’t going to plan. I’ll give everything to avoid that happening and make every effort to move things forward. No coasting.”
Txiki Begiristain: “It was the way Khaldoon talked to him that night [1-1 draw vs Everton, 2017], he showed how much confidence he had in us. It had been a dreadful day. We’d been the better team but hadn’t got the result and everyone was feeling a bit shaken..."
Txiki Begiristain: “Khaldoon told Pep he knew it wasn’t easy, but he had complete faith... He said that there was no other way for the club to proceed. Only the Guardiola way. What Pep needed to hear? Of course. But he said it with such conviction..."
In a new book called 'Pep's City - the making of a superteam', Pep Guardiola is said to have surprised everyone, even his wife, by signing a new three-year deal at City. A desire to lead the club to a first ever UCL final is the driving force behind his extension.
Pep Guardiola on his relationship with the Manchester City hierarchy after putting pen-to-paper: “It’s rare for things to be this healthy.” [via @SunMartinB]
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak was there and told Pep Guardiola: “You’re our man. There’s no one else. Don’t worry.”
Khaldoon Al Mubarak on the 1-1 draw with Everton in August 2017: “That evening was a tense and difficult moment but it would spawn thousands of wonderful ones. When you set out to do something so difficult and ambitious, the joy and stress go hand in hand.”
Pep Guardiola has revealed he had finished a round of golf and was stuck in traffic when his son Marius told him that West Brom had won at Old Trafford - handing City the Premier League title. Pep's first phone call was to the chairman who had supported him.
Pep Guardiola: “I thanked Khaldoon, even when things looked bad. I know Khaldoon very well and he knows I’d step aside if things weren’t going to plan. I’ll give everything to avoid that happening and make every effort to move things forward. No coasting.”
Txiki Begiristain: “It was the way Khaldoon talked to him that night [1-1 draw vs Everton, 2017], he showed how much confidence he had in us. It had been a dreadful day. We’d been the better team but hadn’t got the result and everyone was feeling a bit shaken..."
Txiki Begiristain: “Khaldoon told Pep he knew it wasn’t easy, but he had complete faith... He said that there was no other way for the club to proceed. Only the Guardiola way. What Pep needed to hear? Of course. But he said it with such conviction..."
In a new book called 'Pep's City - the making of a superteam', Pep Guardiola is said to have surprised everyone, even his wife, by signing a new three-year deal at City. A desire to lead the club to a first ever UCL final is the driving force behind his extension.
Pep Guardiola on his relationship with the Manchester City hierarchy after putting pen-to-paper: “It’s rare for things to be this healthy.” [via @SunMartinB]