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When Pep Guardiola stepped down as Manchester City manager at the end of last season, he was told by one of the club's media that he had conducted nearly 1,150 press conferences.
"Why are you leaving? Because of one thousand, one hundred press conferences!" Guardiola joked in reply, an exchange captured in the new Amazon documentary A Beautiful Obsession.
The Catalan was never less than captivating company on those appointments. Sometimes terse, often illuminating, frequently and acidically sarcastic. Most of the time, Guardiola would plant the headline-making statements expertly. Often, the top line of his briefings would be something he felt compelled to get off his chest, regardless of whether it related to the question just asked.
Now and then, he'd land himself in hot water. After a breakthrough 1-0 win at reigning champions Chelsea in September 2017, the City boss was keen not to get ahead of himself. His team would end the season on a record-breaking 100-point tally, but he did not take beating the competition for granted.
#guardiola #sporting #often
When Pep Guardiola stepped down as Manchester City manager at the end of last season, he was told by one of the club's media that he had conducted nearly 1,150 press conferences.
"Why are you leaving? Because of one thousand, one hundred press conferences!" Guardiola joked in reply, an exchange captured in the new Amazon documentary A Beautiful Obsession.
The Catalan was never less than captivating company on those appointments. Sometimes terse, often illuminating, frequently and acidically sarcastic. Most of the time, Guardiola would plant the headline-making statements expertly. Often, the top line of his briefings would be something he felt compelled to get off his chest, regardless of whether it related to the question just asked.
Now and then, he'd land himself in hot water. After a breakthrough 1-0 win at reigning champions Chelsea in September 2017, the City boss was keen not to get ahead of himself. His team would end the season on a record-breaking 100-point tally, but he did not take beating the competition for granted.
#guardiola #sporting #often
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