TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – There was an incident that shocked many television viewers when Manchester City defeat Real Madrid 4-0 by leg both semifinals Liga Champions on Thursday morning WIB, May 18 2023. In one of the moments when Manchester City carried out an attack, the manager Pep Guardiola want to improve position playmaker belgium origin, Kevin De Bruyne.
The Spaniard was unhappy that Real Madrid could counterattack and as a result he wanted to change positions to gain more control. The Belgian, after hearing Guardiola’s instructions, turned towards the bench and shouted “Shut up!” at the coach.
In response to his players’ shouts, Guardiola just laughed at the incident. The Spanish manager admitted that he was happy that the Manchester City players were angry. According to him, the anger of his players is a good thing. “I like the action with Kevin,” said Guardiola in a press conference, Friday, 19 May 2023, as quoted ESPN.
“We yell at each other and I like it. Sometimes it’s a little flat, I like this energy. It’s not the first time. You don’t see but he yells at me in training. This is what we need. After that he is the best,” he said.
City will be crowned champions Premier League this weekend if they beat Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday evening WIB, 20 May 2023. All of that could end 24 hours earlier if Arsenal lost to Nottingham Forest on Saturday night, but Guardiola says he prefers Mikel Arteta’s side to win at the City Ground.
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“In my mind I want to feel we have to win to be champions,” he said. “We can’t control Nottingham. It doesn’t matter what happens in Nottingham, we have to do our job.”
Moving on, Thierry Henry defended De Bruyne…