Joao Cancelo appears to fire ANOTHER shot at Pep Guardiola ahead of Man City reunion
Joao Cancelo fires another shot at Pep Guardiola just hours before his return to Man City. He insists he agrees with Bayern’s “principles” and that his coaches are “very professional”.
Joao Cancelo appears to have fired another shot at Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola ahead of the pair’s reunion on Tuesday night.
Bayern Munich travel to the Etihad, with Cancelo eligible to face his parent club despite being loaned to Manchester City for the rest of the season.
The Portugal international temporarily departed during the January transfer window after Sportsmail revealed his relationship with Guardiola fizzled after a failure on the training ground.
In conversation with Bayern Munich Youtube ChannelCancelo seems to have taken aim at his former manager at Man City when he praised Bayern’s coaching staff and discussed their principles.
“Bayern Munich is a club that values discipline,” he said. Bayern’s employees are very professional – and I agree with these principles.’
Pep Guardiola allowed Joao Cancelo to leave Manchester City on loan in January
The Portugal international joined Bayern Munich for the remainder of the 2022/23 season
The defender continued to emphasize his desire to beat his parent club in the quarter-finals of the Champions League before outlining the differences between life in Germany and England.
“I’m a very competitive player and I don’t like to lose,” he continued. “I never give up, it sums up who I am.
Discipline too, because I am a professional and hard-working footballer with a strong personality.
“The Premier League is very competitive, with both physically and technically strong players. But the Bundesliga certainly surprised me with organized teams and good players.
Guardiola’s relationship with Cancelo reportedly broke down before he was allowed to leave
Guardiola hopes to beat his old club Bayern Munich to progress to the semi-finals
“Maybe the Premier League has a bit more intensity, but I think overall they’re pretty similar.”
Man City host the Bundesliga leaders in the first leg of the quarter-final of the Champions League at the Etihad tonight in what promises to be one of the most exciting encounters in the competition to date.
While Cancelo takes on his parent side, Guardiola takes on his former club after spending three years in Germany from 2013 where he failed to lift the Champions League trophy.
The winner of the tie knows they are likely to be the favorites to lift the trophy and will face either Chelsea or Real Madrid in the semi-finals if they go through.
This could lead to a reunion between newly appointed Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel and his former club Chelsea.
But first Cancelo must prevail against Guardiola’s Man City and prove them wrong for letting him go in the January transfer window.