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OneFootball¡9 June 2023
đŁ Pep on UCL favourites tag, lessons from 2021, Inter and Haaland

OneFootball
OneFootball¡9 June 2023
Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media in Istanbul ahead of Manchester Cityâs Champions League final against Inter.
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Here is what he has had to sayâŚ
âItâs absolutely a dream. Absolutely. To achieve things always have to have the correct portion of obsession, desire. Obsession is a positive word. Itâs a dream for all of us.â
âWe know how important the competition is. I donât control what people have an opinion about, we just focus on what we have to do. I saw as many Inter games to see what we have to do.
âIn the end, itâs a football game. The team who performs better over 95 minutes will win. Over history, Inter are bigger than us. Itâs not important. Important is tomorrow at 10 pm Istanbul time we give the best performance possible.â
âFor the way they play, high pressing, Onana is a great goalkeeper, the processes, Bastoni on the left side. The quality to link with the strikers, the ability for an extra pass.
âWe have to try to defend, I donât know how, but defend these connections. With the ball, try to attack. Difficult against five at the back, we will try to find a solution to be more effective.â
âI would like to tell you the lessons but I donât know. Itâs a different game, two years, different players. Two seasons ago, what we planned was to try to have a good game versus Chelsea. It didnât work, people say the decision was wrong.
âI have a plan tomorrow. If we have success [it] will be good. We are ready, the players will give everything, knowing and respecting the opponents. Go for it.â
âIâm not here to discuss the average for Haaland scoring goals. If you have doubts about that, you are the only person. I donât have doubts, tomorrow he will be ready to help us win the Champions League.
â[How to be a good coach?] Have good players⌠I had [Lionel] Messi in the past and [Erling] Haaland now. I am not joking.â
âIt is a day to celebrate. Inter fans, City fans, a day to be happy. Celebrate being here. Finish, what happens in the past is the past. Itâs an incredible competition, UEFA organise it, and we support unconditionally what theyâre doing. We arenât going to boo again and have fun.â