The Spaniard filmed himself in a full-time respectful hug with the Argentine and struggled to find the words to describe the contest.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed that he had trouble answering a question asked by Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa after their 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Saturday.
Despite Raheem Sterling’s opening game in the 17th minute, Guardiola’s team failed to close out the match with Rodrigo scoring the second half equalizer for Leeds.
City had to pay to splurge in the final third as they made only two of their 23 shots on target. Leeds also outscored Guardiola’s team in possession and passing as they continue to show they can compete at the top flight this season.
Guardiola and Bielsa exchanged a hug after the full-time whistle blew and the latter was eager to hear his counterpart’s thoughts on the game, something the City manager struggled to produce so quickly.
“He said ‘What is your opinion on the game?’ And I said ‘After a second I can’t analyze the game!’ Guardiola said Sky sports After the match.
“Maybe he’s smarter than me! I’m not. I need time to process how the game went, but you know I said that I thought it was a good game, that it was fair and so the result was the result.”
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Speaking later, Guardiola would pay tribute to Bielsa’s side for not shying away from the contest.
“The approach was incredible and it is good to face a team like Leeds because they want to win, as they did with Liverpool. It is incredibly entertaining and interesting football for the fans,” Guardiola told the BBC. Match of the day.
“It was an entertaining game for everyone. I am incredibly proud of these players who enjoy football and come to this country and play for many years at a high level. This is their first preseason together, we couldn’t do it more.” because the rival was as good as all Marcelo Bielsa’s teams “.
Bielsa himself admitted that his team was second best for much of the game, but he managed to engineer moments of dominance that were ultimately rewarded.
“The beginning and the end were with City and the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half were a little better for us,” Bielsa said.
“For them, being superior to us is quite easy for them, it does not require much effort, while for us it is necessary to go to the limit to be at their level.
“We couldn’t take the ball from them and they were taking it from us very easily. We did it with a lot of effort, a lot of aggression to get the ball back and our confidence in our game grew.”
“It would not have been fair if we had won the match, it would have been possible, but not fair.”
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