Pep Guardiolacoach of Manchester City And one of the most laureate technicians of the last five years, He has revealed the name of his hardest rival these years.
“He always gave me headaches. I have never had a rival to dedicate so many afternoons and nights, in the company of my technical team, trying to see how to stop it … there were times when I thought: 'I have achieved it', and the next day I destroyed me,” said the Spanish coach in a Video emitted during a UEFA Pro License Course.
That rival with which Guardiola spent “days trying how to stop them” is Jürgen Klopp and his Liverpoolthat the German coach directed from 2016 to 2024.
In his years at the head of Liverpool the German, which is currently if he teams and works as Football Director for Red Bull, he won a Premier League, a FA Cup, two glasses of the League, a European Super Cup, a Community Shield and a Club World Cup.
Those three or four league titles that we won against Jürgen Klopp are the greatest success we have achieved due to the impressive level … I have never faced a harder rival
“Klopp Liverpool was the biggest challenge of my career as a coach”Guardiola acknowledged.
On the Liverpool of Klopp the Spanish coach stressed that “they were, by far, the most difficult opponent for his style of play, his transitions, the direct way in which he attacked his team. He attacked with many players.”
Pep Guardiola vs Jürgen Klopp: Who has won the most in his clashes?
Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp have faced 30 official matches throughout their career.
The German won 12 times (8 with Liverpool), Guardiola 11 and tied in seven games.
“I appreciate what we have done these years, the league titles that we have won, for the incredible quality of the rival we have faced … Those three or four league titles that we won against Jürgen Klopp are the greatest success we have achieved due to the impressive level … I have never faced a tougher rival,” said Guardiola, who with Manchester City has won 18 titles (6 Premier League Liga Cups, 3 Community Shield, 2 FA Cup, 1 Champions League, 1 European Super Cup and 1 Club World Cup).
Guardiola reveals that Jürgen Klopp is the hardest rival of his career: “He gave me headaches and destroyed me”
But Guardiola and Klopp have not only faced the front of Manchester City and Liverpool, respectively. The faces were also seen when the 54 -year -old Spanish trained the Bayer de Munich (2013 to 2016) and the 57 -year -old German to Borussia Dortmund (2008 to 2015).
In his 17 seasons as Guardiola coach the coach who has won him more times is Klopp.
José Mourinho (7) and Carlo Ancelotti (6) Together they have won Guardiola 12 times.
