Pep Guardiola, Manchester City Manager has said the football Managers are overrated when it comes to their power over players.
Guardiola said this while answering questions about his influence on Erling Haaland
Haaland, who has scored 12 goals in seven matches for the Premier League champions already is set for a quick reunion against his former Club Borussia Dortmund in the second round of Champions League fixtures on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Guardiola, who is widely regarded as one of the best coaches in the game, believes football players’ level of intelligence is what defines results.
“It’s not what you have to do, it’s when you have to do it. That’s why football is so difficult,” Guardiola told his pre-match press conference ahead of the visit of Dortmund.’’
“I said many times when we make the [analysis] videos and we pause it and say: ‘look, guys, the space is there’ – this is fake.’’
“How you have to make the decision, how many times you do it: it only belongs to the players. I’ve said it many times: we, the managers, are overrated in our influence.’’
“The game belongs to them [the players], decisions have to be made and they can express [their game] and do it as many times as they want. You can miss it sometimes when the pass is on.”