Guardiola is the new coach of Bayer Munich.
It's official. Even if someone still seems to not believe it. Someone believes or
wants to believe, that this is a joke and wonders: How can the inventor
of tiki-taka (barcellona's playing style) - the man who transformed many young
and talented players in great champions with the same masterly skills with
which Gaudi, the great Spanish architect,
used to transform stone and iron in art - move to the cold city of
Munich? How can a man used to the strong and robust flavor of Catalan vino
“tinto”, convert himself to malted Bavarian beer? Not to mention the
independent spirit of Catalonia or the unpredictability of Messi, both replaced by the rigorous German organization.
Why didn’ t Guardiola prefer Italy, a country closer to Spain, rather than
Germany? Maybe to lead Inter or Ac
Milan? Italian newspapers have surfed for a long time the wave according to
which Guardiola should be the new Milan
or Inter’s coach. Last August, even Corriere della Sera, the most popular
Italian newspaper, wrote an article about Guardiola and his intention to buy a
villa by lake Como. That was enough to
excite Milan and Inter supporters. There was even who wrote about an agreement
between the Spanish coach and Moratti who, after the Mourinho era, would have chosen only temporary solutions (Benitez,
Stramaccioni) waiting for Pep's arrival. A
vain waiting since Pep has signed with Bayern. In my view this was a
counter and forward-looking choice. Bayern in fact can guarantee him a
lavish engagement besides an economic
viability that no other team in Europe
can provide. Bayern is a modern company with the economic account in good
standing. The only team in the next few years really be able to afford to buy
the greatest champions according to the
strict rules of the financial fair-play wanted by Uefa President Platini. Too
precarious are sheiks (City and psg), whose football teams follow their
capricious moods, and too long list of coaches sacked by Abramovich to tempt Pep. And what about Ac
Milan and Inter? Let’s not tell jokes: why should a coach like pep chose a
country in economic crisis like ours. A football like ours where Berlusconi
uses Milan just to pursuit political
purposes and Moratti must pay attention to make Inter’s economic account fit
within the parameters of financial fair play? Why should Guardiola prefer the
glorious but decaying San Siro Stadium,
to the futuristic Allianz Arena? No reason. In fact, Pep chose Munich. In these
times the rich Germany of Angela Merkel is better than the shabby and unstable
Italy after the end of Monti government. Impossible to blame Guardiola. His
choice was clever and in line with his rational character. Let's not forget
that when Guardiola concluded his
experience with Barca as a footballer many years ago he chose the provincial Brescia
of Corioni as his new team. A small team but economically healthy during the
golden age of the serie A. A smart choice, fully consistent with his actual
choice. Italy should rather ask why Guardiola in the past chose the small Brescia
and today has snubbed both giants Inter and Milan. To find an answer we should
look in the depth of an economic crisis that is seriously threating our country
and our football. So, today when I have read in a newspaper the name of Mourinho as a possible new Ac
Milan’s coach I thought: Please stop bullshiting!
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